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Autism and SDGs

THE 2024 observance of World Autism Day is aligned with the implementation status and progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition representing human evolution and neurodiversity…

Democratising SDGs

GEOPOLITICS and structural imbalances are adding to the global mix of crises, necessitating urgency in action to meet the Sustainable Development Goals. The SDGs, adopted in 2015, are a set…

SDG 16 & financial crimes: challenges

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels— Sustainable Development Goal 16, United Nations…

Championing SDGs

PAKISTAN is one of the countries which adopted the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 — also called ‘global goals’ — in order to attain lasting development, peace,…

Data revolution for SDGs

Last month, I attended two workshops organized by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on user-producer dialogue to sense data needs and calibrate with statistical products – a commendable step…

SDGs and the Triple C crisis

Sustainable development is a concept that aims to meet the economic, social, and environmental needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.…

From MDGs to SDGs

There has been a contested debate over the viability and consistency of policies adopted and actions taken by developing countries to attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). At the end…