There are currently 47 least developed countries (LDCs), populated by over 1 billion people, approximately 13 per cent of the world’s population, and it is projected to almost double to 1.9 billion by 2050. It is the world’s fastest population growth rate, combined with the slowest economic development rate. Almost half of the population of …
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The 2018 SDG Index and Dashboards report, co-produced by by the Bertelsmann Stiftungand the Sustainable Development Solutions Network(SDSN), has found that no country is on full track to achieve all the SDGs. The report is the third edition of the annual overview of countries’ performance on the 17 SDGs. For the first time, this edition …
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Fragility poses a major global threat to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.The conflict, terrorism, homicides, the threat of pandemics, forced displacement, disasters, famine and more, have fragility at their core, – – says the recent OECD Report: States of Fragility. The report shows that, without action, more than 80% of the world’s poorest will …
The new type of litigation that links climate and rights is emerging. In the US the number of lawsuits aimed at holding oil companies responsible for the impacts of climate change is also on the rise. Still the climate action aimed at transforming responsibility into the liabilities does not enjoy a great support of the …
“Three years after its adoption, most governments have failed to turn the vision of the 2030 Agenda into real policies. Even worse, policies in a growing number of countries are moving in the opposite direction, seriously undermining the spirit and the goals of the 2030 Agenda”, – saysthe Sportlight Report 2018: Exploring new policy pathways. …
There is a growing recognition that universally adopted SDGs can only be achieved through an unprecedented transformations of technologies, economies, and societies worldwide. According to the Report issued by the “World in 2050 initiative” (TWI2050), six Transformations needed to Achieve SDGs, long term sustainability and beyond: i) Human capacity and demography; ii) Consumption and production; …
Agriculture ministers of the Group of 20 (G20) member states met in Argentina on 27-28 July to reflect about the role of G20 countries in the global food system and tackle the issues on responsible soil management, food waste reduction and technology in agriculture. The latter one has a potential to make production more attractive …
During his closing Remarks on the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), the UN Secretary-General announced a high-level meeting, dedicated to financing the 2030 Agenda. The meeting will be held on September 24, 2018 in New-York. It aims at discussing a new vision for financing the SDGs that “extends beyond short-term political cycles and …
The Report “The Human Rights Opportunity: 15 real-life cases of how business is contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals by putting people first”, launched by Shift in collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), seeks to inspire transformative business action, that goes beyond the “do not harm” principleand invites private sector to …
Two most ambitious global agendas – Paris Agreementand Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development– aimed at achieving climate-resilient, sustainable development by 2030 and carbon neutrality by the second half of the century face significant challenges in implementation. In its recent study “Connecting the Dots: Elements for a Joined-Up Implementation of the Agenda 2030 and Paris Agreement”, …
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