UN Statistical Commission
- Barbara Crossette
- • January 11, 2016
A respected medical journal and a leading American population research and policy organization have teamed up to create a commission to fill gaps and turn vague promises in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals into real gains for women’s…
- Categories: Health and Population, LGBT, SDGs, Women
- Barbara Crossette
- • September 8, 2015
When member countries of the United Nations agreed to the Millennium Development Goals 15 years ago, advocates for stronger rights for women and girls were disappointed as governments (and the Vatican) balked at reasserting the bold promises of the…
- Categories: Development, Education, SDGs
- Bill Orme
- • June 14, 2015
It’s all over but the shouting. But the shouting is still loud, and it’s mostly about the indicators. And the indicators, ultimately, may be all that matters about the United Nations’ new Sustainable Development Goals. After more than two…
- Categories: Development, General Assembly, SDGs
- Shazia Z. Rafi
- • May 28, 2015
Negotiations are entering the last stages of formulating the Sustainable Development Goals. For over a year, governments, the United Nations system, nongovernment organizations and parliamentarians have been engaged in negotiations on the next set of development goals, called SDGs,…
- Categories: Climate Change, SDGs, UN Agencies
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