In the field of energy and environment, several pressing issues are confronting both developing and developed countries, including high energy prices, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, global warming, ...
The United Nations High-Level Expert Group (HLEG) on Beyond GDP comprises 14 globally recognized experts appointed in May 2025, drawing on expertise in economics, statistics, development policy, ...
At the start of this year’s UN Forum on Forests, the United Nations will launch the Global Forest Goals Report 2026, the latest global assessment of progress towards the six Global Forest Goals and 26 ...
From April 27-28, 2026, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Annual Meeting was held in Montreux, ...
Much angst is being expressed over the fact that the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are off track. U.N. Secretary General António Guterres sounded the alarm in July: “Halfway to ...
The United Nations issued the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 as a framework for organizing discussion and tracking progress toward global sustainability. The color of the map reflects ...
In a Zen parable, a man sees a horse and rider galloping by. The man asks the rider where he’s going, and the rider responds, “I don’t know. Ask the horse!” Most people want a strong economy, social ...
Suggested Citation: "2 Education and Capacity Building." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Operationalizing Sustainable Development to Benefit People and the Planet.
The Sustainable Development Goals are embedded in the 2030 Agenda, a framework developed by the UN and officially launched during the UN General Assembly on 25 September 2015. The 2030 Agenda sets out ...
Investors seeking clues about where society is headed—and which trends could benefit—might look at the Sustainable Development Goals. Adopted by United Nations members in 2015, the 17 Sustainable ...
Speaking after his visit, the Vice President highlighted how Guyana has made major progress in delivering the fundamentals of ...