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Africa Regional Report On The Sustainable Development Goals The present report is a summary of the Africa Regional Report on Sustainable Development Goals, prepared under the framework of the Africa Rio+20 follow-up, and the post-2015 development agenda consultative processes. It is based on information gathe...
UN, (2015)
Business And The United Nations: Working Together Towards The Sustainable Development Goals The scale and ambition of the new Sustainable Development Goals require us to be bold and creative in how we work together to achieve them. A great deal has been written and learnt about how business can engage as an equal partner in this endeavour. ...
UN, (2015)
Global Tuberculosis Report (2015) This global TB report was produced by a core team of 19 people: Laura Anderson, Anna Dean, Dennis Falzon, Katherine Floyd, Inés Garcia Baena, Christopher Gilpin, Philippe Glaziou, Yohhei Hamada, Tom Hiatt, Avinash Kanchar, Irwin Law, Christian Lienha...
WHO, (2015)
Open Working Group proposal for Sustainable Development Goals The outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development,entitled “The future we want”, inter alia, set out a mandate to establish an open working group a set of sustainable development goals for consideration and appropriate ...
UN, (2015)
#30 UN Essay 2015: My United Nations- A Vision For The Future United Nations was created for the purpose of bringing hope among people reassuring them peace and security after Second World War. As the calendars started to turn for seven decades, a fresh page of problems were discussed every year. Similarly, the...
UNIC, (2015)
#69 UN Essay 2015: My United Nations- A vision for the future United Nation Organization (UNO), established for the maintenance of international peace and security and cooperation in establishing political, economic, social, cultural and humanitarian fields among nation and promotes respect for human rights and...
UNIC, (2015)
Sustainable Development Goals: Information And Guidance For Volunteer Organizations The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their 169 targets are part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which will guide policy and funding for the next 15 years. The 2030 agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperit...
UNV, (2015)
Substantive Equality: Progress Of Women In Nepal (1995-2015) Twenty years have passed since UN member countries and civil society activists gathered in Beijing for the Fourth World Conference on Women, which concluded with the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA). This year, in 20...
FEDO, UNWOMEN, (2015)
Progress Of The World's Women: Transforming Economies Realizing Rights (2015-2016) Twenty years after the landmark Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, and at a time when the global community is defining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the post-2015 era, the global consensus on the need to achieve gender equali...
UNWOMEN, (2016)
Cooperatives And The Sustainable Development Goals: A Contribution To The Post-2015 Development Debate The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have successfully drawn the world’s attention to the significance of ending extreme poverty and exclusion. But, time is running out on meeting all the targets by the end of 2015. To maintain the ...
ILO, (2014)
How AIDS Changed Everything Audacious and seemingly out of reach in 2000, the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) aspiration now seems small and meek when compared to the sustainable development goal of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030.Back in 2000, AIDS was described as a “runaw...
UNAIDS, (2015)
The Indicators We Want: Virtual Network Sourcebook on Measuring Peace, Justice and Effective Institutions The “Goal 16 – The Indicators We Want: Virtual Network Sourcebook on Measuring Peace, Justice and Effective Institutions.” represents a short, current stocktaking of knowledge of a group of experts, the Virtual Network for the Development of Indicato...
UNDP, (2015)
FAO And The 17 Sustainable Development Goals FAO is a specialized UN agency with unique expertise in the three dimensions of sustainable development. FAO can support the implementation of a transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that will see people interact harmoniously with th...
FAO, (2015)
Millennium Development Goal 8: Taking Stock Of The Global Partnership For Development This report of the United Nations MDG Gap Task Force is the final report in a series that takes stock of recent achievements and gaps in the implementation of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 8. As has been reported throughout the monitoring process...
UN, (2015)
Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990 To 2015 - Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group And The United Nations Population Division In 2000, the United Nations (UN) Member States pledged to work towards a series of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including the target of a three-quarters reduction in the 1990 maternal mortality ratio (MMR; maternal deaths per 100 000 live bir...
WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNDP, (2015)
Annual Report 2015–2016 The Annual Report documents UN Women’s work to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality around the world. It highlights some of the organization’s initiatives during the year and provides summary financial statements, a list of new programmes a...
UNWOMEN, (2016)
Towards Green and Inclusive Prosperity – Building Green Economies that Deliver on Poverty Reduction As global efforts focus on defining the development agenda beyond 2015, central to which will be the eradication of poverty, a reduction in inequality and sustainable development, a key challenge for national governments is designing and implementing...
UNEP, UNDP, (2015)
UN WOMEN and the Sustainable Development Goals The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) seek to change the course of the 21st century, addressing key challenges such as poverty, inequality, and violence against women. Women empowerment is a pre-condition for this.Women have a critical role to pl...
UNWOMEN, (2015)
How AIDS Changed Every Thing ( MDG 6: 15 Years, 15 Lessons Of Hope From The AIDS Response ) Audacious and seemingly out of reach in 2000, the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) aspiration now seems small and meek when compared to the sustainable development goal of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Back in 2000, AIDS was described as a “runa...
UNAIDS, (2015)
Joint Statement By International Development Partners In Nepal On The Occasion Of The International Day of Anti-Corruption As the world marks the International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December, Nepal’s Development Partners would like to encourage the Government of Nepal to continue addressing corruption and building a culture of integrity. Nepal has made significant str...
UNODC, (2015)
From MDGs To SDGs: A New Era For Global Public Health 2016–2030 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are relevant to all countries worldwide. While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set a limited number of human development targets for poverty eradication, health, education, food security and nutrition,...
WHO, (2015)
Health In The Post-2015 UN Development Agenda Health is central to development. Health-related issues are prominent in the current MDG framework, with three out of the eight goals directly referring to health conditions. The purpose of this paper is to consider the role of health in the developm...
UNAIDS, UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO, (2015)
Sustainable Development Goals The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been one of the leading organizations working to achieve the MDGs. Present in more than 170 countries and territories, we funded projects that helped fulfil the Goals. We championed the Goals so tha...
UNDP, (2015)
Resident Coordinator’s Annual Report 2015 On April 25 and 12 May two back-to-back major earthquakes struck Nepal causing severe destruction in 31 districts with 14 most affected out of the 75 districts in the country. A total of 8,891 people were confirmed dead, more than 600,000 houses dest...
UN, (2015)
Social Inclusion And Volunteerism: Considerations for post-2015 development agenda From the outset, discussions about the post-2015 UN development agenda have recognized and emphasized the central importance of social inclusion in the new development framework. This Issue Brief aims to further enhance those ongoing discussions by d...
UNV, (2014)
Mainstreaming Of The Three Dimensions Of Sustainable Development Throughout The United Nations system At the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, the United Nations system was requested to mainstream the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development throughout its work. The two progress reports submitted si...
UN, (2015)
Progress Report On The 10-Year Framework Of Programmes On Sustainable Consumption And Production Patterns: Note By The Secretary-General In its resolution 66/288, the General Assembly endorsed the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled “The future we want”, in which the Conference adopted the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainabl...
UN, (2015)
Report Of The Open Working Group On Sustainable Development Goals ( Sixty-eighth session ) At the 108th plenary meeting of the General Assembly, on 10 September 2014, the President of the Assembly invited Member States and observer States to provide their statements to the Secretariat, including explanations of position and reservations on...
UN, (2015)
Activity Report (2014- 2015) UNESCO This Biannual Report summarizes the work and achievements accomplished in the field of education, culture, natural sciences and communication and information by the Office in 2014 and 2015 in response to the main development issues and challenges and...
UNESCO, (2015)
Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agend For Sustainable Development This Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. We recognize that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global...
UN, (2015)
Harmony With Nature: Report of the Secretary-General ( Seventieth session ) The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 69/224, in which the Assembly requested the President of the Assembly to convene, at its sixty-ninth session, an inclusive and interactive dialogue on Harmony with Nature to comm...
