In 2012, world leaders at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro began to discuss a set of universal goals that would meet the environmental, political and economic ...

New York, 17 July – As preparations get underway for the Summit of the Future this September, the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development concluded today with UN Member States ...

The third World Ocean Assessment was released today on World Oceans Day, offering the latest insights into the health of our ocean, providing a vital evidence base to help us make better decisions for ...

Cash crunch makes sustainable goals tougher for poor countries Boosting financing 'absolutely central', says UN’s Steiner $4 trln needed, but just $300 mln there, says World Bank's Banga HAMBURG, ...

UN sustainable development goals set for 2030 are slipping from reach just as the world’s wealthiest countries are withdrawing funding. President Donald Trump's gutting of the US development agency ...

Investors seeking clues about where society is headed—and which trends could benefit—might look at the Sustainable Development Goals. Adopted by United Nations members in 2015, the 17 Sustainable ...

BEIRUT: Lebanon has exceeded expectation in some development areas but has seriously fallen behind in others, a mere five years before it is expected to reach its Millennium Development Goals (MDG), ...

A UN conference aiming to rally fresh support for development aid begins in Spain on Monday with the sector in crisis as US-led funding cuts jeopardise the fight against poverty. At least 50 world ...