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Post 2015: how to reconcile the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Development

For the last 20 years, the international development debate has been dominated by two trends that seem at first to be heading in a similar direction. However, under closer scrutiny they differ with re
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Leaving no one behind: Energy for humanitarian response and sustainable development

A broad coalition of governments, international organizations, businesses and civil society groups on Monday joined forces at the United Nations to call for and consider urgent action to address the s
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ESCAP Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) 2016

The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will convene the third session of the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD 2016) on 3-5 April 2016, at the UN Confer
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Non-negotiable in the formulation of sustainable development goals

This statement was prepared and presented by the NGO Subcommittee for the Eradication of Poverty during the Interactive exchange of views on conceptualizing the sustainable development goals and the
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ECE Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (RFSD) 2017

In the second year of the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development follows up on and reviews their implementation in the UNECE region. Fo
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Africa Regional statement to the 14th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-14)

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), in preparation for the 14th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-14), held a Regional Implementation Meeting (RIM) in Ad
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Parliamentarian Forum on Energy Legislation and Sustainable Development

DESA and the Parliament of South Africa convened the Parliamentarian Forum on Energy Legislation and Sustainable Development, from 5-7 October 2005, in Cape Town, South Africa. The Forum brought toge
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Indicators for Sustainable Development Goals

A report by the Leadership Council of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network
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Sustainable Development Scenarios for Rio+20 - A Component of the SD21 project

This report is the result of a collaborative effort of 49 global modellers and scenario analysts. It draws lessons from 40 years of global sustainable development scenarios based on 98 models, with a

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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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Statement to the 2nd Committee of the GA on the item "Sustainable Development"

Check against delivery 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 Statement by MR. SHA ZUKANG UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS TO THE SECOND COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSE
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Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)

The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) is a unique global venue for sustained discussions on practical issues related to the sustainable management a
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Sustainable Recovery and Resilience towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Dominica

UNDESA/ DSDG, UNOSD, ECLAC and UNCT are organizing a national consultation webinar entitled “Sustainable Recovery and Resilience towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Dominica” to tak
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Indicators of Sustainable Development: Guidelines and Methodologies, 3rd Edition

This publication presents the third set of Indicators of Sustainable Development and provides suggestions on how to adapt them to national conditions and priorities. It benefits from the active partic
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ESCWA Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (RFSD)

Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and
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Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Africa: An Overview

The purpose of this document is to provide context for a range of discussions at ADF VII, in order to drive forward response actions to climate change in Africa. It provides a basic overview of issues
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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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From theory to practice: Integration of climate change and sustainable development planning

This event will feature a discussion among a diverse group of negotiators, academics, and NGO delegates on how to integrate climate change and sustainable development planning successfully by looking

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Climate Change Action for Sustainable Development

The current report has been prepared by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), through its Division for Sustainable Development, in collaboration with the partners of the
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Improving Sustainability Concept In Developing Countries

This conference aims to enhance and carefully maneuver through the many roles of sustainable architecture in improving the quality of life and the built environment in developing countries. It seeks t
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Turkey’s Sustainable Development Report – Claiming the Future 2012

Turkey has prepared for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) assembled in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012, being aware of the fact that Turkey is an actor which should be more
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Multiple Pathways to Sustainable Development: initial findings from the Global South

In June 2012, twenty years after the landmark Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, world leaders gathered again to re-examine the global environmental agenda at the United Nations conference on Sustainable
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Ministerial Dialogue on Green Economy, Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication

The Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), organized annually by TERI since 2001, is an international undertaking that provides a platform for knowledge exchange and debate on all aspects of sus
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Expert Group Meeting on Climate Change & Sustainable Development: The Role of Indicators

Climate change is a sustainable development issue, impacting on and impacted by a wide range of economic, social and environmental factors and policies. On the one hand, climate change impacts could e
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Expert Group Meeting on Carbon Capture and Storage and Sustainable Development

Discussions at Commission on Sustainable Development and other forums have underlined the importance attached to carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology for climate change mitigation. CCS technolo
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Workshop on Climate Change and Sustainable Development: A Workshop to Strengthen Research and Unders

The workshop on Climate Change and Sustainable Development explored the linkages between climate change and sustainable development. The workshop was organized by Department of Economic and Social Aff
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Social Drivers of Sustainable Development

Persistent poverty, growing inequalities, shrinking environmental limits and market volatility threaten the social and economic gains made since the turn of the millennium. A new development agenda w
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Natural Resources Forum, a United Nations Sustainable Development Journal (NRF)

 
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Post-2015: framing a new approach to sustainable development

This briefing note, prepared by the Independent Research Forum on a Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda (IRF2015), offers principles and approaches for integrating economic, social and environmen
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The Ministerial Dialogue with the UN System and Major Groups Commission on Sustainable Development

Welcome to the High-level Interactive Dialogue and thank you for joining us. This is a tripartite dialogue: Ministers are with us, along with representatives from the nine Major Groups of civil societ