World off-track to meet most Sustainable Development Goals
Only 35% of 169 targets are on track or show "adequate progress," according to the U.N.'s new SDGs report.
Related
Regulators confront ‘waterbed effect’ as illicit finance shifts
From cash limits to crypto rules and digital currencies, policymakers are trying to close gaps in payment systems.
E.U. moves to codify science diplomacy as strategic instrument
New European Commission proposal would establish an E.U. framework linking research to diplomatic and other priorities.
Services reshaping least developed economies, but not their prosperity
UNCTAD urges better links in services, industry and exports to turn growth into higher incomes and productivity.
U.N. chief calls out world leaders putting cooperation on 'deathwatch'
His speech also highlighted a record humanitarian crisis, with 120 million people now forcibly displaced worldwide.
Latest
War on Iran tests foundations of international law as conflict widens
Organizations warn the U.S. and Israeli strikes raise questions over the use of force, civilian protections, nuclear safety.
Regulators confront ‘waterbed effect’ as illicit finance shifts
From cash limits to crypto rules and digital currencies, policymakers are trying to close gaps in payment systems.
ISC chief: Science advice is under strain and science must reform itself
The International Science Council president says the gap between scientific and political cultures is a major challenge.
What the U.S. AI showdown reveals about competing governance models
As the Pentagon seeks sovereign authority, the U.N. advances redistribution, dialogue and shared technical baselines.