“Zero Draft” Outlines Vision, Scope of Future Chemicals and Waste Framework
IP4 delegates welcomed as a “significant achievement” the “Co-Chairs’ Single Consolidated Text,” which includes the vision, scope, principles, and strategic objectives of a future framework. Read
Raising Ambition for Water Action
World Water Week 2022 Emphasizes the Need for Transformative Change
The outcomes of World Water Week 2022 will feed into the UN-Water Summit on Groundwater 2022 and inform the UN 2023 Water Conference. Read
Localizing SDG Implementation
UN Global Compact Unveils Strategy to Maximize China’s Contribution to SDGs
The ‘UN Global Compact China Strategy’ identifies seven areas where China could have a “profound impact” on sustainable development by engaging Chinese stakeholders domestically and engaging Chinese stakeholders to benefit the world. Read
Leaving No One Behind
The Right Policies Can Protect the Workers of Asia and the Pacific
Decent employment for all and an expansion of social protection and healthcare should form the foundations of a strong social contract between the state and its citizens in Asia and the Pacific, urges the ESCAP Executive Director. Read
Towards Transforming Education Summit: Is Acceleration the Right Approach?
Ahead of the Transforming Education Summit, our guest authors from Southern Voice consulted education experts in Africa, Asia, and Latin America about accelerating SDG achievement in education. Read
SDG Ambition Accelerator to Help Companies Usher Transformative Change
The SDG Ambition Accelerator offers companies the opportunity to develop post-COVID-19 strategies that integrate the SDGs and help build more inclusive and sustainable societies where no one is left behind. Read
Number of the Day
Five key takeaways from World Water Week 2022 will help inform Midterm Review of Implementation of the UN Water Decade in 2023. Read
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