International development can no longer avoid the dynamics of great power politics playing out between the United States and China. China’s significant new investments across the Sustainable ...

The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization was quite clear in the release of its nutrition flagship report earlier this week that it is far off from reaching the organization’s goal of ...

At North Carolina State University, Dr. Seth Murray is Director, Program in International Studies; Dr. Christopher Galik is Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration; Ms. Jessica Bast ...

Learn about the U.N.’s sustainable development goals, including ending poverty and hunger and how small businesses can work toward achieving them.

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 ...

In 2012, world leaders at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro began to discuss a set of universal goals that would meet the environmental, political and economic ...

Astrotourism brings new opportunities to generate sustainable socio-economic development, preserve cultural heritage, and inspire and educate the citizens of the globe. This form of tourism can ...

South-South cooperation (SSC), born out of shared experiences and based on solidarity, positions developing countries to effectively mitigate and adapt to climate disruption, address global health ...

What Are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? In 2015 the United Nations created a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and ...

If you want some signals of where the world is moving, check out the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. In 2015, the U.N. adopted these global goals, which are designed to achieve a ...