Making Every Woman and Girl Count: 2017 annual report: Planning phase
The 2017 annual report of the flagship programme initiative, Making Every Woman and Girl Count (MEWGC), provides an overview of the key achievements during the reporting period, including a review of activities and progress in implementing the MEWGC programme at the global, regional, and national levels. It also contains an update on resource mobilization and […]
The 17 United Nations’ sustainable development goals: a status by 2020
The 17 United Nations’ sustainable development goals: a status by 2020 The United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) were adopted in 2015. Following a 2020 status report of the status and development for 102 countries, for which data for all 17 SDGs for the years 2010, 2015 and 2019 were studied. The analyses were […]
Impact of institutional quality on sustainable development: Evidence from developing countries
Efficient environmental resource management is a serious concern for sustainable development in developing countries. This study determines the impact of institutional quality on sustainable development, based on total factor productivity improvements through the environmental regulatory process by way of abatement policies using an augmented endogenous sustainable growth model. Based on panel data covering 66 developing […]
Reimagining Internationalization in Higher Education Through the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for the Betterment of Society
Higher education institutions (HEIs) play a critical role in creating and distributing the knowledge required to tackle the complex global challenges faced by society today. This role is frequently linked with the concept of the internationalization of higher education, but this concept in practice is also subject to criticism. This article argues that integrating the […]
Perceptions of Gender Disparities in Vietnam’s Labor Market
Perceptions of Gender Disparities in Vietnam’s Labor Market In the context of Vietnam’s impressive economic growth over the last two decades, several studies have documented gender disparities, but few have studied the underlying constraints that drive the disparities. The Vietnamese government is working to increase its support to job seekers. To help fill the knowledge […]
Non-Profit Organization Involvement Into the Sustainable Development Goals
Non-Profit Organization Involvement Into the Sustainable Development Goals Non-profits are an essential part of the community, reaching many sustainable development goals (SDG) without naming and promoting them. They can be empowered to do more. Non-profits should make the SDGs a prominent point to demonstrate why clients and consumers should buy or use their services to […]
Equitable, Quality Education for Ethnic Minority Students? A Case of “Positive Deviance” in Vietnam
Equitable, Quality Education for Ethnic Minority Students? A Case of “Positive Deviance” in Vietnam Vietnam has achieved near-universal access to compulsory schooling over the past two decades. However, inequalities between ethnic majority and minority students are stark at post-compulsory levels, where progression is selective based on academic criteria and ability to pay. In this article, […]
The Government Supporting Policy for Sustainable Development of Small and Medium Industrial Enterprises in Vietnam
The Government Supporting Policy for Sustainable Development of Small and Medium Industrial Enterprises in Vietnam In recent years, the issues of sustainable development in general and enterprise’s sustainable development have always been given special attention by government management agency, including small and mediumsize industrial enterprises. The study conducted a survey of 316 industrial SMEs in […]
The Post-Pandemic Challenge: Development of Transnational Education Programme in Vietnam
The Post-Pandemic Challenge: Development of Transnational Education Programme in Vietnam The world is facing a severe pandemic that has made millions of students who are experiencing depression and anxiety with their study abroad search for alternatives. One possible solution lies in transnational education programmes that provide high-quality education for students who would like to receive […]
The Effect of Information Source on Higher Education Students’ Sustainability Knowledge
The Effect of Information Source on Higher Education Students’ Sustainability Knowledge When it comes to what higher education students know about sustainability, where they learn matters. In this study, we explore the extent to which students’ level of sustainability knowledge differed according to where they previously learned about the environment. In an online survey administered […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
