By Making It on 23 March, 2013
Stephen Browne surveys the aftermath of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro.
Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged Future of the UN Development System, industrial sustainability, natural capital, private sector, rio+20, Stephen Browne, sustainable development, UNIDO, United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
By Making It on 4 January, 2013
South-South cooperation is a broad framework for collaboration and the exchange of resources, technology, skills and knowledge between countries of the Global South. South-South cooperation can achieve results on the ground, in ways that traditional development assistance may not, because of countries’ geographical proximity, cultural and historical ties, or similar development paths. Countries that have [...]
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By Making It on 30 November, 2012
Reaching beyond written visions, Sustainia is a virtual construction site and community for those building the sustainable future.
Posted in All Posts, Global Forum | Tagged Antoine de Saint Exupéry, arnold schwarzenegger, Azuri Technologies, Connie Hedegaard, Gro Harlem Brundtland, innovation, Monday Morning, R20 – Regions for Climate Action, Rajendra Pachauri, rio+20, solutions, sustainability, sustainable, sustainable development, sustainable future, sustainia, Sustainia100, technologies
By Making It on 10 September, 2012
Post Rio+20, Ipsita Kumar reflects on the need to address the continued gap between the social and the environmental.
Posted in All Posts, Extra! | Tagged Earth Summit, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Ipsita Kumar, knowledge-based institutions, land rights, Rebecca Lefton, rio+20, sustainable development, TERI, UN Women, United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, women, women's empowerment, women's rights, Women’s Major Group
By Making It on 3 September, 2012
Turkey’s Ambassador to the UN, Ertuğrul Apakan, considers the prospects for youth in the Least Developed Countries.
Posted in All Posts, Extra! | Tagged chronic unemployment and underemployment, development, economic growth, global economic growth, International, international community, IPoA, Istanbul, jobs, ldc, LDC-IV, least developed countries, Least Developed Country, Millennium Development Goals, rio+20, Sustainable Development Goals, sustainable growth, Turkey, unemployment, United Nations, youth, youth employment
By Making It on 15 May, 2012
A country feature on Slovenia, with an exclusive interview with His Excellency Danilo Türk, President of the Republic.
Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged Balkan, Danilo Türk, deregulation, Elan, European Union, g20, globalization, Gorenje, green economy, green growth, green industry, innovation, Krka, Litostroj, Ljubljana, Making It, Mokronog, OECD, Pipistrel, Revoz, rio+20, Seaway, Slovenia, UNIDO, Yugoslavia
By Making It on 30 November, 2011
Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of UN Women, explains how to advance the aim of gender equality, and what obstacles prevent women from accessing greater economic opportunities
Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged Africa, Asia, credit, dependency, development, economic empowerment of women, economic opportunities, employment and entrepreneurial activities, FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization, gender equality, gender gaps, gender issue, globalization, goods and services, government, Hilary Clinton, human rights, ILO, International Labour Organization, livelihoods, macroeconomic policies, Making It magazine, McKinsey, Michelle Bachelet, policymaking, poverty, poverty reduction, prevent women, private sector development, rio+20, social and labour market obstacles, social challenges, structural inequalities, UN Global Compact, UN Women, UNIDO, United Nations, United States, World Ecnomic Forum
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