This post is written by Peter Bare, Sightsavers’ Programme Manager in Zimbabwe. In September 2015 at the 70th General Assembly of the United Nations, the world finally agreed on 17 goals that would propel the world to the next level. But the next 15 years will have to be filled with more than rhetoric. To African countries, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
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STORY HIGHLIGHTS IISDIn advance of the 2017 session of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), 24 Member States have announced their interest in presenting voluntary national reviews regarding implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development GoaSDGs). The HLPF will consider the theme of...
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Mutoko — Precious Gwaze (16) joyfully breastfeeds her nine-month-old baby boy, whom she named Anotidaishe, meaning God loves us. By Sofia Mapuranga In most cases, teenagers underestimate the burden of parenting The chubby baby briefly stops suckling and chuckles before smiling back at his mother as the two enjoy their mother-child moment. For a while, Gwaze is...
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http://www.sdgfund.org/first-year-and-first-outcomes-sustainable-development-goals By Paloma Durán, Director of the Sustainable Development Goals Fund (SDGF). The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is celebrating its first anniversary. Adopted by all Member States during the United Nations General Assembly last year, it includes a set of 17 Sustainable...
Read MoreHow is the “integrated and indivisible” nature of the Sustainable Development Goals being translated into action by national governments? Over nearly four years of drafting and negotiation, involving the largest public consultation process ever undertaken, United Nations member states defined and then agreed on “the Future We Want.” The agreement includes 17...
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