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SDG Series

Applying the Mystery of Oud to Sustainable Development

byDr. Andrew Steel

June 20, 2017

Oud oil comes from trees and wood of the genus Aquilaria, fifteen species of trees that are native to Southeast ...

Equal Rights

From Where I Stand: “With every thread I wove… I was weaving away my sorrows”

byUN Women

June 20, 2017

EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS PIECE IS AUTHORED BY UN WOMEN AS PART OF THE SERIES “FROM WHERE I STAND”, WHICH CAPTURES ...

SDG Series

A Safe Future for Our Children: Connecting Policy to the Sustainable Development Goals

byCatherine Pearce - Future Justice Director & Global Policy Action Plan Co-ordinator at the World Future Council (WFC)

June 14, 2017

The consequences of our decisions and actions will have greater and longer-term consequences than ever before. There are many signs ...

Tech

(EM)POWERING OFF-GRID COMMUNITIES WITH SOLAR LIGHTS

byUN Sustainable Development Solutions Network

June 12, 2017

SDG 7, SDG 13 and the Paris Agreement: the backbone of the 2030 Agenda When the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable ...

Politics & Foreign Affairs

How to Establish Freedom of Expression and Information Today

byBarış Bayram

June 7, 2017

Without access to constantly-updated and relevant information not hindered, and without power to peacefully and effectively respond to injustice, problems, ...

Equal Rights

From Where I Stand: “We must be at the table making decisions”

byUN Women

June 6, 2017

EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS PIECE IS AUTHORED BY UN WOMEN AS PART OF THE SERIES “FROM WHERE I STAND”, WHICH CAPTURES ...

SDG Series

Small-Scale Fisheries: Sustainable Coastal Development’s Urgent (and Unknown) Frontier

byBrett Jenks - President and CEO of Rare

June 1, 2017

Last fall, Rare and photojournalist Jason Houston teamed up to create a photo series documenting the lives of people from ...

SDG Series

Only a United Girls’ Rights Movement will Deliver the Global Goal of Gender Equality

byAnne-Birgitte Albrectsen - CEO of Plan International

May 31, 2017

Securing the rights of girls and young women is increasingly recognized as one of the critical social justice issues of ...

http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_113046.htm?selectedLocale=en

Philanthropy

The Unbearable Situation of Children in Armed Conflicts Around the World

byAna Perianes

May 17, 2017

Armed conflicts around the world are disrupting the lives of millions of citizens and have caused the largest movement of ...

Politics & Foreign Affairs

Building Safe Resilient Urban Spaces

byYulia Nesterova - Research Fellow, University of Glasgow

May 16, 2017

A Discussion with Hague Institute Researcher Agnese Macaluso Sustainable Development Goal 11 aims toward making urban settlements “inclusive, safe, resilient ...