International Day of Parliamentarism 2023; June 30th.

FORUM: ‘‘Parliaments for the Planet.’’ International Day of Parliamentarism 2023. This year, with time rapidly running out to keep global warming under 1.5 degrees as stipulated in the Paris Agreement, the IPU’s main focus is climate action. That's why, we recently launched the IPU campaign Parliaments for the Planet designed to mobilize parliaments and parliamentarians to act on the climate emergency. The concept of the campaign is simple. Climate action begins at home. Parliaments and parliamentarians must lead by example before preaching to the people. The campaign is made up of two parts:

1. My parliament! Part 1 of the campaign encourages parliaments and those who work in them to reduce carbon footprint and become greener.

2. My planet! Overlapping with Part 1 of the campaign, Part 2 helps parliaments step up action through legislation, budgets and, in particular, scrutiny of government measures to implement the Paris Agreement on climate especially in the lead-up to COP28 in November.

   Follow the conversations with the hashtags: #Parliaments4thePlanet, #Parliamentarians, #30june, #ParliamentarismDay.

EVENTS: on June 30th, At IPU Headquarter in Geneva Switzerland during the observance International Day of Parliamentarism 2023, we will Celebrate the 134th anniversary of the IPU and monitor the progress made towards the SDGs and the Global Goal 13. The IPU believe that climate action begins at home. Parliaments and parliamentarians must lead by example before preaching to the people. Watch the International Day of Parliamentarism and the 134th anniversary of the IPU live from the Senate Chamber in the Parliament of Portugal.

GET INVOLVED!

My parliament, my planet, our future.

International Day of the Tropics 2023; June 27th.

FORUM: '' Urban and Sustainable Food Production in the Tropics.'' International Day of the Tropics 2023.

EVENTS: Join us for the Celebration of the International Day of the Tropics 2023 with a focus on the needs of sustainable food production in an ever-changing environment.

Date and time: Wed, 28 Jun 2023 17:00 - 20:00 +08
Location; James Cook University 149 Sims Drive Singapore, 387380 Singapore

Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (MSME) Day 2023; June 27th.

FORUM: “Galvanizing MSMEs Worldwide by Supporting Women and Youth Entrepreneurship and Resilient Supply Chains.” Micro-, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises Day 2023. This MSMEs day will also focus on supporting resilient supply chains to ensure workers and the environment benefit. Supply chains are a critical component of global trade and commerce, and conflicts, disasters, and pandemics can quickly impact their functioning, increasing costs and making transactions more difficult. Therefore, policymakers and businesses must join forces to ensure economically viable, socially, and environmentally sustainable supply chains. Follow the conversations with the hashtags: #smallbusinesses, #27June, #MSMEday, #MSMEs.

EVENTS: Join the all-day celebrations of the Micro-, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises Day 2023 at the United Nations Headquarters on Tuesday, 27 June 2022, from 09:30-17:30 EST and 15:30-23:30 CEST.

Panel discussion 1: Galvanizing MSMEs Worldwide by Supporting Women and Youth Entrepreneurship and Resilient Supply Chains. Multiple simultaneous shocks and crises have disturbed the global working environment for entrepreneurs and micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). In addition, conflicts, commodity dependence, geopolitical tensions, and pandemics drive social and economic instability, making MSMEs extremely vulnerable to rising inflation and supply chain disruptions. Among the most vulnerable, women- and youth-owned enterprises are often at risk of external shocks. This is when the percentage and overall number of business formations by women and youth are increasing worldwide. However, facing limited access to affordable finance, capacity-building support, partnership networks, and global markets, women and young entrepreneurs need help to overcome the numerous challenges that frequently stifle the growth of their businesses, confining many of them to informality or necessity entrepreneurship. Policies that strengthen capacities and support MSMEs development and entrepreneurship for women and youth need to be at the forefront to address those challenges, lower and remove barriers, and provide an operating environment for women- and youth-owned businesses to grow, thus contributing to the full achievement of SDGs 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 and the "leave no one behind" promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals.

