Social Enterprises: Purpose, Function, and Real-World Examples

Learn how social enterprises blend business with social impact by serving defined social goals, sustainable practices, and ...
webtv.un.org

The Role of Sport in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

August 2016, No. 2 Vol. LIII, Sport Aims for the Goals After 15 years of progress towards the unprecedented Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the world has turned its attention to the successor ...
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A Prehistory of the Millennium Development Goals: Four Decades of Struggle for Development in the United Nations

Peter Jackson is Chief Editor of the Yearbook Unit of the UN Department of Public Information, which annually publishes the Yearbook of the United Nations, the most authoritative reference book on the ...
World Bank

Social Cohesion and Resilience

The world faces an alarming rise in conflict and violence—with more violent conflicts today than at any time in the past three decades, and the largest forced displacement crisis ever recorded. These ...
The Conversation

Ghana’s informal settlements are not all the same – social networks make a difference in community development

Informal settlements in Africa are diverse. Across regions and even in the same city, socioeconomic and physical conditions vary. One thing is common though: upgrading them is a challenge. Among the ...
HelpAge International

Putting ageing at the heart of social development at the Doha World Summit

(opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) Copy From 4–6 November, HelpAge International and the HelpAge global network will be in Doha, Qatar at ...
CounterPunch

Second World Summit for Social Development

Pursuant to General Assembly Resolution 78/261 of 26 February 2024, a “Second World Summit for Social Development” (WSSD2) was launched, to be held in Doha, Qatar on 4 to 6 November 2025[1]. H.E. Mr.