As the G20 Summit in Hamburg wraps up to considerable media attention, I would like to spend some time reflecting on the other intergovernmental meeting currently under way, namely the 41st session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (the body tasked with overseeing the implementation of the World Heritage Convention and managing the World HeritageContinue reading "On the 41st session of the WHC"
Interview for #Faces4Change
A few months ago I was interviewed by UN Environment Cities and Lifestyles as part of their #Faces4Change Project, aimed at showcasing stories of young professionals integrating the #SDGs into their work and daily lifestyle. The result is an informal chat that you can now read here, in the campaign's website, together with anecdotes from otherContinue reading "Interview for #Faces4Change"
New CTEI Working Paper on trade and climate change
A study I recently co-authored (with Rana Elkahwagy and Vandana Gyanchandani) for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development is now out as a Working Paper of the Centre for Trade and Economic Integration (CTEI) of the Graduate Institute of Geneva. It was prepared under the supervision of Prof. Joost Pauwelyn and Prof. Anne Saab asContinue reading "New CTEI Working Paper on trade and climate change"
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"
Can the 2030 Agenda change the norm?
Today, the prestigious Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation published my new piece on the role that the Sustainable Development Goals can play in changing the normative work of the United Nations to make it fit for the purpose of implementing the 2030 Agenda. I am honored to be featured by an organization which seeks to uphold theContinue reading "Can the 2030 Agenda change the norm?"
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"
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