Sustainable Development Goals – Millennium Development Goals https://www.mdgmonitor.org UN Millennium Project Thu, 03 Nov 2016 21:55:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.13 https://i0.wp.com/www.mdgmonitor.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-fav-ico-512.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Sustainable Development Goals – Millennium Development Goals https://www.mdgmonitor.org 32 32 103244231 What is Development – A Definitive Guide https://www.mdgmonitor.org/what-is-development-guide/ https://www.mdgmonitor.org/what-is-development-guide/#respond Thu, 03 Nov 2016 17:51:25 +0000 http://www.mdgmonitor.org/?p=556 But how do you tell which change is good? The word ‘development’ is widely used to refer to a specified state of advancement or growth. It could also be used to describe a new and advanced idea or product; or an event that constitutes a new stage under changing circumstances. Generally, the term development describes […]

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]]> https://www.mdgmonitor.org/what-is-development-guide/feed/ 0 556 UN Approves Global Goals to End Poverty in 15 Years https://www.mdgmonitor.org/un-approves-global-goals-to-end-poverty-in-15-years/ https://www.mdgmonitor.org/un-approves-global-goals-to-end-poverty-in-15-years/#respond Thu, 15 Sep 2016 13:40:05 +0000 http://www.mdgmonitor.org/?p=316 As it has now become the norm, at the end of the every 15 years, the global community, under the cloak of the United Nations, comes together and formulates another ‘to-do list’ that should span over the next one and a half decades. The script wasn’t any different this time around when on September 2015 […]

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]]> https://www.mdgmonitor.org/un-approves-global-goals-to-end-poverty-in-15-years/feed/ 0 316 Quid and UN Global Pulse to Analyse the Media Data for SDGs https://www.mdgmonitor.org/quid-and-un-global-pulse-to-analyse-the-media-data-for-sdgs/ https://www.mdgmonitor.org/quid-and-un-global-pulse-to-analyse-the-media-data-for-sdgs/#respond Thu, 15 Sep 2016 07:29:47 +0000 http://www.mdgmonitor.org/?p=318 The end of 2015 ushers in a variety of mixed offerings. And sitting on the top of this list is the transition from Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For those who are not aware, the Millennium Development Goals, which were proposed in the late 90s, are coming to a close at […]

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]]> https://www.mdgmonitor.org/quid-and-un-global-pulse-to-analyse-the-media-data-for-sdgs/feed/ 0 318 SDGs Implementation Dented by Lack of Data https://www.mdgmonitor.org/sdgs-implementation-in-developing-countries-could-be-dented-by-lack-of-data/ https://www.mdgmonitor.org/sdgs-implementation-in-developing-countries-could-be-dented-by-lack-of-data/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:00:42 +0000 http://www.mdgmonitor.org/?p=537 Kickoff of the implementation of the 17 UN SDGs is only a fortnight away, and as it looks, the UN could be up against more than it really estimated. According to a new report, a significant number of developing and least developed nations across Asia and Africa lack sufficient data to be used by development […]

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]]> https://www.mdgmonitor.org/sdgs-implementation-in-developing-countries-could-be-dented-by-lack-of-data/feed/ 0 537 Climate Change Accord Reached at the Paris COP21 https://www.mdgmonitor.org/climate-change-accord-reached-at-the-paris-cop21/ https://www.mdgmonitor.org/climate-change-accord-reached-at-the-paris-cop21/#respond Sun, 11 Sep 2016 09:25:18 +0000 http://www.mdgmonitor.org/?p=515 It took them little under two weeks of drawn out discussions and debates, but finally on Saturday evening leaders and diplomats at the 21st Conference of Parties in Paris, France came to an agreement on the much-anticipated global climate change accord. The final draft of the agreement was presented by French President Francois Hollande to […]

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]]> https://www.mdgmonitor.org/climate-change-accord-reached-at-the-paris-cop21/feed/ 0 515 SDG 17 – Sustainable development through global partnerships https://www.mdgmonitor.org/sdg17-sustainable-development-through-global-partnerships/ https://www.mdgmonitor.org/sdg17-sustainable-development-through-global-partnerships/#respond Sat, 10 Sep 2016 07:50:01 +0000 http://www.mdgmonitor.org/?p=313 Leaders across the world have a monumental opportunity to reduce inequality, end poverty, protect the environment and promote justice and peace in implementing Sustainable Development Goals. Unmatched in their ambition and scope, the SDGs are poised to test the determination of the global community over the following fifteen years in regards to the global endeavor […]

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]]> https://www.mdgmonitor.org/sdg17-sustainable-development-through-global-partnerships/feed/ 0 313 SDG 16 – Promote Peace, Justice and Inclusive Societies https://www.mdgmonitor.org/sdg16-promote-peace-justice-and-inclusive-societies/ https://www.mdgmonitor.org/sdg16-promote-peace-justice-and-inclusive-societies/#respond Fri, 09 Sep 2016 06:46:47 +0000 http://www.mdgmonitor.org/?p=310 Debate on post-2015 sustainable development has so far agreed consistently that a new development guideline should advance not only poverty reduction and sustainability but also justice, good governance, and peaceful societies. Even though most states are backing the agenda for ensuring sustainable peace in the world, the framing and inclusion of this SDG on peaceful […]

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]]> https://www.mdgmonitor.org/sdg16-promote-peace-justice-and-inclusive-societies/feed/ 0 310 Business Has a Role to Play in Sustainable Development https://www.mdgmonitor.org/business-has-a-role-in-sustainable-development-michael-green/ https://www.mdgmonitor.org/business-has-a-role-in-sustainable-development-michael-green/#respond Thu, 08 Sep 2016 15:23:38 +0000 http://www.mdgmonitor.org/?p=486 Earlier this year at the Aspen Institute’s Action Forum, Anand Giridharada held a talk about the looming Sustainable Development agenda, and discussed it from a very atypical angle. He maintained that instigating the numerous targets attached to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals is not the solitary way to the conducive living atmosphere we are hunting […]

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]]> https://www.mdgmonitor.org/business-has-a-role-in-sustainable-development-michael-green/feed/ 0 486 SDG 15 – Sustain Life on Land – Forest, Ground and Animals https://www.mdgmonitor.org/sdg15-sustain-life-on-land-forest-ground-and-animals/ https://www.mdgmonitor.org/sdg15-sustain-life-on-land-forest-ground-and-animals/#respond Thu, 08 Sep 2016 07:45:55 +0000 http://www.mdgmonitor.org/?p=306 Do you enjoy going camping? Reading a good book? That ice-cream you recently had? Whether you appreciate it or not, you cannot deny the important role our earth’s natural habitats have in our daily lives. We depend on terrestrial ecosystems and forests as an essential source of materials, food, product ingredients and also for livelihoods. […]

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]]> https://www.mdgmonitor.org/sdg15-sustain-life-on-land-forest-ground-and-animals/feed/ 0 306 SDG 14 – Conserve and sustain the oceans, seas and marine resources https://www.mdgmonitor.org/sdg14-conserve-and-sustain-the-oceans-seas-and-marine-resources/ https://www.mdgmonitor.org/sdg14-conserve-and-sustain-the-oceans-seas-and-marine-resources/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2016 05:43:59 +0000 http://www.mdgmonitor.org/?p=303 Oceans are the biggest ecosystems on planet earth, and they are essential to our survival. They cover 65% of the surface of the earth, generate nearly half of the air we breathe in and also 16% of animal protein, besides playing an important role in the global economy. Over 3 billion people across the world […]

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