Panel discussions 2: Resilience and Rebuilding: MSMEs for Sustainable Development at the forefront of building back better and stronger from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Climate crisis and Conflicts. Entrepreneurs' adaptability and resilience have aided in responding to economic shocks, increasing the participation of women, youth and other disadvantaged groups part in the local, national and global economy. The event will feature micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, including women and youth-led social start-ups, alongside global leaders to highlight progress, gaps and challenges that MSMEs and entrepreneurs continue to encounter, undermining their contributions to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs. Register to participate , download the programme and watch the livestream on UN Web TV.

MSMEs DAY 2023 - Schedules.
10 A.M. – 10:40 A.M. - Opening Statements.

Moderator: Mr. Ayman El Tarabishy, President & CEO, ICSB

Speakers: 

• H.E. Csaba Kőrösi, President of the General Assembly of the UN (TBC)​
• H.E. Lachezara Stoeva, President of the Economic and Social Council (TBC)
• H.E. Ambassador María del Carmen Squeff, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations
• H.E. Ambassador Matthew Wilson, Permanent Representative and Ambassador of Barbados
• Mr. Gerd Müller, Director-General, UN Industrial Development Organization
• Ms. Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UN Conference on Trade & Development
• Gilbert F. Houngbo, International Labour Organization Director-General
• Ms. Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director, International TradeCentre
• Mr. Li Junhua, under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
• Mr. Winslow Sargeant, Chair of the Board, ICSB

Plenary 1: Global Ecosystem to Support MSMEs.
Organized by: UNIDO | Live Moderation: UNIDO

10:40 A.M. – 11:25 A.M.

​Moderator: Mr. Ralf Bredel, Director and Representative to the United Nations, UNIDO

Speakers:

• H.E. Sithembiso Nyoni, Minister of Women Affairs, Community and Small and Medium Enterprise Development, Zimbabwe
• Mr. Racine Sarr, Founder at Shopmeaway,
• Mr. Jo Kyoo-il, Mayor, Jinju City, Republic of Korea
• Ms. Anne Chappaz, Chief, Institutions and Ecosystems, International Trade Centre
• Mr. Joel Nelson, Cargill, Global Leader, External Innovation
• Ms. Ibtihel Ben Hadj Mbare, General Manager and Founder of Herbalya

Plenary 2: Women – Challenges & Opportunities

11:25 A.M. – 12:10 P.M.

​Moderator: Mr. Amson Sibanda, Chief, National Strategies and Capacity Building Branch, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, DESA and Ms. Virginia Rose Losada WED Global Coordinator, SME Unit, ILO

Speakers: 

• Ms. Lisa Skeete Tatum, Founder and CEO of Landit
• Ms. Obianuju Uzo-Ojinnaka, Founder at Traders of Africa
• Mr. Sandeep Chachra, CEO of ActionAid India
• Mrs. Claudia Mazari Torres, Mayor of Puente de Ixtla, Mexico
• Ms. Franziska Giffey, Former Governing Mayor of Berlin
• Ms. Suyesha Sthapit, Executive Director; Federation of Woman Entrepreneurs' Associations of Nepal (FWEAN)
• Ms. Christine Virtucio, CEO & Founder of Virtucio Designs

Plenary 3: Role of Youth in Supporting MSMEs Achieve the SDGS | (Youth Representatives)

12:10 P.M. – 12:55 P.M.

​Moderator: Mr. Skye Blanks, ICSB COO

​Speakers:

•  ITC Pre-Recorded Ecopreneur Video
• Mr. Muhammad Sarim Raza, Co-founder at Mawesh E- Mandi
• Ms. Francesca Milocco (Project Coordinator of NanoValbruna, Board member of ReGeneration Hub Friuli)
• Mr. Stefano Cercelletta (Contest Coordinator of NanoValbruna, Board member of ReGeneration Hub Friuli)
• Mrs. Laura Segura, Manager of Innovation and Services of the ArgentineIndustrial Union

Plenary 4: Supply Chain Issues and Impact on United Nations SDGS and MSMEs Day

2:00 P.M. – 2:40 P.M.

