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Meeting the demand

Development re-imagined By Mahmoud Mohieldin

Achieving the SDGs will require a very different approach than for the MDGs – one that recognises the changing world we now inhabit, the interrelatedness of the goals,  the growing importance of data and new sources of development finance
Breaking the cycle of poverty By Richard Jolly

The MDGs made substantial progress on reducing global poverty and inequality, but left much still to achieve. What lessons can the international community take forward to ensure that the new SDGs and their myriad targets become a reality?
Grassroots solutions By Ela Bhatt

The most powerful tools to fight poverty and inequality often come from the poor and marginalised themselves
Protecting and supporting small, local producers By MAKRO

The Alma MAKRO non-profit project aims to support the work of small, local Spanish producers,  enabling them to stay in business producing authentic products in a traditional way
End of the line for malnutrition? By José Graziano da Silva

The scourge of malnutrition – in all its forms – affects all countries to some degree. With the SDGs we have the chance to eradicate this complex, human-made problem once and for all
Palm oil smallholders: a sustainable development challenge By the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
Gender equality as the means and the end By Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

The SDGs will not be achieved without establishing global equality for women. While governments are making progress, much remains to be done
Investing in health By Matshidiso Moeti

In Africa, achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of healthy lives and wellbeing for all will require a sustained commitment by governments to ensure adequate funding for health services
Prioritising mental health By Jessica Mackenzie

Its inclusion in the Sustainable Development Goals placed mental health firmly on the global agenda. But where will investment be found for this seriously underfunded area?
Displacement and development By Leisha Beardmore

The fate of displaced people and the achievement of the SDGs are closely intertwined. It is vital that those implementing Agenda 2030 address the needs of refugees
Promoting inclusive growth for healthy economies By Gemma Corrigan, Jennifer Blanke

SDG 8 recognises the crucial role that economic growth has played in reducing poverty in recent decades. However, economic growth will only be sustainable in the long term if it is based on equity and inclusivity – the prerequisite for the SDGs’ overarching aim of eradicating extreme poverty
Reducing carbon in investments with low-carbon indices By STOXX

STOXX®, in partnership with CDP, developed a comprehensive Low Carbon index family to help investors decarbonise their portfolios
Building effective institutions By Andrew Rathmell, Arthur Mellors

Strong institutions are considered to be the essential foundation for the SDGs. Why have past attempts at institution-building proven so difficult?
Development and countering violent extremism By Naureen Chowdhury Fink, Rafia Bhulai

How can the post-2015 development agenda work in tandem with another pressing global problem, that of dealing with violent extremism? What can the UN do to ensure that actors working on development and security can mutually benefit from each other’s work?