In addition to pursuing job creation and economic development goals, it has become increasingly common for state and local governments to tie their incentives to a wide range of social goals. While ...

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 ...

Sustainable Development Goal 17 is about revitalizing the global partnership, including increased financing, for sustainable development. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is universal and ...

What Are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? In 2015 the United Nations created a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and ...

By Caroline FredricksonThirty years ago, 186 countries met in Copenhagen for the first Social Summit for Social Development. The gathering was the largest meeting of world leaders ever at the time. By ...

Cristina D'Alessandro is currently an officer at the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, mentioned in the article, but in a different field to the one covered in the text: she deals ...

The Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded a pivotal meeting last week, approving recommendations for the country's 15th ...

Imagine the world in 2030, fully inclusive of persons with disabilities! During the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20, Member States agreed to launch a process to ...