Global value chains (GVCs) account for almost 50% of global trade today. Over the past 30 years, they have helped poor countries grow faster, lifting many out of poverty. Trade conflict and the lack ...

Standards make everyday life run smoothly. You rarely notice them: the credit card that works in any corner of the world, the Wi-Fi signal that connects a remote village to the cloud, or the vaccine ...

As the MDGs era comes to a conclusion with the end of the year, 2016 ushers in the official launch of the bold and transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by world leaders last ...

Development needs to be economically, socially and environmentally sustainable. The IMF helps countries around the world achieve the SDGs by working with them to develop the foundation for strong, ...

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) sees education as the key to unlocking progress in all the global development goals. It teaches individuals to make informed decisions and take action, both ...

Collaborations between neuroscientists and traditional medical practitioners can strengthen the scientific foundations of traditional medicine and enrich neuroscience with culturally grounded insights ...

Ensuring that future generations of engineers and scientists, especially women and youth, will be able to design solutions for local and global challenges is critical. On this Day, UNESCO raises ...

Plant development is the process by which structures originate and mature as a plant grows. Plants produce new tissues and structures throughout their life from clusters of undifferentiated cells ...

Software engineering is the branch of computer science that deals with the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software applications. Software engineers apply engineering principles and ...