Written by Maxine Chikumbo, a SustainUS World Bank delegate and a former Clean Energy Leadership Fellow. Development is a complex thing, and defining goals associated with development thus also can be a difficult thing to do. The UN has developed 17 Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”). This blog will first define a…
Written by Bianca Santos, a SustainUS World Bank delegate and a graduate of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary. The 2018 World Bank Spring Meetings have officially begun! The Civil Society Forum kicked off with orientation sessions Tuesday morning, including a session relevant to the…
Written by Bianca Santos, a SustainUS World Bank delegate and a graduate of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary. The first couple thoughts that ran through my head when I stumbled upon the application call for the SustainUS 2018 World Bank Delegation were a mix of…
Hello from the delegation for the 55th United Nations Commission for Social Development! We are a group of young people ranging in age from 17 to 30 who are all committed to sustainable development and thrilled to be here at the UN HQ! After two days of exciting youth conversations…
About one year has passed since the landmark Paris climate accord was signed by over 195 countries. Made to come to a universal conclusion about the need to globally address climate change, the agreement, as a dear friend and fellow attendee of the climate talks in Paris Dyanna would say,…
