Adopted by United Nations member states in 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development constitutes a comprehensive framework of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets to inspire ...

The SDG global indicator framework suffers from insufficient data, overlap between indicators, and misalignment with local contexts. Future development goals should distinguish between global core ...

Where should you go if you want reliable, detailed data on fragile states, land grabs or trade deals? It’s easy to be a bit nostalgic for work pre-internet, when research could involve exploring the ...

Development moving on an uneven path because State have a very high GDP that might be derived from the exploitation of rich oil reserves but their segments of the population live in poverty and lack ...

The experience from the Millennium Development Goals has shown that well-defined, objectively measurable indicators can help to maintain focus on internationally agreed development goals and targets, ...

Learn what lagging indicators are, how they confirm economic, business, and technical trends, and their role in ...

After obtaining freedom 75 years ago, India battled with poverty, hunger, poor healthcare, and lack of basic facilities for its citizens. Today, when we compare States and Union Territories on various ...

The production of indicators, such as the World Economic Forum’s ranking of economies on competitiveness, is a political process. Reuters/Victor Ruiz Garcia With the turn to evidence-based governance, ...

Eleven media experts from across the Arab region discovered a new way to assess media landscapes last week during an intensive training workshop organized by UNESCO in Amman, Jordan. The three-day ...