Guillaume Lafortune

2 weeks ago | unsdsn.org | Jeffrey D. Sachs |Guillaume Lafortune

This piece originally appeared as Correspondence in Nature. Read the accompanying working paper. The US government has long dragged its feet on implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since these goals were adopted in 2015, 190 of the 193 United Nations member states have put forward Voluntary National Reviews of their SDG programmes. The United States has not.

Sep 21, 2024 | thestar.com.my | Guillaume Lafortune |Jeffrey D. Sachs

ALMOST 80 years after the creation of the United Nations, the Summit of the Future this month represents a timely effort to revitalise UN-based multilateralism to address the shared global challenges of our time. Only 16% of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets are on track to be achieved by 2030. War is raging in many parts of the world, with rising tensions among nuclear powers. The consequences of climate change are increasingly visible.

Sep 20, 2024 | impakter.com | Jeffrey D. Sachs |Guillaume Lafortune

Almost 80 years after the creation of the United Nations, the Summit of the Future this month represents a timely effort to revitalise UN-based multilateralism to address the shared global challenges of our time. Only 16% of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets are on track to be achieved by 2030. War is raging in many parts of the world, with rising tensions among nuclear powers. The consequences of climate change are increasingly visible.

Feb 23, 2024 | unsdglearn.org | Guillaume Lafortune

In this episode, Guillaume Lafortune, Vice President of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), discusses the critical theme of long-term financing for sustainable development and the need for reform in the global financial architecture.

Nov 21, 2023 | popularresistance.org | Jeffrey Sachs |Guillaume Lafortune

Above photo: U.S. Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield raises her hand during the UN Security Council emergency meeting in New York, United States on October 18, 2023. Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images. Though Barbados is a very small country, its peaceful multilateralism gives it a big voice. It’s voting record should be a model for other nations of the world—including larger, more powerful ones.