Annually, the World Bank issues around USDeq. 40 billion in Sustainable Development Bonds in the global capital markets, the proceeds of all its bond support development programs that are aligned with its mission to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity and the Sustainable Development Goals. developing countries to facilitate sustainable development, especially in relation …
30.06.2018 The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on sustainable development will meet from 9 July to 18 July 2018. The HLPF is the main United Nations platform on sustainable development and it has a central role in the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the global …
On the 22nd of May, the PAX Moot Eliminatory Round took place in Paris with 8 universities from all around Europe mooting a cross-border climate change case which addressed a number of complex transnational legal questions in Private International Law and was hosted by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). The Università Degli Studi di …
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The recent study by the UNCTAD “Economic Development in Africa: Migration”reveals that contrary to some perceptions, most migration in Africa today is intra-continental. The Intra-African migration is an essential compontent for deeper regional economic integration and growing prosperity on the continent, achieving the Africa’s agenda 2063. It can play a key role in the structural …
Reshaping the foundations of multilateralism, rethinking and deploying the full potential of international co-operation to promote human progress and protect the planet, became the theme of the OECD countries at the Ministerial level, held in Paris 30-31 May. developing countries to facilitate sustainable development, especially in relation to the targets on technology and trade. According …
Nearly 2 billion people have no access to basic medicines. High prices of medicines linked to current patent-centred and market-driven model of R&D, challenge implementing Agenda 2030, guided by the principle “leave none behind”. Alternative innovation models based on “de-linking” costs of R&D and prices of the medicines need to evolve in order to improve …
Agenda 2030 called all the governments upon to pursue policy coherence by creating and enabling environment for sustainable development at all levels and by all actors as a key means of implementation ( SDG target 17.14). The 2018 edition of Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD), published today, explores how integrated and coherent policies, supported …
For over a week, here at the University of Milan, we had the pleasure to discuss issues of innovation and digitalisation with Prof. Giancarlo Vilella, who currently serves as the Director-General at the European Parliament for Innovation and Technological Support. According to the European Commission (EC) innovation is vital to European competitiveness in the global …
LL.M Students Reflect: Innovation & the Law – the issue of privacy Read More »
Gender equality lies at the heart of the Nordic social policy, that is based on the tripartite cooperation between employers’ organizations, trade unions, and the state, that provides universal health coverage, social protection, education and labour markets supports. The Nordic model has helped deliver large gains in gender equality in employment over the past half-century, …
The Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2018presents maps, charts, and stories related to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The data draw on the World Development Indicatorsthe World Bank’s compilation of internationally comparable statistics about global development and the quality of people’s lives. The 2018 Atlas uses two primary methods for classifying and aggregating countries and …
World Bank Group has released The 2018 Atlas of Sustainable Development goals Read More »
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