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 …
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 …
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The Draft of the EU Budget 2019 foresees the spendings for implementing two major initiatives the Partnership Framework with non-EU countries under the European Agenda on Migration and the European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD) to tackle causes of migration. Established in September 2017, the EFSD is one of the financial instruments for a pro-active …
A group of 26 large institutional investors, members for the Institutional investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) that collectively represent $7.8 trn in assets under management, have asked TheRoyal Dutch Shellto formulate concrete actions for pursueing the ambition expressed by the company in November 2017, that is to seek to reduce the Net Carbon Footprint …
The 2030 Agenda raises issues in terms of the orientation of IPR systems towards the needs of sustainable and inclusive development, says the UNCTAD Technology and Innovation Report 2018: “Harnessing Frontier Technologies for Sustainable Development”. Many emerging technologies have the potential to make a major contribution towards achieving the SDGs across multiple areas, but require …
The actual progress of decarbonization is lagging far behind the international (global) and national climate ambitions. However, the GHG emissions are on the rise, accompanied by the increase in “business as usual” investments. The evidence reaffirms that the market is not sufficiently responsive to global challenges. The existing deficiencies of the capital markets functioning such …
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28.01.2018 The 2030 Agenda presents a great opportunity to address the interlinked challenges of poverty eradication and sustainable development. At the international level, all countries will need to enhance policy coherence as an important means to ensure that all policies support progress towards the agreed global goals. Policy Coherence for Development constitutes a key pillar …
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