State of the world's nursing 2025
<p>Central to the achievement of the Agenda for Sustainable Development is an adequate, equitably distributed and fully supported health workforce. Nurses are the largest occupational group and represent
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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State of the World’s Forests 2016: forests and agriculture- land-use challenges and opportunities
<p>While agriculture remains the most significant driver of global deforestation, there is an urgent need to promote more positive interactions between agriculture and forestry to build sustainable agricultural systems and improve food security says this flagship report of the FAO released at 23d Session of the FAO Committee on Forestry (COFO).</p>
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Green finance for Developing Countries: needs, concerns and innovations
Developing countries such as Kenya, Bangladesh and Jordan are leading the world on green finance, which is essential to meet the world's sustainable development aspirations, according to a new report from
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Development co-operation report 2016: the Sustainable Development Goals as business opportunities
The face of development has changed, with diverse stakeholders involved – and implicated – in what are more and more seen as global and interlinked concerns. At the same time, there is an urgent need to
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Getting to zero: a poverty, environment and climate call to action for the Sustainable Development Goals
New report urges structural reforms to end extreme poverty and tackle climate change and the loss of environmental assets during the next 15 years. The Poverty Environment Partnership (PEP) is launching
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Global Sustainable Development Report 2016
Understanding of the scientific basis for action will be needed to achieve the ambitious and transformative goals of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, according to a new report issued by the United
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Global Sustainable Development Report 2016
Understanding of the scientific basis for action will be needed to achieve the ambitious and transformative goals of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, according to a new report issued by the United
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Strengthening the linkages between air pollution and the Sustainable Development Goals
This policy brief analyzes the position of air pollution in the SDGs, and makes recommendations for how air pollution could be better integrated into SDG implementation. The SDGs, with 17 goals, 169 targets,
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Local area development: a low carbon approach
The paper intends to inform legislators across India about the potentials and pathways for using low carbon means for local area development and encourages them to take action. It aims to guide legislators
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Characterization of the agricultural drought prone areas on a global scale
Drought is one of the main causes of food insecurity. In 2011, the horn of Africa has faced the worst drought in 60 years. An estimated 12.4 million people suffered from a massive food shortage. To mitigate
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Multidimensional poverty in Pakistan
Pakistan’s first ever official report on multidimensional poverty was launched by the Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform. According to the report, nearly 39 percent of Pakistanis live in multidimensional