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Digital government: Delivering services and the SDGs

2 October 2024 - Have you experienced the ease of switching from paper forms to online forms and tracking their progress? E-government offers many such conveniences, ensuring the most vulnerable can ...
Forbes

Countdown To 2030: Closing The Gaps On Lagging SDGs

2025 marks just five years until 2030, the target for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For context, the SDGs are a collection of 17 global goals set by the UN General Assembly in ...
Cfr.org

What Are the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

In 2015, the seventieth UN General Assembly adopted an ambitious set of development goals for improving economic, environmental, and social conditions worldwide by 2030. The seventeen Sustainable ...
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Youth Localizing the SDGs: 2025 International Youth Day to spotlight local solutions

11 August 2025- Each year on 12 August, International Youth Day (IYD) brings global attention to the challenges and opportunities facing young people. Spearheaded by UN DESA, IYD celebrates youth ...
Nature

The world’s plan to make humanity sustainable is failing. Science can do more to save it

Many people would be unable to name even one of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are at the heart of an international project that aims to end poverty and achieve ...
The Diplomat

Why the SDGs Should Be Revised to Meet the Needs of Indigenous Peoples

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals consist of 17 targets that were set in 2015 as successors of the Millennium Development Goals. They represent an ambitious call to action for global ...
World Bank

Closing South Africa's SDGs Gap Requires Improving the Quality and Management of Infrastructure and Strategic Investments

JOHANNESBURG, January 31, 2024 – Closing South Africa’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) gap will require significant infrastructure and related spending, informed by the right objectives and ...