Moderator: Mr. Winslow Sargeant, Chair ICSB

Speakers: 

• ITC Pre-Recorded Ecopreneur Video
• Mr. Muhammad Sarim Raza, Co-founder at Mawesh E- Mandi
• Ms. Francesca Milocco (Project Coordinator of NanoValbruna, Board member of ReGeneration Hub Friuli)
• Mr. Stefano Cercelletta (Contest Coordinator of NanoValbruna, Board member of ReGeneration Hub Friuli)
• Mrs. Laura Segura, Manager of Innovation and Services of the Argentine Industrial Union

Plenary 5: The Voices of Innovation for MSMES – Global Perspectives

2:40 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.

​Moderator: Ms. Analia Pastran, ICSB Director and Co-Chair of the World Urban Campaign of UN-Habitat

Speakers: 

• H.E. Gloria Guevara, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Tourism of SaudiArabia, Sustainable Tourism Global Center (STGC)
• H.E. Orkhan Mammadov (Chairman of the Management Board), The Small and Medium Business Development Agency (SMBDA) of the Republic of Azerbaijan
• Ms. Vanessa Perry, The George Washington University School ofBusiness Vice Dean for Strategy
• Mr. Kichan Kim, Founder of Humane Entrepreneurship, Professor, Catholic University, S. Korea
• Mr. Stefano Bonini, Associate Professor of Finance. StevensInstitute of Technology
• Ms. Unatha Lutshaba, South African Cultural Observatory-Executive Director
• Ms. Chrystele Sanon, Qwampus Founder, Coach & Teacher

Plenary 6: Emerging Topics in MSMEs: The Future Ahead
4:00 P.M. – 5:15 P.M.

​Moderator: Winslow Sargeant, Chair ICSB

Speakers:

• Mr. Tomas Canosa, Undersecretary of MSME of Argentina
• Mr. Hartmut-Heinrich Meyer Professor of Business Administration and Entrepreneurship at FOM, Germany
• Ms. Vicki Stylianou, Group Executive, Advocacy & Policy - Australia
• Mr. Jeff Alves, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the International Council for Small Business
• Mr. Paolo Licata, President BoD & CEO of CO2NVERT
• Ms. Martina Tomasetig, HR Manager & Co-founder of CO2NVERT(start-up winner of BAITE Innovation Award)
• Ms. Valentina Larini, technology developer of PeroGreen
• Mr. Enrico Montanaro, Co-founder & CEO of Agreen Biosolutions (start-up winner of BAITE Innovation Award)
• Mr. Gerhard Andrey, Member of the National Council of Switzerland
• Rico J. Baldegger, Director and Professor, School of ManagementFribourg
• Mr. Christian Meisel, Professor, Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal University
• Mr. Christoph Winkler, Professor & founding program director of the Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation,Iona University
• Mr. Kyle Lyon, Data Scientist, AI and the Future of MSMEs
• Ms. Jennifer Kirkland, Entrepreneur, Better Access to Healthcare for MSMEs

Closing Remarks

5:30 P.M. – 5:45 P.M.

​Moderator: Mr. Ayman El Tarabishy, President & CEO, ICSB Speakers: ICSB and Youth.

LIVESTREAM:  Galvanizing MSMEs Worldwide by Supporting Women and Youth Entrepreneurship and Resilient Supply Chains

 

(Part 1) Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (MSME) Day 2023

 

 (Part 2) Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (MSME) Day 2023

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2023; June 26th.

FORUM: "Can We end Torture? " International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2023.

Nearly four decades on from the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Torture, there is evidence that it is still taking place in all regions of the world, even though it’s a recognized international crime. Listen to independent human rights experts Claude Heller and Suzanne Jabour – the chairpersons of the United Nations Committee against Torture, and the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture – as they attempt to convince countries to end the practice. Let's strengthen our efforts to prevent all kind of acts of torture. Follow the conversations with the hashtags: #Torture,  #26june, #AgainstTorture, #TorturevictimsDay.

