Nikki Theeuwes publishes IISD SDG Knowledge Hub blog on policy coherence and the SDGs in India Implementing the SDGs: Acknowledge Prioritizations, Do Not Neglect Them Story highlights: Leaving No One Behind illustrates that the starting point of sustainable development is social inequality; lessons from Haryana, India, demonstrate this point. The experiences of Haryana show that although SDG policy coherence is…
Interview with Marjanneke Vijge on Utrecht University website Marjanneke Vijge: ‘Are the SDGs succeeding at leaving no one behind?’ The UN’s ambitious Sustainable Development Goals have swept in with the promise to build integrated approaches that “leave no one behind”. But achieving 17 very different goals of supposed equal importance is no easy feat. How are countries dealing with this,…
How does migration fit into the Sustainable Development Goals? Marjanneke Vijge Migration is a key part of our society. With around 750 million migrants across the globe, migration should be incorporated into sustainable development planning, and in particular in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is a key conclusion of a recently published article in The Lancet Planetary Health,…
International SDG Research Symposium: Call for papers now open! Contribute to the INTERNATIONAL SDG RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM, which will be held in Utrecht, 10-11 June 2020. Call for papers is now open! The 2020 INTERNATIONAL SDG RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM is designed to be a premier knowledge stocktaking exercise on the steering effects of ‘governance through goals’. This high-level academic event will bring…
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Does SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities signify a new global norm? In response to growing political concerns about the rise in inequality within and between countries, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015 by the UN and its member states include Goal 10, which appears to be a groundbreaking goal to reduce inequality. For her MSc Thesis at Utrecht University…
Prioritisation of SDGs: National trends, international assistance, and global governance implications How can the process of SDG prioritisation and the relationship between this phenomenon and the assistance provided by United Nations Specialised Agencies, Funds and Programmes be explained? For her MSc thesis at Utrecht University Oana Forestier identified which SDGs are prioritised by nineteen national governments, delved into national prioritisation…
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