A few days ago, I joined the 23rd Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bonn. This was the shortest trip among my three COP participations, but on 9 November I had the opportunity to moderate a great side-event co-hosted by SDSN Youth on how public and private actors canContinue reading “Field Dispatch from COP23”
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New Policy Brief from SDSN Youth
I am happy to announce the publication of a new joint Policy Brief by UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network – Youth and The Social Investment Consultancy on “Supporting youth-led innovation to achieve the SDGs”, which I co-authored. The Brief, presented on 17 July 2017 at the United Nations‘ High-level Political Forum in New York, outlinesContinue reading “New Policy Brief from SDSN Youth”
SDSN Youth launches Youth Solutions Report
This article is adapted from the preface of first edition of the Youth Solutions Report. It was also published in SDSN Youth’s blog. Dario Piselli is the Project Leader for Solutions Initiatives of SDSN Youth and the editor-in-chief of the Youth Solutions Report. On 31 January 2017, SDSN Youth, the global youth division of theContinue reading “SDSN Youth launches Youth Solutions Report”
Youth, the SDGs and the Food Sustainability Index
On December 1, I was honored to be invited to take part in the 7th International Forum on Food and Nutrition, hosted by the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition (BFCN) at Università Bocconi in Milan, Italy. There, I had the opportunity to join Peter Bakker (CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development), Hilal ElverContinue reading “Youth, the SDGs and the Food Sustainability Index”
SDSN Youth at UNGA71
As the Leadership Council Meeting of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network gets underway in New York City on the eve of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, I am particularly proud of the ever increasing role played by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network – Youth (SDSN Youth) in mobilizing action from allContinue reading “SDSN Youth at UNGA71”
Youth Solutions Report: celebrating and showcasing youth-led Solutions for the SDGs
When ‘Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development‘ was agreed at the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015, there was widespread agreement on the fact that the international community’s progress towards a sustainable future should be a matter of utmost importance for all inhabitants of this planet, butContinue reading “Youth Solutions Report: celebrating and showcasing youth-led Solutions for the SDGs”