The report demonstrates that progress is being made in some critical areas, and that some favorable trends are evident. Extreme poverty has declined considerably, the under-5 mortality rate fell by 49 per cent between 2000 and 2017, immunizations have saved millions of lives, and the vast majority of the world’s population now has access to …
The Sustainable Development Report 2019 presents an updated SDG Index and Dashboards with a refined assessment of countries’ distance to SDG targets.
As in previous years, the Sustainable Development Report 2019 presents the most up-to-date metrics to gauge the performance of countries on the SDGs. Trends are presented at the level of goals and for …
This quick guide aims to provide guidance to civil society, national coalitions and other nongovernmental stakeholders on how to engage in this review process.
The main objective of VNRs is to facilitate the sharing of experiences, including successes,challenges and lessons learned, with a view to accelerating the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. They also …
What is the Human Rights Guide to the SDGs?
This Guide illustrates the human rights anchorage of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by making concrete links between the 169 targets and the relevant range of:
– International and regional human rights instruments
– International labour standards
– Key environmental instruments – …
What is the UPR-SDG Data Explorer?
The UPR-SDG Data Explorer is a searchable database that links recommendations from the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
It allows users to explore how UPR recommendations for specific countries, regions or groups of rights-holders are linked to the 169 targets contained …
Voluntary national reviews (VNRs), are an important innovation as a United Nations process for follow up to the adoption of development agendas. Until now, the practice was to review implementation globally, primarily based on reports by the Secretary General. Agenda 2030 introduces a new approach that is ‘country led’, and that ‘take(s) into account national …
Human beings are responsible for a number of crises which threaten the very future of life on earth. For centuries, we have treated the planet as if its natural resources were limitless and as if we could spoil them, use them and then discard them. We have spilt billions of litres of oil into the …
Organisations committed to the SDGs thus have a mandate to communicate and engage with citizens. No matter where in the world they are, they must raise awareness, engage in dialogue and mobilise people into action for sustainable development.
If your job involves these things, then welcome to the community of SDG Communicators! This portal is …
This graphic shows the interlinkages betweens SDG 10 and other SDGs. It’s part of the Make Europe Sustainable for All project inequalities campaign launched during the European Development Days on the 6 of June in Brussels.
Source: https://makeeuropesustainableforall.org/fight-inequalities/
During the European Development Days, under the #FightInequalities campaign of the Make Europe Sustainable for All project, the 17 steps to equality game was launched. It follows the logic of a typical “snakes and ladders” game, each player will throw a die and advance following the arrows on the board. If they fall into …