The UN-Sustainable Development Goals Going Local: Learning from Localising Human Rights

The UN-Sustainable Development Goals Going Local: Learning from Localising Human Rights In 2015 the United Nations declared an ambitious programme, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With similar aspirations to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, the SDGs claim is to make a difference in terms of justice and sustainability on a global scale. […]

Application and Exploration of Artificial Intelligence and Edge Computing in Long – Distance Education on Mobile Network

Application and Exploration of Artificial Intelligence and Edge Computing in Long – Distance Education on Mobile Network In response to the demand for high-quality electronic information talents in the mobile network industry, in the situation of artificial intelligence (AI) to promote technological innovation, this paper conducts an overall design in the target system, curriculum system, […]

Global Humanitarian Overview 2021

Global Humanitarian Overview 2021 COVID-19 has triggered the deepest global recession since the 1930s. Extreme poverty has risen for the first time in 22 years, and unemployment has increased dramatically. Women and young people aged 15 – 29 working in the informal sector are being hit the hardest. School closures have affected 91 percent of students […]

Enhancing SME Participation in Global Value Chains: Determinants, Challenges, and Policy Recommendations

Enhancing SME Participation in Global Value Chains: Determinants, Challenges, and Policy Recommendations Achieving inclusive economic growth is one of the most pressing issues on the policy agenda for the 21st century. Promoting the development and internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is vital, given their economic prominence in many countries, and can increase productivity and […]

Sustainable Development Report 2019

Sustainable Development Report 2019 The Sustainable Development Report 2019 generates seven major findings: High-level political commitment to the SDGs is falling short of historic promises In September 2019, heads-of-states and governments will convene for the first time in person at the UN in New York to review progress on their promises made four years after […]

The Impact of Microfinance on Poverty and Income Inequality in Developing Countries

The Impact of Microfinance on Poverty and Income Inequality in Developing Countries Economic growth in developing countries provides an opportunity to accelerate progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially on a slight decline in inequality. However, in reality, the number of people living in extreme poverty remains unacceptably high. Utilising the experiences of […]

Envisioning the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Through the Lens of Energy sustainability (SDG 7) in the Post-COVID-19 World

Envisioning the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Through the Lens of Energy sustainability (SDG 7) in the Post-COVID-19 World The United Nations (UN) have formulated seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and thus, humans were trying to traverse the sustainable path. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic has emerged and forced out the ephemeral conventional approaches. Thus, the […]

How can Developing countries Achieve Sustainable Development: Implications from the Inclusive Wealth Index of ASEAN Countries

How can Developing countries Achieve Sustainable Development: Implications from the Inclusive Wealth Index of ASEAN Countries Since 2015, when the United Nations (UN) established the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the period 2015–2030, global attention has turned to sustainable development. However, few studies have focused on how countries can achieve sustainable development using comprehensive perspectives […]

Greater Mekong Subregion Health Cooperation Strategy 2019–2023

Greater Mekong Subregion Health Cooperation Strategy 2019–2023 Regional health cooperation is a priority under the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Cooperation Program. Efforts to enhance regional cooperation and integration, while fundamental to economic growth in the subregion, expose GMS countries to an evolving layer of health challenges. Increased mobility and trade, including trade in agricultural […]

How do technological changes in formal education shape the social roles of teachers who are mothers?

How do technological changes in formal education shape the social roles of teachers who are mothers? The teaching profession has become more demanding as a result of technology integration in teaching-learning assessment processes. These changes are particularly challenging for teachers-mothers. This study aimed at understanding how technological changes that are integrated in the teaching profession […]

World Development Report 2021: Data For Better lives

World Development Report 2021: Data For Better lives Today’s unprecedented growth of data and their ubiquity in our lives are signs that the data revolution is transforming the world. And yet much of the value of data remains untapped. Data collected for one purpose have the potential to generate economic and social value in applications far beyond those originally anticipated. But many barriers stand in […]

Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2020 – Reversals of Fortune

Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2020 – Reversals of Fortune INTRODUCTION The Poverty and Shared Prosperity series provides a global audience with the latest and most accurate estimates on trends in global poverty and shared prosperity. For more than two decades, extreme poverty was steadily declining. Now, for the first time in a generation, the quest […]

Global Economics Prospects

Global Economics Prospects Although the global economy is emerging from the collapse triggered by the pandemic, the recovery is projected to be subdued. Global economic output is expected to expand 4 percent in 2021 but still remain more than 5 percent below its pre-pandemic trend. Moreover, there is a material risk that setbacks in containing […]

Mind the Gap: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities for Social Enterprise in Vietnam

Mind the Gap: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities for Social Enterprise in Vietnam Social enterprise is a maturing area of activity within the development sector, and in Vietnam the sector has expanded significantly over the last thirty years, providing social services to communities and individuals experiencing socio-economic exclusion. Initially growing in a legislative vacuum, social […]