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5 lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean on the 2030 Agenda
The complex problems of the 2030 Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean—the eradication of extreme poverty, the reduction of emissions to achieve the 1.5 degree Celsius goal, the transformation of…
In Brazil, businesses embrace the SDGs and scale up good practices
Fifteen years ago, the Global Compact—a UN-backed network to commit businesses to sustainability—kicked off in Brazil, seeking to engage the private sector in a global development agenda. For the past…
Implementing the 2030 Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean
There are reasons to create a new narrative about development in the region based on efforts to protect social achievements and build ecologically sustainable economies
From West Africa to the Caribbean: Building back better after Hurricane Irma
It was November 2017 and I had spent another hectic and eventful day working on the world’s most severe humanitarian crises as UNDP’s Early Recovery Programme Coordinator in north-east Nigeria.
Dominica: Striving Towards Climate Resilience
The Prime Minister of Dominica described living through the 2017 hurricane season as being on the frontline in war against climate change and has committed to making Dominica a climate resilient…
Why dedicate a Human Development Report to Youth?
Our upcoming report will promote the protagonism of youth as active subjects in Salvadorian society. Since, when people get involved in decision-making processes and problems that affect their lives,…
The fourth sector: Can business unusual deliver on the SDGs?
The main reason why the SDGs were created and sustainable/inclusive development have become such important global priorities is that business-as-usual doesn’t work anymore and is taking us to the…
The SDGs are in review: how is the Dominican Republic doing?
July 17 marked a historic date for the Dominican Republic: the country presented its first national voluntary review, along with 45 other countries that also submitted reports. Why is this review…
The Road Towards Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Curaçao
With the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010, Curaçao became a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The island has a population of just over 160 thousand on 444 km2.…
In the operating theatre, male actors still dominate
For centuries the idea of "going to see the doctor" meant in our collective imagery that we would be going to see a male doctor.
