Community efforts to adopt sustainable development

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On 1 January 2016, the The SDGs build on the success of While the SDGs are not legally binding, governments are expected to take ownership and establish national frameworks for the achievement of the 17 Goals. Countries have the primary responsibility for follow-up and review of the progress made in implementing the Goals, which will require quality, accessible and timely data collection. Regional follow-up and review will be based on national-level analyses and contribute to follow-up and review at the global level. Sustainable Development Goal 1: Sustainable Development Goal 2: Sustainable Development Goal 3: Sustainable Development Goal 4: Sustainable Development Goal 5: Sustainable Development Goal 6: Sustainable Development Goal 7: Sustainable Development Goal 8: Sustainable Development Goal 9: Sustainable Development Goal 10: Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Development Goal 12: Sustainable Development Goal 13: Sustainable Development Goal 14: Sustainable Development Goal 15: Sustainable Development Goal 16: Sustainable Development Goal 17:

• 1. Expresses its profound gratitude to the Government and the people of Brazil for hosting the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro from 20 to 22 June 2012, and for providing all the necessary support; 2. Endorses the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled "The future we want", annexed to the present resolution. The future we want I. Our common vision II. Renewing political commitment A. Reaffirming the Rio Principles and past action plans B. Advancing integration, implementation and coherence: assessing the progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development and addressing new and emerging challenges C. Engaging major groups and other stakeholders III. Green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication (a) Be consistent with international law; (b) Respect each country's national sovereignty over their natural resources taking into account its national circumstances, objectives, responsibilities, priorities and policy space with regard to the three dimensions of sustainable development; (c) Be supported by an enabling environment and well-functioning institutions at all levels with a leading role for governments and with the participation of all relevant stakeholders, including civil society; (d) Promote sustained and inclusive economic growth, foster innovation and provide opportunities, ...

In early April, 29 countries pledged more than $5 billion to the UN-backed Global Environment Facility ( major boost to international efforts to protect biodiversity and curb threats to climate change, plastics and toxic chemicals”. But why such a major boost? Well, the GEF is a multilateral fund that serves as a financial mechanism for several environmental conventions including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. It has its own Small Grants Program (SGP) which grants of up to $50,000 directly to local communities including indigenous peoples, community-based organizations and other non-governmental groups investing in projects related to healing our planet. The initiative is implemented in 127 countries by the UN Development Program ( Here at UN News, we want to highlight just five of the over 25,000 projects implemented since 1992, the year the GEF started working. Though the Fund’s projects span the globe, this list features a few initiatives currently improving the future of humankind and wildlife in Latin-America and the Caribbean. 1. Indigenous women solar engineers bringing light to rural Belize The three Mayan solar engineers who are bringing electricity to rural villages in Belize. For people living in cities is sometimes hard to believe that in 2022 there are still communities that don’t have electricity, but more than 500 million people worldwide don’t have access to this kind of service that many conside...

The Issue • The Biden-Harris administration is prioritizing the United States’ reemergence on the international stage in their early work. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a foundation for shared action to achieve U.S. strategic objectives, aligning closely with the administrations' early goals on democracy, good governance, and the creation of peaceful and inclusive societies. • SDG 16, focused on peace, justice, and strong institutions, is an ambitious, comprehensive, and catalytic goal whose targets have suffered greatly during the Covid-19 pandemic. The United States is well-positioned to strengthen it and, in doing so, align the administration's priorities around its development approaches to justice, governance, and fragile states. SDG 16: The What and the Why Building on the SDG 16 is focused on promoting peaceful and inclusive societies; providing access to justice for all; and building effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels. This manifests itself through a broad range of subgoals and subthemes, including anticorruption, peacebuilding, the rule of law, and equal representation in local institutions. SDG 16 also offers a shared construct for measuring progress through indicators on good governance, rule of law, and institutions at all levels of governance. Compared to other institution-focused development initiatives, such as SDG 4 on education targets, SDG 16 stands apart for its emphasis on the The Obama administration w...