The United Nations has repeatedly acknowledged the important role played by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the fight against torture. In addition to lobbying for the establishment of United Nations instruments and monitoring mechanisms, they have made a valuable contribution to their enforcement. Individual experts, including the Special Rapporteur on torture and the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, and treaty monitoring bodies such as the Committee against Torture rely heavily on information brought to their attention by NGOs and individuals. 

EVENTS: 36th anniversary of the entry in force of the United Nations Convention against torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

On June 26th, the OHCHR, the United Nations Committee against torture, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur on Torture and other degraded treatments invite you join the Panel discussion to mark the 36 anniversary of the convention and the International Day in support for the Victims of torture 2023 will be held at UNHQ in New York and Geneva. 

CAMPAIGN: Together we can ensure life changing services reach torture survivors.

ACTIVITIES: Contribute to help victims of torture and to save more lives; Already 53,000 lives transformed in 2023.

-21,000 survivor whose needs could not be met through project funding.

-53,000 assisted through project today.

GRANTS

List of Grants 2023- UN Torture Fund.

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2023; June 26th.

FORUM: “People first: Stop Stigma and Discrimination, Strengten Prevention.” International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2023. This year’s the United Nations International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking focuses on the need to put people first by ending stigma and discrimination and strengthening prevention. This means stressing rehabilitation, rather than punishment and incarceration for minor drug offences. Over time, the regular or habitual use of drugs becomes a crutch and only adds to the stress. Drugs can also cause other harms, including:

• Cocaine: Highly addictive, cocaine is involved in nearly one in five overdose deaths; its health effects include asthma, bowel decay, and increased risk of HIV.

• Methamphetamine (Meth): Meth causes devastating health effects, and sometimes death, even on the first try. Meth speeds up the body’s systems to dangerous levels. Chronic users experience anxiety, confusion, insomnia, paranoia, aggression, and more.

• Prescription and illicit opioids: Highly addictive, the substances are the top cause of overdose deaths; health effects include confusion, nausea, constipation, coma, and brain damage.

• Marijuana: Even though it is legal in many states, studies link marijuana use to various negative outcomes.

Follow the conversation with the hashtags: #26june, #PutPeoplefirst #WorldDrugDay, #DrugPrevention, #worlddrugreport.

Statement from the United Nations Secretary-General on International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2023, June 26th.

Tens of millions of people suffer from drug-use disorders. Less than one fifth are in treatment. Drug users are doubly victimized: first by the harmful effects of the drugs themselves, and second by the stigma and discrimination they face.

People who use drugs can often face significant barriers to treatment and even health services for infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS and hepatitis. Meanwhile, drug traffickers continue to prey on drug users, rapidly escalating the production of dangerous, highly addictive synthetic drugs.

This year’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking focuses on the need to put people first by ending stigma and discrimination and strengthening prevention. This means stressing rehabilitation, rather than punishment and incarceration for minor drug offences.

It means upholding the human rights of people who use drugs, including by expanding prevention and treatment programmes and health services. It means protecting people and communities alike by ending impunity for drug traffickers profiting from people’s pain.

Above all, it means Governments leading the way. When I was Prime Minister of Portugal, we implemented non-criminal responses to drug possession for personal use, while cracking down on traffickers and re-allocating resources to prevention, treatment and harm-reduction measures.

As a result, drug consumption and associated infectious disease rates plummeted, more drugs were seized by police and customs, and — most importantly — lives were saved. Today, Portugal has one of Europe’s lowest overdose and death rates from drug use. As a global community, let’s continue our work to end drug abuse, illicit trafficking, and the stigma endured by drug users around the world.

António Guterres’

EVENT: The UNODC theme for the 2023 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is “People first: stop stigma and discrimination, strengthen prevention”. On 26 June 2023, at 2:00 pm Vienna time in Board-Room D (VIC), the Chair of the 66th session of the CND will hold an event. Join the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs Special event to commemorate the day and to launch the 2023 UNODC World Drug Report.

