The world faces more interconnected challenges than ever before, shaped by new and evolving economic, environmental, political, and social dynamics. In an effort to encourage global cooperation, ...

In 2012, world leaders at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro began to discuss a set of universal goals that would meet the environmental, political and economic ...

From aerial-aquatic robots built for Arctic sampling, to energy-efficient robots inspired by biology, sustainability robotics ...

Sustainable lifestyles, green-tech innovation, and government-led transformation each offer promising routes to make significant progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the ...

Climate change is the single biggest threat to the global environment and socio-economic development—demanding an urgent transformation of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ...

A decade after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations released today the 10th edition of its annual progress report, The Sustainable Development Goals Report ...

Eight global millennium development goals were established in 2000 by member states of the United Nations (UN) and endorsed by other multilateral organisations. They ranged from eliminating hunger to ...

AMMAN — The Jordan Standards and Metrology Organisation (JSMO) joins the international community in celebrating World Standards Day on October 14 each year.This occasion highlights the vital role that ...

UNITED NATIONS (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The United Nations adopted on Friday an ambitious new set of global goals to end poverty, hunger, advance equality and protect the environment over the ...

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a new blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet. At its heart are the 17 ...