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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Global goal of ending extreme poverty will hinge on fresh thinking, says study
As world leaders prepare to formally adopt a roadmap to a fairer and safer world, there is growing concern that the drive to end extreme poverty and inequality will fail without major changes to the way
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Germany must cut waste to set global example for sustainable development
Instead of going to the pub in the evening, German student Christian Klinge puts on his old sneakers and sets off to forage through bins behind supermarkets and restaurants in Berlin to find food that
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From ambition to execution: policies in support of Sustainable Development Goals
This paper examines selected policy issues of importance for achieving individual SDGs, drawing on recent analytical work conducted at the IMF. The topics examined include: how to achieve sustained economic
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Inequality and the end of extreme poverty
Fifteen years after the launch of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and a decade after G7 leaders gathered in Gleneagles to promise to ‘make poverty history’, the end of extreme poverty is within
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Projecting progress: reaching the SDGs by 2030
Without increased effort, none of the 17 proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be met, according to a report by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). However, if countries emulate the
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SAARC Development Goals: India country report 2015
The SAARC Development Goals consisting of 22 goals & 67 indicators representing the status of social development in the country.The present report gives the statistical appraisal of the achievements made
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PM wins top UN environmental prize for policy leadership
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been named one of the winners of the United Nations’ highest environmental accolade for taking steps to address climate change. The premier will accept the prize, the
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U.S. One Of Nations Least Likely To Meet New U.N. Poverty Goals
The United States ranks among the world's nations least likely to achieve the set of global goals aimed at ending poverty and combating climate change that are due to be adopted this month by the United
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Africa: Plates From Fallen Leaves, Bricks From Plastic Waste and Sight Saving Mobile APPs- Green Innovation Highlighted At 2015 Seed Awards
Nairobi — 2015 SEED Awards Honour African and Women-Led Enterprises As the world gears up to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) later this month, 27 trailblazing eco-enterprises are recognized
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Sustainable Development Goals: are the rich countries ready?
The world's first comprehensive stocktaking shows that most industrialized nations are a long way from serving as role models for sustainable development. Most industrialized countries in the OECD are