UN, (2015)
Implementation Of Agenda 21, The Programme For The Further Implementation Of Agenda 21 And The Outcomes Of The World Summit On Sustainable Development And Of The United Nations Conference On Sustainable Development ( Seventieth session ) The present report has been prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution 69/214. It provides an update on the follow-up to the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development and new developments, taking into account the outcome documen...
UN, (2015)
Sustainable Tourism And Sustainable Development In Central America ( Seventieth session ) The present report, submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 68/207 on sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America, provides an update since the issuance of the previous report on the subject ( A/68/278) on the continu...
UN, (2015)
UNV In Action: Volunteerism In The 2030 Agenda Sustainable development cannot be achieved without people’s engagement in all stages. This important lesson learnt from the Millennium Development Goals is now reflected in the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, which is universal, transformational...
UNV, (2015)
Partnership for Sustainable Development Goals The United Nations Sustainable Development Summit for the adoption of the Agenda 2030 and the sustainable development goals was held during three historic days in New York, 25-27 September 2015. In the lead-up to the Summit, the UN Secretariat, throu...
UN, (2015)
United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All: Report of the Secretary-General One year into the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All 2014-2024 and with the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular goal 7 on energy, just adopted, 2015 provides a historical opportunity for Member States and other stakeholders ...
UN, (2015)
United Nations Summit on Sustainable Development 2015: Informal summary (25-27 September 2015) The United Nations Summit on Sustainable Development 2015 garnered visibility, political support and impetus for a truly transformative 2030 Agenda and its implementation. The very large number of Heads of State or Government as well as high-level le...
UN, (2015)
Sustainable Development: Follow-up to and Implementation of the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) At the 29th meeting, on 5 November, the representative of South Africa, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of 77 and China, introduced a draft resolution entitled “Follow-up to and implementation of th...
UN, (2015)
United Nations General Assembly: Resolution Adopted by the General Assembly on 27 July 2015 In September 2015, the United Nations will host a summit to adopt an ambitious and transformative post-2015 development agenda, including sustainable development goals. This agenda must be underpinned by equally ambitious and credible means of implem...
UN, (2015)
Report of the Capacity Building Workshop and Expert Group Meeting on Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Development Planning and Implementation UN DESA’s Division for Sustainable Development brought together perspectives and experiences from 40 countries in New York City for three days to discuss the way forward on integrated approaches for sustainable development planning and implementation...
UN, (2015)
United Nations Press Materials For Sustainable Development Summit (25 September 2015) A bold new global agenda to end poverty by 2030 and pursue a sustainable future was unanimously adopted today by the 193 Member States of the United Nations at the start of a three-day Summit on Sustainable Development. The historic adoption of the n...
UN, (2015)
United Nations Press Materials for Sustainable Development Summit (26 September 2015) Following yesterday’s historic adoption of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, many plenary meetings, interactive dialogues and side events continue at and around the United Nations Headquarters in New York. “The 2030 Agenda holds the promise of a ...
UN, (2015)
International Labour Organization The International Labour Organization (ILO) is the specialized United Nations agency responsible for the world of work. Its main aims are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen d...
UNAIDS, ILO, (2015)
Education Beyond 2015- Report Prepared with the Inputs from Stakeholders Engaged in EFA and SDG Process According to the Human Development Report (HDR-UNDP, 2013), the countries with a composite index measuring average achievement are categorized among four groups: very high human development, high human development, medium human development and low h...
GoN, UNESCO, UNICEF, (2016)
United Nations Population Fund- Dignity First Nepal Earthquake: 5 Month Progress Report Of The Humanitarian Response In the immediate aftermath of the earthquake on 25th April 2015, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in coordination with the Ministry of Health and Population, the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, and many other partners, reach...
UNFPA, (2015)
Ending Violence Against Women: From the Beijing Platform for Action to the Sustainable Development Goals The following booklet contains relevant sections of the principal international agreements over the past 20 years where countries have committed to responding to violence against women and girls. The booklet also provides a summary of the trends in n...