OTHER STATEMENTS: Read the Statement from the UNODC Executive Director on International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2023; June 26th.

International Day of the Seafarer 2023; June 25th.

FORUM: “Seafarer, MARPOL and the Marine environment.” International Day of the Seafarer 2023. The campaign this year will look at seafarers' contribution to protecting the marine environment, in line with the World Maritime theme “MARPOL at 50 – Our commitment goes on”. Seafarers spend a great deal of time at sea and are a big part of the solution when it comes to protecting the marine environment. As part of the campaign, we will be asking seafarers to share a picture of the marine environment surrounding them while at sea, and to highlight that the marine environment is worth protecting. Follow the hashtags: #OceansWorthProtecting, #DayOfTheSeafarer, #25june, #MARPOLat50.

EVENTS: A hybrib event to observe the International Day of the Seafarer 2023 will be held at the International Maritime Organization in London, United Kingdom to recognize and celebrate the immense contribution of seafarers to protecting our global marine environment; They truly are at the heart of sustainable ship operations.

STATEMENT: Read the Statement by the IMO Secretary-General on International Day of the Seafarer 2023; June 25th.

International Day of Women in Diplomacy 2023; June 24th.

FORUM: “Women in diplomacy: A force for peace.“ International Day of Women in Diplomacy 2023. Historically, diplomacy has been the preserve of men. Women have played a critical role in diplomacy for centuries, yet their contributions have often been overlooked. It's time to recognize and celebrate the ways in which women are breaking barriers and making a difference in the field of diplomacy. In 2014, 143 countries guaranteed equality between men and women in their constitutions; another 52 countries have yet to make this important commitment. The IDWID inaugural Forum entitled ‘‘Breaking Barriers, Shaping the Future: Women in Diplomacy for Sustainable Development.’’ will feature '4 high-level conversations with distinguished women ambassadors.

• The 1st conversation will Tackle success stories of women ambassadors in a Ted-Like format. As well as the main challenges and obstacles that these experts experience in their diplomatic journey.

• The 2nd conversation: will feature women in diplomacy for sustainable development goals, with special focus on SDG 6 reviewed at the HLPF to be held in July 2023, and in line with the water summit 2023 midterm review. This conversation will be discussing how water impacts peace and multilateralism, and their future vision.

• The 3rd conversation: Breaking Barriers in Diplomacy. This conversation highlights the inclusion of disabled diplomats by showcasing how they overcome the stereotype of physical disabilities. RASIT Female blind scientists will moderate the conversation.

• The 4th Conversation will focus on science diplomacy for peace and sustainable development.

• Follow the conversations with the hashtags: #womendiplomats, #24June, #Diplomacy, #WomeninDiplomacy.

EVENTS: At the UNHQ in New York on June 24th, to observe the International Day of Women in Diplomacy 2023, a high level event co-organized at the United Nations Trusteeship Council chamber by Permanent Missions of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, El Salvador, Eritrea, Grenada, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Republic of Latvia, Republic of Malta, Republic of Malawi, Republic of Maldives, Republic of Kenya, Republic of South Africa, Saint Lucia, and the State of Qatar, in collaboration with the Office of the President of the General Assembly and UN Women will be held. the event will highlight the critical role of diplomacy in decision-making by focusing on the importance of expert and professional women in diplomatic negotiations. The plenary session more specifically will - Address the challenges and obstacles experienced by women in diplomacy, especially by young women, to highlight the most relevant solutions for future leaders. - Zoom in on women in diplomacy and discussing building capacity. - Recognize the interplay and interdependency between science, technology, and diplomacy; - Identify conditions and propose tools to put science, technology, and innovation at the heart of diplomacy. - Showcase the need to integrate understanding of social aspects and cultural dimensions in diplomacy especially with capacity development. Read the 2023 IDWID Concept Note.

In Geneva and Vienna, several panel discussions and workshops will be held. As we celebrate the remarkable contributions of women in diplomacy, we look forward to your participation in meaningful discussions on our common journey forward in the promotion of leadership and advancement of women in decision-making.

