scholarly journals An Analyses of Threats to the Realisation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019 in the Light of the Recent Report of the Global Futures (ie The World Wildlife Fund) on the Unfolding Trends on the Environment in Nigeria and the

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
World Wildlife Fund ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Global Futures

Knowledge Societies in China, Portugal, and Uganda

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-50
Author(s):  
Nuno Vasco Lopes ◽  
Kenneth Bagarukayo ◽  
Jun Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations

In September 2015, the United Nations (UN) Member States subscribed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the 2030 Agenda (General Assembly 2015). This work makes an analysis on how Knowledge Societies can effectively contribute for the achievements of the Agenda's 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Moreover, it will be presented the research overview conducted by UNU-EGOV for producing the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Knowledge Societies Handbook (UNESCO/IFAP and UNU-EGOV 2016). In addition, three countries from three different Continents of Asia, Europe and Africa - China, Portugal and Uganda respectively - will be analyzed in the context of the knowledge societies architecture proposed in the handbook. For making that analysis a set of indicators collected from the “The World Bank” (The World Bank 2016) and “International Telecommunication Union” (ITU) (ITU 2015) databases have been selected. The indicators have been interpreted taking into consideration the socio-cultural, political, and economic context of each of the three countries.

scholarly journals Towards the Achievement of SDGs with Zakat:

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-22
Author(s):  
Suhail Ahmad ◽  
Sahibzada Ghiasul Haq
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Extreme Poverty ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations

The World Bank Group (WBG) has a contractual relationship with the United Nations (UN), which has a history of its founding, and through that relationship acts to form an association that supports member states and results in development. Contributes Effectively, over the years, the WBG has collaborated with the United Nations in virtually all regions and sectors to protect the different mandates of each organization, and its commitment deepens as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are adopted and now with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Toady poverty is a challenge for the World and a lot of individuals living below the poverty line. According to World Bank billions of individuals live in extreme poverty i.e. below 1.9$ per day. Around one billion people around the World live in extreme poverty, The World Bank vision 2030, that to eradicate poverty across the globe and that’s why they set SDGs  with UN for the betterment of the community and individuals live equally and have access to their basic necessities of life. The United nation’s 17 SDGs are a joint venture for the better and more sustainable future of our planet and its inhabitants. The UN & World Bank placed poverty eradication is goal number one among 17 sustainable development goals and we can see the importance of the poverty eradication among SDGs goals. Towards achieving of SDGs number I, this study takes the Khushal Garh village of the Malakand District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan as a case study, and sees that how the efforts are made for the attainment of SDGs of WBG and UN, and the people are getting better from their previous life style. This paper also highlights some factors which cause poverty in the country. This model can also be used by other countries in their respective context and will lead the eradication of poverty in terms of health care and educational facilities, which results the socioeconomic development of a community. 

scholarly journals The World in 2050 Pursues Paths to a Sustainable Future

Eos ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Crowell
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Future ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations

This initiative aims to provide fact-based knowledge to help implement and achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

Insights on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals scope: Are they aligned with a ‘strong’ sustainable development?

2020 ◽  
Vol 252 ◽  
pp. 119574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biagio F. Giannetti ◽  
Feni Agostinho ◽  
Cecília M.V.B. Almeida ◽  
Gengyuan Liu ◽  
Luis E.V. Contreras ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations

scholarly journals Sustainable Public Administration

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6382
Author(s):  
Harald Heinrichs ◽  
Norman Laws
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Member States ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), was agreed upon by 193 member states of the United Nations in September 2015 [...]

scholarly journals Framing the Fragmentation of Peace

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurício Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Global Strategy ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Positive Peace ◽  
The United Nations

This article aims to discuss the concept of fragmentation of peace in order to understand how the concept proposed by Galtung (1969) is being operationalized, implemented and disseminated as an international agenda. Taking the Millennium and Sustainable Development Goals implemented by the United Nations as parameter, this article embeds in a framing perspective, arguing that positive peace is more than a concept, rather a pragmatic common and global strategy.

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