In early April, 29 countries pledged more than $5 billion to the UN-backed Global Environment Facility ( major boost to international efforts to protect biodiversity and curb threats to climate change, plastics and toxic chemicals”. But why such a major boost? Well, the GEF is a multilateral fund that serves as a financial mechanism for several environmental conventions including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. It has its own Small Grants Program (SGP) which grants of up to $50,000 directly to local communities including indigenous peoples, community-based organizations and other non-governmental groups investing in projects related to healing our planet. The initiative is implemented in 127 countries by the UN Development Program ( Here at UN News, we want to highlight just five of the over 25,000 projects implemented since 1992, the year the GEF started working. Though the Fund’s projects span the globe, this list features a few initiatives currently improving the future of humankind and wildlife in Latin-America and the Caribbean. 1. Indigenous women solar engineers bringing light to rural Belize The three Mayan solar engineers who are bringing electricity to rural villages in Belize. For people living in cities is sometimes hard to believe that in 2022 there are still communities that don’t have electricity, but more than 500 million people worldwide don’t have access to this kind of service that many conside...

• 1. Expresses its profound gratitude to the Government and the people of Brazil for hosting the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro from 20 to 22 June 2012, and for providing all the necessary support; 2. Endorses the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled "The future we want", annexed to the present resolution. The future we want I. Our common vision II. Renewing political commitment A. Reaffirming the Rio Principles and past action plans B. Advancing integration, implementation and coherence: assessing the progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development and addressing new and emerging challenges C. Engaging major groups and other stakeholders III. Green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication (a) Be consistent with international law; (b) Respect each country's national sovereignty over their natural resources taking into account its national circumstances, objectives, responsibilities, priorities and policy space with regard to the three dimensions of sustainable development; (c) Be supported by an enabling environment and well-functioning institutions at all levels with a leading role for governments and with the participation of all relevant stakeholders, including civil society; (d) Promote sustained and inclusive economic growth, foster innovation and provide opportunities, ...

The Issue • The Biden-Harris administration is prioritizing the United States’ reemergence on the international stage in their early work. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a foundation for shared action to achieve U.S. strategic objectives, aligning closely with the administrations' early goals on democracy, good governance, and the creation of peaceful and inclusive societies. • SDG 16, focused on peace, justice, and strong institutions, is an ambitious, comprehensive, and catalytic goal whose targets have suffered greatly during the Covid-19 pandemic. The United States is well-positioned to strengthen it and, in doing so, align the administration's priorities around its development approaches to justice, governance, and fragile states. SDG 16: The What and the Why Building on the SDG 16 is focused on promoting peaceful and inclusive societies; providing access to justice for all; and building effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels. This manifests itself through a broad range of subgoals and subthemes, including anticorruption, peacebuilding, the rule of law, and equal representation in local institutions. SDG 16 also offers a shared construct for measuring progress through indicators on good governance, rule of law, and institutions at all levels of governance. Compared to other institution-focused development initiatives, such as SDG 4 on education targets, SDG 16 stands apart for its emphasis on the The Obama administration w...

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On 1 January 2016, the The SDGs build on the success of While the SDGs are not legally binding, governments are expected to take ownership and establish national frameworks for the achievement of the 17 Goals. Countries have the primary responsibility for follow-up and review of the progress made in implementing the Goals, which will require quality, accessible and timely data collection. Regional follow-up and review will be based on national-level analyses and contribute to follow-up and review at the global level. Sustainable Development Goal 1: Sustainable Development Goal 2: Sustainable Development Goal 3: Sustainable Development Goal 4: Sustainable Development Goal 5: Sustainable Development Goal 6: Sustainable Development Goal 7: Sustainable Development Goal 8: Sustainable Development Goal 9: Sustainable Development Goal 10: Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Development Goal 12: Sustainable Development Goal 13: Sustainable Development Goal 14: Sustainable Development Goal 15: Sustainable Development Goal 16: Sustainable Development Goal 17: