sustainable development
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UN chief launches first report to track Sustainable Development Goals
19 July 2016 – Launching the first-ever Sustainable Development Goals report on the new global development agenda adopted last year, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that the 15-year undertaking is “off to a good start” but will require all parts of the UN family and its partners to work together. “We have embarked on a monumental and historic journey,” the Secretary-General told…
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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Historically there has been an imbalance in opportunity, value and expectation between women and men. This has contributed to the root causes of gender inequality, including the most egregious form of gender-based discrimination, that of gender-based violence. As the world moves forward towards implementing and localising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) it is critical to remember that Gender equality…
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MDGs 2015 report highlights achievements and challenges for Belize
By Ingrid Fernandez Staff Reporter The the United Nations development Program (UNDP) Millennium Development Goals (MDG) report and post 2015 agenda gave Belize positive reviews in some areas but noted there is still much progress to be made. According to the report, Belize is failing to meet its goal to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. The report said Belize is…
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PM Harris addresses UN General Assembly
Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris told the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 26 that his Government of National Unity is fully committed to sustainable development goals. The Prime Minsiter was at the time speaking during the 70th Regular Session of the United Nations being held under the theme ‘Transforming our…
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CARICOM SG presses the case for Debt Relief and Concessional Financing for the Region
The issues of debt and the criteria for access to concessional financing need urgent attention in the context of financing for development if the Caribbean is to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). So said Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque as he addressed an Interactive Dialogue at the United Nations Summit on the Post 2015…
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