Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is UNESCO’s response to the urgent challenges facing our planet. Education for Sustainable Development empowers people with the knowledge, skills, values, ...

As the MDGs era comes to a conclusion with the end of the year, 2016 ushers in the official launch of the bold and transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by world leaders last ...

On the Ecuador-Peru border the Siekopai people fight to protect the Amazon from the oil industry and other threats – and women are at the forefront of the resistance The girls of my Himalayan valley ...

Building more livable cities is an essential step toward achieving the World Bank mission of ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet. Today, more than half of the world’s ...

Drug development describes the process of developing a new drug that effectively targets a specific weakness in a cell. This process involves specific pre-clinical development and testing, followed by ...

Cells within tissues are continuously exposed to physical forces, including hydrostatic pressure, shear stress and compression and tension forces. The nature of these forces can change in pathologies ...

In an increasingly interconnected and changing world, global issues, such as migration, food security, climate change, and the energy crisis, require a different approach. Development is no longer ...

As the world marks International Women’s Day, this blog series brings together four pieces by IDS graduates. Together, they explore different barriers to women’s equality, grounded in empirical ...

Step into a job that uplifts lives for millions across Asia and the Pacific. Work with us to solve the region’s complex challenges and deliver development solutions that support sustainable, inclusive ...

The 2021/22 HDR revealed a startling reality: for the first time ever, the global HDI declined two years in a row, driven by a new “uncertainty complex,” of which the Covid-19 pandemic is emblematic.

Working with the people of Zambia to build a resilient and diversified economy UNDP works with the Government and people of Zambia to achieve the vision 2030 , the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ...

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) sees education as the key to unlocking progress in all the global development goals. It teaches individuals to make informed decisions and take action, both ...