UCD to present at UN HLPF side event on digital governance, stakeholder engagement and the SDGs

Prof Patrick Paul Walsh, Prof Enda Murphy and Dr David Horan of UCD are presenting at the UN High Level Political Form 2018 side event on Digital Governance and Stakeholder Engagement for Sustainable Development on July 18th in New York, alongside International Monetary Fund, UN SDSN and SDSN Youth, UN Library and UN DESA. The event … Continue Reading

Ireland’s Voluntary National Review on SDG Implementation

Ireland’s first Voluntary National Review (VNR) on SDG implementation was approved by government in June this year.  The report will now be presented to the UN High-level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York in July 2018. The VNR considers Ireland’s performance against each of the 17 SDGs and, includes a statistical annex using Eurostat indicators. The … Continue Reading

Historic UCD representation at the UN Oceans Conference June 2017

The High-Level United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (‘Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development’) was convened at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 5 to 9 June 2017. In an interview with Future Earth, Professor Patrick Paul Walsh overviews the conference. … Continue Reading