An international team of scientists has called for the creation of an 18th addition to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which would aim to mitigate against the accumulation of space ...

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the ...

The United Nations issued the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 as a framework for organizing discussion and tracking progress toward global sustainability. The color of the map reflects ...

Sustainable Development Goal 7 is about ensuring access to clean and affordable energy, which is key to so many aspects of life, including healthcare, education, transportation, communications, ...

The United Nations’ ambitious development agenda aims to protect people and the planet via seventeen goals. But experts say governments aren’t doing enough to implement them. In 2015, the UN General ...

Oceans sustain life by providing myriad ecosystem services and foods which over three billion people depend on for survival, so its conservation is covered in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14.

In a Zen parable, a man sees a horse and rider galloping by. The man asks the rider where he’s going, and the rider responds, “I don’t know. Ask the horse!” Most people want a strong economy, social ...

Maternal, perinatal, and neonatal mortality are the leading causes of maternal and neonatal deaths globally, driven in part, by preventable ...

Much angst is being expressed over the fact that the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are off track. U.N. Secretary General António Guterres sounded the alarm in July: “Halfway to ...