Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can only be realized with a strong commitment to global partnership and cooperation.
While official development assistance from developed countries increased by 66 percent between 2000 and 2014, humanitarian crises brought on by conflict or natural disasters continue to demand financial resources and aid. Many countries also require Official Development Assistance to encourage growth and trade. The world today is more interconnected than ever before.
Improving access to technology and knowledge is an important way to share ideas and foster innovation. United Nations 2015: Time for Global Action. UNFPA & the Sustainable Development Goals. Goal 1.
End poverty in all its forms everywhere One in five people in developing countries live on less than $1.25 a day. Millions of others live on only slightly more, and are at risk of slipping back into extreme poverty. Sustainable development goals - United Nations. Transformation at the UN Sustainable Development Summit. Report by Katsuhiko Mori.
Katsuhiko Mori is professor of the Department of Politics and International Relations at the International Christian University, Tokyo. He previously studied and worked at the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management, Japan International Cooperation Agency, International University of Japan, and Yokohama City University. Mori received his Ph.D. in political science from Carleton University, Canada, where he was a visiting associate professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. The 70th anniversary of the United Nations is an opportunity to transform our world.
The UN Sustainable Development Summit, which adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was held in New York September 25-27 and Katsuhiko Mori (International Christian University) and Nicole Fassina (Balsillie School of International Affairs/Wilfrid Laurier University) attended as ACUNS representatives. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Addressing Unfinished Agenda and Strengthening Sustainable Development and Partnership.