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Revised draft calls for putting the furthest behind first.

Revised draft calls for putting the furthest behind first.

By on Jun 26, 2017 in Sustainable Development Goals |

The co-facilitators of consultations on the 2017 Ministerial Declaration of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) High-Level Segment and the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) released a revised draft, ahead of a reading by UN Member States on 20-21 June 2017. The joint declaration is expected to be adopted by the HLPF on 19 July...

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Fears of SDG clashes overblown, study finds

By on Jun 19, 2017 in News |

[LONDON] Fears that progress towards some Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) may undermine achievements in others are largely unfounded, a science-based analysis of their interactions has concluded. The SDGs were designed with linkages between the health, environmental, and social-economic aspects of development in mind. But it is unclear whether they will...

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