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Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda 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,

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A Free World from Child Poverty

While there is great diversity in the almost 200 countries in which children live, there is much about children and their childhoods that are universal: in almost every country in the world – richer c

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Sustainable Development Outlook 2020

Economic growth has slowed down dramatically and poverty is on the rise everywhere. Questions therefore have arisen whether these setbacks will have a permanent effect, jeopardizing progress towards t

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Exploring Youth Entrepreneurship

This report explores aspects of youth entrepreneurship as a mechanism to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. It sets out the position and challenges of youth in Cambodia, Lao PDR, the Philippin

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Supporting Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) to Achieve the Sustainable Development

Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of the Cambodian economy, comprising more than 90 percent of enterprises in the country. In 2018, MSMEs provided over 70 percent of

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Policy Brief: The Role of Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in Achieving the Sustai

This policy brief examines the potential of Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It includes an analysis of opportunities and chall

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The Future is Now: Science for Achieving Sustainable Development (GSDR 2019)

The Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR ) originated in the Rio + 20 outcome, when Member States were laying the groundwork for the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Th

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SDG Good Practices-A compilation of success stories and lessons learned in SDG implementation (First

The publication presents 16 SDG Good Practices from across the globe, received in response to the first open call for good practices, success stories and lessons learned in SDG implementatio

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A Measured Approach to Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity

This Policy Research Report is structured in three parts, mirroring the three broad aims of the report. The first part provides a general overview of the conceptual underpinnings of the two goals and

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Publication - Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies

The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement in 2015 established a strong foundation for the coherent implementation of climate action and sustainable developmen

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Publication - Pathway for Increasing Nature-Based Solutions in NDCs

Climate change and biodiversity loss result in profound societal and economical risks. At the COP21 in Paris in December 2015, Parties to the UNFCCC decided to strengthen the global response to the th

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Publication - Enhancing NDCs_A Guide to Strengthening National Climate Plans

This report aims to help government officials identify options for enhancing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in line with the Paris Agreement. It offers guidance on establishing a process f

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Publication - Aligning Nationally Determined Contributions and Sustainable Development Goals

The 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement put forth an innovative and complementary framework for accelerating action and achieving ambitious sustainable development objectives. Under the 2030 Agenda, a

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Publication - Shared responsibility, global solidarity_Responding to the socio-economic impacts of C

This report is a call to action, for the immediate health response required to suppress transmission of the virus to end the pandemic; and to tackle the many social and economic dimensions of this cri

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Publication - WHO Manifesto for a Healthy Recovery from COVID-19

COVID-19 is the greatest global shock in decades. Hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost, and the world’s economy likely faces the worst recession since the 1930s. The resulting loss of employm

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Publication - Unlocking the Inclusive Growth Story of the 21st Century_Accelerating Climate Action i

We are entering a new era of economic growth. This approach can deliver growth that is strong, sustainable, balanced, and inclusive. It is driven by the interaction between rapid technological innovat

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Publication - Making Peace with Nature A scientific blueprint to tackle the climate, biodiversity an

Part I of the report addresses how the current expansive mode of development degrades and exceeds the Earth’s finite capacity to sustain human well-being. The world is failing to meet most of its comm

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Publication - The Future is Now_Science for Achieving Sustainable Development

The Report draws upon an extensive and diverse knowledge base, including numerous published articles in scholarly literature; and international assessments, like the Secretary General’s Sustainable De

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Publication - Opportunities and options for integrating climate change adaptation with the Sustainab

The objective of this technical paper is to identify opportunities for enhancing adaptation action, as well as options for supporting the implementation of specific actions, including by integrating a

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Climate-smart agriculture and the Sustainable Development Goals

This publication presents an assessment and mapping of CSA-SDG interlinkages. These provide entry points for targeted CSA planning to enhance synergies and reduce potential trade-offs between CSA obje

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FAO’s Work on Climate Change

Delivering on country commitments to transform food systems and promote sustainable agriculture can still create a world without hunger and malnutrition by 2030. But we must work urgently to transform

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LEVERAGING CO-BENEFITS BETWEEN GENDER EQUALITY AND CLIMATE ACTION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The guidebook is based on a one-day training event on gender and climate change delivered by UN Women during the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Accelerating Direct Access Week for National Designated Auth

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The World Survey on the Role of Women in Development

The report uses three critical criteria to assess whether policy actions and investments towards sustainable development adequately address gender equality. These are: Do they support women’s capabili

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Gender, climate and security: Sustaining inclusive peace on the frontlines of climate change

Climate change is a defining threat to peace and security in the 21st century—its impacts are felt by everyone, but not equally. Gender norms and power dynamics shape how women and men of different ba

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Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2019.pdf

Are we on track to achieve Goal 5? On 24 and 25 September 2019, Heads of State and Government gathered at UN Headquarters in New York to comprehensively review progress on the implementation of the 20

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Promoting Synergy between Cities and Airports for Sustainable Development

The report recommends further research to ascertain the nature and extent of contributions of aviation to urban areas, to find out how resultant synergies can be harnessed for environmentally sustaina

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International Conference on Climate and Cities

This proceedings document is one mechanism which this detailed information will be shared following the conference. The second output of the conference, which is being prepared in parallel to these pr

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The Climate Crisis Climate Change Impacts, Trends and Vulnerabilities of Children in Sub Saharan Afr

UNICEF therefore recognizes the need for stronger partnerships in order to upscale efforts to address the adverse impact of climate change, focusing on the needs of women and children and to maximize

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Every child lives in a safe and clean environment

The COVID-19 pandemic was in its early stages at the end of 2019, the period covered by this Annual Results Report. It is now clear that the global crisis triggered by the pandemic is unprecedented an