More people are living better now than they were just 10 years ago. Four years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, we know that many Governments are putting the SDGs at the centre of their development plans and are aligning their policies and institutions behind the Goals.

What if there was a tool that could help countries avoid war and heal post-conflict, help communities work more closely together and help people have better interpersonal relationships, care more about their environment and be better global citizens?  This tool already exists – it's called Emotional Intelligence (EI or EQ). There are many definitions of Emotional Intelligence, but broadly EI is the ability to identify, use, understand, and manage emotions in an effective and positive way.

9 May 2019 - The impact of the Silk Way regional collaboration on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals was discussed by the students of Al Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU).

In this interview we learn about the benefits of meditation and mindfulness in government affairs and policymaking. 

The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) is pleased to invite you to the panel discussion entitled The United Nations at 75: South-South Cooperation and the UN Development System, to take place on Thursday, 25 April 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at United Nations Headquarters.

Making planet Earth more sustainable is possible, as an interactive community event at Southern Illinois University Carbondale demonstrated. The 28 February event, Exploring the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, was a chance for people to learn more about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals through fun, hands-on activities.

24 January 2019 - Education transforms lives, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterressaid, recounting his personal story of teaching in the slums of Lisbon where he saw first-hand that education is an engine for poverty eradication and a force for peace.

The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), as part of its outreach efforts about the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, shares this story submitted by the University of Malaya, a UNAI member institution located in Malaysia, on an initiative in line with the UNAI principle on sustainability.

The importance of academia for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is crucial, as shown by the activities and initiatives undertaken by member institutions of the United Nations Nations Academic Impact (UNAI).

22 December 2017 – The total number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen has crossed one million, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported today, urging greater efforts to tackle the outbreak and deal with the deteriorating health situation in the war-torn nation.