On 1 January 2016, the world officially began implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development—the transformative plan of action based on 17 Sustainable Development Goals—to address urgent global challenges over the next 15 years.

This report explores young people's participation in economic, political and community life around the world.

Seventieth session, agenda item 17 Information and communications technologies for development The General Assembly adopts the following outcome document of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society at its seventieth session: Outcome document of the high-level meeting...

The Paris agreement, which will come into effect in 2020, requires all countries, rather than just the wealthy ones, to tackle the issue of climate change.

Fertility patterns in the world have changed dramatically over the last few decades. Global fertility has reached unprecedented low levels, yet stark differences persist in childbearing patterns across countries and regions. The population and development implications of these diverse fertility patterns are directly relevant for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and...