International Development

This course aims to give you an introduction to Goal 13, including a deep-dive into the magnitude of the problems caused by climate change, what needs to be done, and what progress has been made to address it. While Goal 13 emphasizes actions at high levels such as national [...]

Goal 9: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure covers a wide range of topics that encompass us. Think about all the clothes, food, and other products that you use, or the highways, airports and other transportation systems, or the infrastructure that delivers the internet to your home. At the same time, [...]

This course aims at introducing you to Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth. In Unit 1, we will take a look at what this goal means, and why the UN views it as an important goal for sustainable development. In Unit 2, we will focus on the targets [...]

This course aims at introducing you to and providing you with a deeper understanding of the Sustainable Development Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy. In Unit 1, we will be gaining a deeper understanding of the rationale as to why the United Nations (UN) views Clean and Affordable Energy [...]

In this course, we provide you with an introduction to the Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation and all its related targets aiming to achieve the goal by the year 2030. We will also learn about how the United Nations, civil society, the private sector and governments [...]

The course will walk you through the content and targets of the Sustainable Development Goals 5: Gender Equality, including information on the background of the goal, explanation of how different UN agencies, governments, and civil societies work to achieve this goal, and an in-depth look into how the Convention [...]

Quality education encompasses a range of issues: from ensuring primary and secondary education, literacy and numeracy for all, to fighting discrimination and other societal issues that prevent people from receiving education, and many more. We take a special focus on girls' and women's rights to education and examine the [...]

In Unit 1, we look at the different factors which contributed to the recognition of Responsible Consumption and Production as a Sustainable Development Goal by the United Nations. Unit 2 focuses on the targets set under Goal 12. Unit 3 is a study of the companies and figures that [...]

This course aims at providing you with a deeper understanding of the reasons why the United Nations chose to focus on Sustainable Cities and Communities as an important goal for sustainable development. In Unit 1, we look at the issues cities around the world are facing. In Unit 2, [...]

What does "inequality" mean? Goal 10 takes a holistic approach to the concept of inequality, which means that it recognizes inequality not just in terms of income but also in many other aspects of life such as unequal access to decent healthcare, quality education, good infrastructure and fairly paid [...]