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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are Coming to Life: Stories of Country Implementation and U

Since the launch of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) has been supporting the implementation of the glo
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Sixth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals

- Means of implementation(science and technology, knowledge-sharing and capacity building); Global partnership for achieving sustainable development - Needs of countries in special situations, Africa
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High-level Expert Group Meeting for the Global Sustainable Development Report - Engaging National A

The Expert Group Meeting for the Global Sustainable Development Report 2013 – Engaging National Assessments is co-sponsored by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainabl
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Land Tenure Systems and their Impacts on Food Security and Sustainable Development in Africa

Concerns over the food security situation in sub-Saharan Africa are reflected in the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to reduce the number of food insecure by half by 2015. Given that land plays an i
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Expert Group meeting for the Global Sustainable Development Report - Future directions and formaliza

A major outcome of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (or Rio+20) was the decision to establish a universal, intergovernmental high-level political forum (HLPF). This forum is to
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Atoms for Peace & Development: how the IAEA contributes to the Sustainable Developments Goals

The IAEA makes peaceful nuclear technology available to its Member States in many fields including energy, human health, food production, water management and environmental protection - all important

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Elements on the issue ‘Review, monitoring and accountability’ for the post-2015 agenda on sustainabl

In order for the new post-2015 agenda on sustainable development to have an effect, for the world as a whole to develop sustainably, and for future generations to be able to live a life without povert
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Expert Group Meeting on the use of non-renewable resource revenues for sustainable local development

The meeting provided a platform to stimulate discussion on the use of non-renewable resource revenues for sustainable development at the local level in developing countries. Speakers from four countri
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Comprehensive Options Assessment for sustainable development of infrastructure

Comprehensive Options Assessment for sustainable development of infrastructure
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Shaping the Future We Want - UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (Final report)

The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005 2014) (DESD) aimed at integrating the principles and practices of sustainable development into all aspects of education and lea
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Mr. Alex Trepelkov, Officer-in-Charge, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, DESA

U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S Mr. Alexander Trepelkov, Officer-in-Charge, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations Department for Eco
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First annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Devel

As part of the Technology Facilitation Mechanism mandated by the 2030 Agenda and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, the annual collaborative Multi-stakeholder Forum on science, technology and innovation

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9th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Go

 
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Zero Net Land Degradation - A Sustainable Development Goal for Rio+20: To secure the contribution of

New UNCCD Policy Brief, ?A Sustainable Development Goal for Rio+20: Zero Net Land Degradation,? reveals that sustainable land-use is a prerequisite for ensuring future water, food and energy security.
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Workshop on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development- Civil Society and Other Stakeholders Worksh

General On 8th April, 2016, the Reporting Officers - in collaboration with UNDP Belize and with the Government - conducted a half-day briefing and consultation with representatives of Civil Society a
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Partnering for Sustainable Development - Guidelines for Multi-stakeholder Partnerships to Implement

Partnering for Sustainable Development: Guidelines for Multi-stakeholder Partnerships to Implement the 2030 Agenda in Asia and the Pacific was prepared jointly by the United Nations University Institu
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Stakeholder engagement in Chile in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Prepa

(a) Increase Chilean stakeholders’ awareness of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including understanding of the inter-disciplinary nature of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and ho
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HLPF Issue Briefs 3: Multi-stakeholder partnerships for sustainable development

The importance of engaging stakeholders at all levels is repeatedly recognized at recent international conferences as well as the ongoing global conversations on the post-2015 development agenda. The

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Expert Group Meeting Institutionalizing Sustainable Development Indicators for Measuring Progress of

Ministry of the Environment, Water Resources and Drainage, Government of Barbados & Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development Expert Group Meeting Effective
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Trends in Sustainable Development - Africa Report 2008-2009

This report highlights key developments and recent trends in sub-Saharan Africa - the case of Africa being considered by the Commission on Sustainable Development at its 16th and 17th sessions (2008-2
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Brief for GSDR 2015: Urban Sustainable Development

By Dr. Liu Jianfeng, Dr. Zhang Xiaotong, Dr. He Jianqing The Special Committee for Human Settlements (SCHS) of Chinese Society for Sustainable Development (CSSD)*
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The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation to Accelerate Action and Transformative Pathways Towa

The Permanent Missions of Israel and Mexico to the United Nations in collaboration with the National Academy of Sciences Concept Note: The current COVID-19 pandemic is the most serious public hea
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Africa's Agenda 2063

In December 8th and 9th, 2016, the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) con-vened a regional con
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A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development

The Panel came together with a sense of optimism and a deep respect for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The 13 years since the millennium have seen the fastest reduction in poverty in human h
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From Green Economies to Green Societies - UNESCO's Commitment to Sustainable Development

UNESCO?s report ?From Green Economies to Green Societies? serves as an important contribution to the preparatory process of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20). It provides the Org
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Putting the Sustainable Development Goals into Action with poverty, environment and climate at the c

This side event will share country experience of how to implement the SDGs to achieve zero extreme poverty, zero net greenhouse emissions and zero net loss of natural capital (“Getting to Zero”). Thi
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Road Map on Building a Green Economy for Sustainable Development in Carriacou and Petite Martinique,

This publication is the product of an international study led by the Division for Sustainable Development (DSD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) in cooperation

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Expert Group Meeting on Exponential Technological Change, Automation, and Their Policy Implications

Organized by the Division for Sustainable Development in the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and

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High-Level Symposium - Global Energy Interconnection: Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals

To tackle the double challenge of energy poverty and climate change – producing clean, affordable energy at a pace that will meet rising demand without environmental detriment – all stakeholders must

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Tenth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals

Compendium The compilation is the product of submissions made by members of the UN inter-agency technical support team (TST). It is an unofficial compilation intended solely for information of the OWG