In the context of preparations for the World Summit on Sustainable Development, General Assembly Resolution 56/226 encourages "… global commitment and partnerships, especially between Governments of ...

The Sustainable Development Goals are embedded in the 2030 Agenda, a framework developed by the UN and officially launched during the UN General Assembly on 25 September 2015. The 2030 Agenda sets out ...

This booklet describes the many design principles of green chemistry and engineering in a visually compelling format. Introduction to “Design Principles for Sustainable and Green Chemistry and ...

Sustainable lifestyles, green-tech innovation, and government-led transformation each offer promising routes to make significant progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the ...

Twenty years ago, the United Nations General Assembly declared 6 November of each year the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. Since then, ...

Marina Ader, Project Officer, and William Savard, Project Assistant in UNESCO’s Education for Sustainable Development Division, opened the session with their expertise on the topic. Marina Ader ...

Suggested Citation: "2 Education and Capacity Building." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Operationalizing Sustainable Development to Benefit People and the Planet.

With this year’s annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29) summit set to take place in a little over a month in Azerbaijan, the world’s attention ...

Encouraging development has been on the agenda of the United Nations for decades. Pointing to the United Nations Charter, which expresses the determination to “promote social progress and better ...

Last week, I explored the inspiring journey of Dr. Olusola Ayoola, a technology entrepreneur advancing the frontiers of robotics and artificial intelligence through Robotics and Artificial ...