Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Environmental Degradation

Breaking the cycle of poverty and environmental degradation

… LEAN project offers blueprint for achieving the SDGs By Samuel AKAPULE As the global community pushes toward achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), two of the most interlinked yet under-addressed challenges—poverty and environmental degradation—remain persistent. In rural Ghana, particularly in districts such as Kassena-Nankana West in the Upper East Region, this relationship is both stark and urgent. Here, families…

United Nations Zambia Names 24 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Supporters

The United Nations in Zambia has announced 24 Zambian individuals who will help to accelerate efforts towards the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the next two years.The SDGs Supporters, who include two traditional leaders, sporting sensation Barbara Banda, performing and recording artists, a university professor, community members, a female engineer and Persons with Disabilities, were announced at an unveiling ceremony…