United Nations Public Service Day 2023; June 23rd.

FORUM: "Pay tribute to the women and men around the world who are answering the highest call: public service." United Nations Public Service Day 2023.

Public administration - the cornerstone of governments' work-plays an essential and critical role in improving people’s lives. Reinventing public administration is a positive and necessary way forward. Without public administration modernization and transformation to adapt to today’s needs, realizing a better future for all will be impossible. Where capable administrations are lacking, governments are incapacitated; and where governments are incapacitated, sustainable development falls short. Follow the conversations with the hashtags: #UNPSA, #SDGs, #UNPublicServiceAwards, #PublicService, #Publicservants, #23june.

Statement by the United Nations Secretary-General on United Nations Public Service Day 2023. June 23rd.

Today, on United Nations Public Service Day, we pay tribute to the women and men around the world who are answering the highest call: public service.

This year’s celebration arrives at the half-way point towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Public servants and the institutions they support will be increasingly critical as the world accelerates action towards the Sustainable Development Goals, which are badly off track.

Technology must be at the heart of this acceleration. Every day, new technologies emerge that hold the potential to change the way we live and work. When harnessed by an informed, skilled and equipped public service, technology can improve the reach and effectiveness of public services, while driving progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

As we mark this important day, let us celebrate the work of public servants worldwide, and find new ways to apply innovation to our work to shape a better, more sustainable future for all people.

U.N. Secretary-General.

EVENTS:  Celebrating 20 years of Public Service Innovation for Sustainable Development and Inclusion - Marking the 20th anniversary of the UNPSA.

To bolster recognition of the Day and the value of public service, the United Nations established the United Nations Public Service Awards (UNPSA) programme; In 2023,  the United Nations Public Service Awards takes a break. As the UNPSA programme marks its 20th anniversary in 2023 and at the midway point to the year 2030, a comprehensive review of the UNPSA has been undertaken to assess the effectiveness of the programme and make necessary adjustments to better promote and disseminate innovations in the public sector. Today we celebrate the UNSPA and the 20 years of excellence in public service, showcasing global initiatives driving positive change. Let's be creative and achieve the Sustainable Development Goal together!

- 2023 Civil Society Townhall: Solutions for a Sustainable future through enhanced global cooperation.

The 3rd Civil Society Townhall entitled ''Solutions for a Sustainable future through enhanced global cooperation.'' will be held on June 27, 2023 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT) at ECOSOC Chamber, with the support of the Office of the president of the General Assembly, Department of Social and Economic and Social affairs, the United Nations Department of Global Communications  and the Office of the High Comissioner of Human Rights.

Building on the SDG Summit, the Summit of the Future in 2024 will be a key opportunity to reaffirm shared principles and advance practical solutions. As Member States embark on consultations on the scope and topics of the Summit of the Future, hearing questions and ideas from civil society will be important to inform those discussions. The Town Hall will serve as an opportunity for civil society to ask questions and to engage with the President of the General Assembly on issues including, but not limited to: 

• How can we strengthen the international community’s response to complex global shocks?  
• How can we deliver on our responsibilities to future generations yet to be born? How can youth engagement contribute to the discussion?
• How can the international community address the challenges and opportunities posed by rapid technological development, in particular in the area of AI, and ensure a just digital transition?
• How can the international community go beyond GDP as the primary measure of development and progress towards SDGs?
• What are the most important challenges to be addressed by the Summit of the Future? What role do you see for the Summit of the Future in the implementation of sustainability transformation at all levels?

QUIZZ: UNDESA Public Institutions and Digital Government.

This campaign seeks to highlight the value of public service, acknowledge the contributions of public servants, and inspire young individuals to pursue careers in the public sector. As the world faces pressing challenges and with only seven years to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, embracing innovation in the public sector becomes crucial for accelerating progress. The UNPSA rewards and honors the creative achievements and effective contributions of public institutions in enhancing public administration and supporting sustainable development worldwide.