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April 24, 2019

Innovation and the future of Africa: A tale of two countries

By: Kelechi Udoagwu Too many times, when we speak about the future of Africa or the future of technology in Africa, we do so with an […]
April 18, 2019

Turn toxic e-waste into a source of ‘decent work’, UN labour agency urges

A “toxic flood of electric and electronic waste” that is growing by the day across the world, should be urgently converted into a source of decent […]
April 18, 2019
11 April 2019 Peace and Security Women’s rights, voices and participation must be at “the centre of peacekeeping decision-making”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council […]
April 11, 2019

The true cost of corruption is higher than you might realise

By: Vitor Gaspar, Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF; Paolo Mauro; and Paulo Medas, Deputy Division Chief, IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department No country is immune to corruption. […]
April 11, 2019

4 key ways countries can finance their SDG ambitions

By Gavin E.R. Wilson, Co-Chair, Global Future Council on Development Finance. A new global framework for financing sustainable development was established in 2015. Every country on earth […]
April 8, 2019

To meet development goals, UN agriculture agency ‘cannot only focus on tackling hunger anymore’

With the aim of meeting Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2, to eradicate malnutrition, Executive Director José Graziano da Silva said in his opening address to a […]
March 21, 2019

Executive Certificate Programme in Sustainable Development (From Policy to Practice)

PARIS GRADUATE SCHOOL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 3PSMARS INTERNATIONAL, PRESENTS THE EXECUTIVE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME IN SUSTAINABLE DÉVELOPPEMENT (FROM POLICY TO PRACTICE)       BASIC INFORMATION Duration: […]
February 20, 2019

What next? 4 ways to build a sustainable future

By Poppie Mphuthing, Editorial Lead, Global Leadership Fellow, World Economic Forum   How can we achieve the sustainable development goals? What urgent action is needed to […]
February 20, 2019

5 reasons to protect mangrove forests for the future

By Johnny Wood , Writer, Formative Content, World Economic Forum To the uninitiated, mangroves might appear to be merely coastal cousins of inland forests, but these […]
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