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RE(D)D is BAD!

  Rafał Chudy My view about the UN-REDD is very straightforward: it simply does not work and will never do, as it is based on wrong premises. I mean here that it will never realize targets included in its long name. However, I strongly argue that this program plays perfectly important political ro

The Paris climate agreement at a glance

Emil Jeyaratnam, The Conversation; James Whitmore, The Conversation; Michael Hopkin, The Conversation, and Wes Mountain, The Conversation On December 12, 2015 in Paris, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change finally came to a landmark agreement. Signed by 196 nations, the Paris Ag

UN launches 2016 humanitarian appeal asking for $20.1 billion, the highest request ever

More than 125 million people in the world need humanitarian assistance. This will require a record US$20.1 billion in funding – five times the amount a decade ago. Through collective and coordinated action, aid organisations aim to bring urgent help to more than 87.6 million of the most vulnerable

“Silence Is Too Often The Only Safe Option Left” – UN Report On Sources and Whistleblowers

Governments and international organizations are failing to ensure adequate protections to whistleblowers and sources of information, according to a new report Countless sources and whistleblowers around the world are intimidated by officials, co-workers, and others, depriving everyone of information

Social protection can eradicate hunger: FAO

Poverty among those employed in fisheries remains widespread globally At least 368 million children receive food at school each day In Zambia, a cash-grants program led households to increase livestock ownership In rural Brazil, gender inequalities reduced by making mandatory joint ownership of

Every year, 5-7 trillion US$ or Japan’s entire GDP is needed for fulfilling SDGs

Developing and emerging economies are leading a quiet revolution to forge robust and sustainable financial systems for 21st century needs but who will foot the SDG bill? The first ever report on sustainable financial systems The Financial System we Need  was released by the United Nations Envi

Hollywood style promos for Sustainable Development Goals

Here are ads produced for the likes of IMAX theatres, Hollywood and Bollywood on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) The animated Animal Kingdom in the UN is one spoof ad where animals in the general assembly of the UN agree that greed by everyone is the solution for SDGs. The Ad is scree

Counting every birth and death could make a difference to health inequities in Africa

Samuel Oti, University of the Witwatersrand Many African governments were unable to monitor the millennium development goals because they lacked the vital statistics For many African countries and especially among poorer communities, when people die there is no trace in any official legal record or

Explainer: what are the UN sustainable development goals?

Asghar Zaidi, University of Southampton The SDGs come into effect at the end of 2015, following the completion of the millennium development goals (MDGs), and cover the period 2016-2030 Orignially posted at The Conversation, that generates news and views from the academic and research community. Rep

“Extreme poverty can be eradicated within one more generation”, says Ban Ki-moon

Significant gains have been made for many of the MDG targets worldwide, but progress has been uneven across regions and countries, leaving significant gaps The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have produced the most successful anti-poverty movement in history and will serve as the jumping-off poi

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