Trying to tackle our global challenges feels like bringing a water pistol to a wildfire. We set ambitious goals in 2015. But our current progress? It’s not exactly going viral for the right reasons.

The latest World Economic Situation and Prospects report for 2024 paints a sobering picture of the global economic landscape. The world economy continues to face multiple crises, jeopardizing progress ...

On July 24, 2023, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a one-day public workshop to examine challenges and opportunities for a just transition and sustainable ...

It’s your road, and yours alone, others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you. Rumi I recently returned from an official visit to five Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ...

The world is facing interconnected challenges that require substantial support from Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to address them. The World Bank has been instrumental in the growth of the ...

An assessment of the situation indicates that there is cause for concern in the soaring prices of natural mineral and other energy resources and, more recently, of food resources, and also in the ...

What are United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals? The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and ...

Every company and every industry needs a green plan. These efforts are about lowering emissions, shrinking carbon footprints and reducing the environmental impact of operations. But how can this ...