UNWOMEN, (2015)
Fund for Gender Equality 2015 Annual Report In 2015, UN Women's Fund for Gender Equality (FGE) supported 53 active programmes in 48 countries and reached over 218,000 direct beneficiaries. The Fund's programmes, led by civil society organizations, work to advance women's political and economic...
UNWOMEN, (2016)
Valuing The Contributions Of Women Migrant Workers In ASEAN There has long been a trend to consider the contribution of labour migrants in terms of the economic benefit that they can bring to development. As the autonomous labour migration of women has increased so too has the interest in the development bene...
UNWOMEN, ILO, (2015)
Press Release Of FAO Representation In Nepal (2015) On Wednesday May 27, the three Rome-based UN food agencies published the 2015 edition of their annual The State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI) Report. The SOFI Report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the I...
FAO, (2015)
B-Roll Opportunity For Broadcasters To Cover UN Sustainable Development Summit (25-27 September) Over 150 Heads of State and Government are confirmed to attend the UN Sustainable Development Summit for the adoption of an ambitious, bold and universal sustainable development agenda that will end poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate chan...
UN, (2015)
Higher Education Sustainability Initiative: Climate Change Action for Sustainable Development Education for all has always been an integral part of the sustainable development agenda. The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in 2002 adopted the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI) which in its Section X, of reaffirmed both the...
UN, (2015)
Introduction And Proposed Goals And Targets On Sustainable Development For The Post 2015 Development Agenda List of Proposed Sustainable Development Goals to be attained by 2030 1. End poverty everywhere 2. End hunger, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture 3. Attain healthy lives for all 4. Provide quality education and life-long learni...
UN, (2014)
Sustainable Development in Action: Special Report on Voluntary Multi-stakeholder Partnerships And Commitments For Sustainable Development The United Nations (UN) is at a turning point. With the Millennium Development Goals reaching the finishing line this year, the global development community is looking for a new sustainability agenda to guide development efforts beyond 2015. Member s...
UN, (2015)
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) And Their Impact On The European SD governance framework The UN General Assembly's Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (OWG) agreed on and published a ‘zero draft’ proposal at the conclusion of its thirteenth and final session on the 19th July 2014. The proposal contains 17 goals (see follo...
UN, ESDN, (2015)
Health in 2015: From MGDs To SDGs This report aims to describe global health in 2015, looking back 15 years at the trends and positive forces during the MDG era and assessing the main challenges for the coming 15 years. The following chapter describes the context, including populatio...
WHO, (2015)
Sustainable Development Goals - Fact Sheet Highlights: 1. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation. 2. Reduce inequality within and among countries. 3. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustain...
UN, (2015)
Social Protection: Women Migrant Workers In ASEAN This Policy Brief provides an overview of the social protection mechanisms available to women migrant workers in ASEAN, identifying good practices and making recommendations for improvements. The Policy Brief highlights the importance of the portabil...
UNWOMEN, ILO, (2015)
Partnerships For Sustainable Development Goals: A Legacy Review Towards Realizing the 2030 Agenda Ever since its inception, the UN has relied and worked with partners through informal, formal and consultative relationships. With the turn of the century, member States declared a set of time-bound Millennium Development Goals, launched the United N...
UN, (2015)
Global Sustainable Development Report: Advance Unedited Version This is the context in which this year’s Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) appears. Building upon the 2014 Prototype report,1 the current Report responds to the Rio+20 mandate to contribute to strengthening the science-policy interface (SP...
UN, (2015)
Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are due to be met by 2015. Some targets have already been achieved, but most will not be met on time. Now the UN is considering the post-2015 development agenda. The high-level panel appointed by the UN Secreta...
UN, SWP, (2015)
Interactive Dialogue 6: A strengthened Global Partnership For Realizing The Post-2015 Development Agenda Both the 2030 agenda for sustainable development that will be adopted at this Summit and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda adopted in July 2015 underline the utmost importance of mobilizing the means to implement the Agenda through a revitalised Global P...
UN, (2015)