From Where I Stand: “We must be at the table making decisions”
EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS PIECE IS AUTHORED BY UN WOMEN AS PART OF THE SERIES “FROM WHERE I STAND”, WHICH CAPTURES ...
Tag: SDGs
Small-Scale Fisheries: Sustainable Coastal Development’s Urgent (and Unknown) Frontier
Last fall, Rare and photojournalist Jason Houston teamed up to create a photo series documenting the lives of people from ...
Only a United Girls’ Rights Movement will Deliver the Global Goal of Gender Equality
Securing the rights of girls and young women is increasingly recognized as one of the critical social justice issues of ...
The Unbearable Situation of Children in Armed Conflicts Around the World
Armed conflicts around the world are disrupting the lives of millions of citizens and have caused the largest movement of ...
Building Safe Resilient Urban Spaces
A Discussion with Hague Institute Researcher Agnese Macaluso Sustainable Development Goal 11 aims toward making urban settlements “inclusive, safe, resilient ...
American Leadership at Risk – And How to Win It Back
Updated 8 March 2018 Book Review “Building the New American Economy: Smart, Fair, and Sustainable” by Jeffrey D. Sachs (Author), ...
How a Solar Drone Can Solve Hunger
In late February, the UN-Secretary General held a press conference, highlighting the risk of starvation in East Africa and the ...
A New Source Conflict Free Diamonds: Getting to Know Diamond Foundry
In 1947, a small but mighty slogan changed the very fabric of society, and forever changed the way the world ...
Promoting Sustainable Investments to Attain the SDGs
In 2016 the European Union launched an ambitious new initiative: the External Investment Plan (EIP) and its new European Fund ...
How Sustainable Transportation Drives Sustainable Cities
2017 started off with a slew of new technology announcements, particularly in the world of transportation. Both automakers and tech ...
The Significance of United Nations Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security
Gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls are some of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals that ...
Using Effective Aid to Tackle Global Health Issues
When global challenges are so great and so urgent, it is critical that we make sure every dollar invested in ...
