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Check out this amazing tool: did you know countries regularly give each other advice on how to improve performance on #humanrights? They do. Here's a database of all the recommendations they've given each other, accepted, or not, organized by the #SDGs. upr.humanrights.dk

Can you picture a world without forests? 🏜️ Neither can we! The #UNForests Forum works to protect and restore the world's 🌲🌳🌴🌿 for the current and future generations! #UNFF13 session kicks off at the UN next week. See details: bit.ly/UNForest

New York City leads the world on with the first-ever "Voluntary Local Review" of progress on the #SDGs. (Countries do "Voluntary National Reviews.") A great example, from the city where it all started. sdg.iisd.org/news/new-york-… #SDG11

Want to learn - & teach others - the popular song "We Love the SDGs"? We've got a new "karaoke" version, plus lyrics, music videos (also in Chinese & Japanese), sheet music, even a study guide. The video has 32,000 views and still growing! 17goals.org/learning-we-lo… #SDGs #songs

When considering partnerships, don’t forget about the people who control the tax policies and budgets. For our students to have any hope of effecting large-scale change, they need to understand the mechanisms of government and power. #TeachSDGs #GlobalEdChat

Would you like to take over the #SDG14 Twitter account and website, and develop it further as a channel for news on ocean sustainability? We're looking for new management. Interested? Send us a message with an email address, and let's talk. sdg14.net

Few spots available for #CYC 'Championing Sustainability' @greencamp_bali, July 17-21! Apply before Apr 30 to learn from our #youthleaders about #SDGs and using #systemsthinking tools to tackle global issues for a sustainable future. bit.ly/2IEP1qx #youthleadership #camp

Accelerator is now included on UN ESCAP's "SDG Helpdesk" website as a recommended toolbox to support implementation of the #SDGs - thanks to the great work of my colleagues at @SystainabilityA who have spread them throughout E Asia sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/toolboxes

Creative Japanese NGO uses "posters with a few extra words" to promote the #SDGs - maybe an idea that can spread to other countries? Read the article, via our partners Japan for Sustainability: 17goals.org/posters-with-a… @japanfs

Freedom of Information: Did you know the concept was invented in Sweden & Finland, over 250 years ago? That any citizen can request to look at any Swedish government document, at any time? Ever heard of Anders Chydenius? alanatkisson.com/2018/04/18/chy… #SDG16 #history #transparency

WHO and @UNICEF today issued new ten-step guidance to increase support for #breastfeeding in health facilities that provide maternity and newborn services bit.ly/2EDYR9H

Don't miss this amazing @guardian web gallery of underwater photography. Sample: This party of sperm whales is a tiny fraction of the hundreds (or thousands) that gather. Why? There is so much we do not know about the #ocean. #SDG14 theguardian.com/environment/ga…

“Design has yet to become a keystone in solving the world’s most pressing challenges. But I believe its time has come.” #SustainableDesign #SocialImpact #SDGs fortune.com/2018/03/07/des…

Did you know librarians "lobbied hard" for the #SDGs? Now, they are offering to be a key resource, helping us to navigate through the knowledge and learning we need to implement them. devex.com/news/do-librar…

Take a deep dive into Ocean+Data, a new UNEP-WCM library of 183 marine data resources. Fantastic new resource to support the creation of a #sustainableblueeconomy - data.oceanplus.org/ecosystem-asse… #SDG14 #Oceans

Great new tool for monitoring progress towards the #SDGs! Indicators, data, charts. Easy to use, easy to understand. Check out the new SDG Tracker from @OurWorldInData. Clicking on each goal opens up a set of graphs, explanations, and sources. sdg-tracker.org

Happy World Water Day! Here's a great explainer on why Goal 6 - "Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all" - is so crucial, from @IISD_SDGs: iisd.org/blog/ensuring-… … #SDGs #SDG6 #worldwaterday Pic from our slides: 17goals.org/17goals-basic-…

Highly recommended: report highlighting and detailing the essential dimension of gender throughout the #SDGs. Gaps are huge. Action to advance women & girls provides extraordinary benefits that multiply through societies. Read, and act: unwomen.org/en/digital-lib… #SDG5

"Localizing the SDGs" means making them real, and useful, at the city or regional level. Here are four cities that are leading the way. iisd.org/blog/four-ways… #SDGs #SDG11 #sustainablecities