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Quality Education: Ensure Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education and Promote Lifelong Learning Opportunities for All
(2017)
Goal 4 aims to make learning opportunities accessible to all. It also examines the quality of education, which plays a large role in sustainable development and poverty alleviation. Investment in human capital at various ...
Reduced Inequalities: Reduce Inequality Within and Among Countries
(2017)
By providing a platform for sustained income growth among the poorer segments of society, Goal 10 aims to reduce inequalities between a country’s citizens and to promote shared prosperity and gains in wealth for all.
Progress reports mandated by the Governing Council at previous sessions: Coordination across the United Nations system, including the Environment Management Group: Report by the Executive Director
(17/01/2013)
Pursuant to paragraph 4 of decision SS.XII/2 of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme, the present document provides a progress report on the work of the Environment Management Group. It presents ...
Implementation of the Aarhus Convention
Implementation of the Aarhus Convention
UNEP, International Environmental Governance, and the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda
(2017-05)
This paper will explore the role of UNEP/UNEA in international environmental governance at the global and national levels,giving particular attention to the 2030 Agenda. The issues and themes themes described in this ...
Accelerating Sustainable Development in Africa: Country Lessons from Applying Integrated Approaches
(2017)
This report illustrates how policy makers, government staff and development practitioners can start putting in place what the former UN Secretary General called: “a practical twenty-first century development model that ...
Life Below Water: Conserve and Sustainably Use the Oceans, Seas, and Marine Resources for Sustainable Development
(2017)
Almost 90 percent of global marine fish stocks are now fully exploited or overfished, and wild capture fisheries struggle without sound regulatory frameworks and strong enforcement. The status of marine biodiversity is ...
Climate Action: Take Urgent Action to Combat Climate Change and Its Impacts
(2017)
Climate change is already affecting every country on every continent through changing seasons and weather patterns, rising sea levels, and more extreme weather events. Goal 13 addresses the changes in climate that pose ...
Good Health and Well-Being: Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-Being for All At All Ages
(2017)
Goal 3 addresses causes of premature death and seeks universal health coverage, so that people can obtain health care without great financial penalty.
Zero Hunger: End hunger, Achieve Food Security and Improved Nutrition, and Promote Sustainable Agriculture
(2017)
Undernourishment declined globally from 19 percent to 11 percent in the past quarter century, while child stunting fell from 40 percent to 23 percent. But populations and food demand continue to grow, especially in South ...