Maintaining Inspiration and Motivation to Build a Peaceful and Sustainable World
The International Day of Conscience (5 April) provides another opportunity to focus single-mindedly on the vision and mission of the 51³Ô¹Ï.
Chronicle Conversation: Ambassador William vanden Heuvel, 28 February 2020
Former US Ambassador William vanden Heuvel, Chair Emeritus and founder of the Roosevelt Institute, discusses the legacy of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the 51³Ô¹Ï in the context of the Organization's upcoming 75th Anniversary. Drawing on decades of scholarship and diplomatic experience, Ambassador vanden Heuvel recalls the founding principles and enduring objectives of the 51³Ô¹Ï, and Roosevelt's role in the creation of this indispensable international body.
Improving Water Resource Management to Address the Climate Emergency
Embracing adaptation and mitigation measures through water is a win-win-win proposal. It benefits sustainable water resources management and the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation.
Reducing Single-Use Plastic Pollution: A Unified Approach
Organizations, partnered with the corporate sector and individual citizens at the local level, can significantly reduce plastic pollution around the world.
The Creative Dynamism of the Sahel
Sahel: Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara, an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, examines—indeed celebrates—an important and relatively unfamiliar artistic legacy.
The Problem of Lagging Data for Development—and What to Do About It
The promise of the data revolution has not been oversold, but the investment needed to build robust, validated models tends to be glossed over.
How Wildlife Conservation Can Benefit Sustainable Human Development
The work of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and other major wildlife and biodiversity conventions shows that implementing a global framework for conservation can yield results for human development.
SDG 11 and the Crucible of Sustainable Development Success
One of the most overlooked drivers of sustainable development is local finance, particularly in the context of developing countries and least developed countries (LDCs). When you consider the actual practice or mechanics behind the achievement of sustainable development, it becomes immediately clear that local governance is essential.
Closing the Gender Gap in Science and Technology
When I founded Girls Who Code, it was because I understood that STEM jobs had the power to lift entire families into the middle class and transform our modern-day technologies and economies.
Connecting Innovation and Culture for Cities of Opportunity
Ultimately, the Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum will be an important milestone event in the lead-up to 2030. We intend to establish as its most lasting legacy the opportunity to transform advocates into participants and policy into practice.
Building Urban Development Strategies for a Sustainable Future
Today, we see a great opportunity in the World Urban Forum to refocus priorities and exchange knowledge about innovative practices to advance the sustainable development of cities, not just locally but around the world.
Recognizing and Overcoming Inequity in Education
Education has proven to affect general well-being, productivity, social capital, responsible citizenship and sustainable behaviour.
In the Darkness of War, Learning Gives Us Light
Education is the key to peace and prosperity, and the foundation of equality. Lack of education in many regions of the world is one of today’s greatest travesties and a major contributor to conflict, inequity and poverty.
Championing Education for People, Prosperity, Planet and Peace
Leaving no one behind is not a numbers game, but one that calls for re-evaluating and reimagining what education means and provides. This year’s International Day celebrates precisely how learning can empower people, foster peace, build shared prosperity and protect a fragile planet.
Chronicle Conversation with Inge Auerbacher, 14 January 2020
Inge Auerbacher recounts her experience as a Holocaust survivor, and describes her lifelong mission to educate people about the dangers of intolerance and the importance of love.