Learning for a Better World: the UNSSC 2019 Annual Report

UNSSC: A centre of excellence. The United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) is a centre of excellence that offers learning to further a basic, yet fundamental goal: fostering a world where everyone thrives in peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet. A place where creative...

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UNA-USA UN75 Report

This year, UNA-USA hosted more than 80 consultations and engaged 1,850 Americans like you from all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico to gather your thoughts, hopes, and concerns for the future. Together, we answered the UN’s three big questions: We are excited to finally share...

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Stakeholder Engagement & the 2030 Agenda – A Practical Guide

UNDESA & UNITAR, 2020 The multi-stakeholder nature of the 2030 Agenda demands an enabling environment for participation by all, as well as new ways of working in partnerships to mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources at all levels. This publication adapts...

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ESD, Sustain Me!

Enjoy this new podcast, hosted by Joe Culhane:  ESD, Sustain Me!, based in Portland, Oregon, through the Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network (GPSEN).  It focuses on #ESDfor2030, a decade long framework and effort supported by UNESCO, calling on Education for Sustainable Development...

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UNITAR’s Policy cycle, integrated approaches and SDGs

UNITAR has developed a learning toolkit “Policy cycle, integrated approaches and SDGs” and a customized version for the African Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and other African countries. These toolkits are designed to support the UN Member States in incorporating the Sustainable Development...

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Global Sustainable Development Report 2019

The Global Sustainable Development Report 2019 is now available for download on the Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform; here is the link https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/globalsdreport/2019. The Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR ) originated in the Rio + 20 outcome, when...

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Reshaping governance for sustainability

“There needs to be an examination of the hardware of the 2030 Agenda, rather than an upgrade of its software” concludes the 2019 Spotlight Report launched on Thursday, 11 July during the High Level Political Forum that reviews the United Nations 2030 Agenda for sustainable development. Under the...

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Spotlight Report 2019

The world is off-track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Most governments have failed to turn the transformational vision of the 2030 Agenda into real transformational policies. Even worse, xenophobia and authoritarianism are on the rise in a growing number of countries.” “The...

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