Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Opinion: Third FfD Conference Fails to Finance Development – Part One

By Bhumika Muchhala
The third Financing for Development (FfD) conference in Addis Ababa concluded last Thursday, July 16, in bad faith as developed countries rejected a proposal for a global tax body and dismissed developing countries’ compromise proposal to strengthen the existing U.N. committee of tax experts.

Opinion: Strengthen Tax Cooperation to End Hunger and Poverty Quickly

By Jomo Kwame Sundaram
By the end of this year, the 15-year time frame for the Millennium Development Goals will end, with good progress on several indicators, but limited achievements on others.

IPS Reporter Wins Dag Hammarskjöld Fellowship

By Roger Hamilton-Martin
IPS journalist Fabíola Ortiz is the winner of one of four prestigious Dag Hammarskjöld fellowships to cover the United Nations in fall 2015.

Latin America Has Beaten Down, but not Beaten, HIV/AIDS

By Álvaro Queiruga
The countries of Latin America have partially met the Millennium Development Goal referring to the fight against HIV/AIDS, according to the UNAIDS report on the global epidemic released Tuesday.

Sixty-Five More Years Until Electricity for All in Africa – Report

By a Global Information Network correspondent
Sub-Saharan Africa is still far behind in its ability to generate electricity, hampering growth and frustrating its ambitions to catch up with the rest of the world.

Latin America Has Uneven Record on Environmental Sustainability

By Diego Arguedas Ortiz
Millions of Latin Americans have better access to clean water and decent housing than 25 years ago. But the region still faces serious environmental challenges, such as deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions - a legacy of the model of development followed in the 20th century.

New Malaria Strategy Would Double Current Funding

By Kitty Stapp
Although malaria is both preventable and curable, it still killed an estimated 584,000 people in 2013, the majority of them African children.

Opinion: FfD Must Deliver for Least Developed Countries

By Gyan Chandra Acharya
Three years ago the United Nations initiated a conversation on a successor to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and how the global community can lay foundations for an ambitious endeavour to eradicate extreme poverty, protect the planet, reduce vulnerability to shocks and ultimately raise the dignity of all humanity.

Water and Sanitation Urged as Focal Points at Addis Ababa

By Roger Hamilton-Martin
Ahead of the all-important International Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa, a top water charity has called upon world leaders to prioritise programmes for water, sanitation and good hygiene, so that no one is left behind.

Opinion: From New York to Addis Ababa, Financing for Development on Life-Support – Part Two

By Bhumika Muchhala
The key priorities of the Group of 77 developing countries (G77) remain somewhat aligned around a set of issues that have been present from the beginning of the FfD negotiations in New York.

Science and Technology a Game Changer for Post-2015 Development Agenda

By Thalif Deen
A group of international scientists, designated as advisers to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, has conveyed a significantly timely message to him: science, technology and innovation (STI) can be "the game changer" for the U.N.’s future development efforts.

Opinion: From New York to Addis Ababa, Financing for Development on Life Support – Part One

By Bhumika Muchhala
Lack of ambition and consensus in the New York negotiations begs the question of whether governments in Addis Ababa will salvage or further dilute the outcome of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development from July 13-16.

Q&A: “If We Don’t Close the Poverty Gap, the 21st Century Will End in Extreme Violence”

By Nora Happel
Implementation of the ambitious post-2015 development agenda which will be adopted in September 2015 at the United Nations depends to a large extent on funding.

Civil Society has Vital Role to Play in Post-2015 Development Agenda

By Nora Happel
“The action of the private sector can make or break the post-2015 development agenda,” Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, said in his opening remarks at a side event hosted in the context of a high-level political forum at the U.N. on Tuesday.

Opinion: Scale Up Innovative Financing for Development

By Jomo Kwame Sundaram
More than four decades ago, the richer members of the international community committed to deliver at least 0.7 percent of their respective national incomes as official development assistance.

Opinion: Unlocking the Potential of Mali’s Young Women and Men

By Jean-Luc Stalon
The recent peace agreements in Mali offer grounds for optimism. It’s now time to capitalise on the accord to accelerate recovery, reconciliation and development. An important part of that process will entail placing the country’s youth at the center of the country’s agenda for peace and prosperity.

Opinion: SDGs, FfD and Every Single Dollar in the World

By Paul Ladd and Pedro Conceição
Ethiopia will host an important meeting on Financing for Development (FfD) Conference next week. One of the most-asked questions is:  How much will it cost us to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

Despite Scepticism, U.N. Hails Its Anti-Poverty Programme

By Thalif Deen
The United Nations, which launched one of its most ambitious anti-poverty development programmes back in 2000, has hailed it as a riveting success story – despite shortcomings.

Opinion: Religion and the SDGs – The ‘New Normal’ and Calls for Action

By Azza Karam
In 2007, an op-ed in the International Herald Tribune argued that you “gotta have faith in the U.N”.

Toilets with Piped Music for Rich, Open Defecation on Rail Tracks for Poor

By Thalif Deen
As most developing nations fall short of meeting their goals on sanitation, the world’s poorest countries have been lagging far behind, according to a new U.N. report released here.

Helping People with Disabilities Become Agents of Change

By Nora Happel
Participation, political and economic empowerment, inclusion, accessible technology and infrastructure as well as indicators for meaningful implementation are among the key issues persons with disabilities want to see reflected in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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