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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Agriculture Biodiversity Children Citizenship and Governance Climate Change Coorporate Accountability Development Disabled Persons Economics and Finance Education Environment Extreme poverty Financing for Development Food Governance Habitat Human Rights Indigenous Peoples Justice Migration Minority Rights Peace and Security Science and Technology Statistics Sustainable Development Water Women Women/gender Equality Youth Financing for Development: Addressing systemic issues Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development Mobilizing international resources for development Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Indigenous women Information and communication technologies Millennium Development Goals Policy advice Research Violence against women Women and health Women and poverty Women and the economy Women and the environment Women in power and decision-making Social Development: Aging Conflict Disabled persons Employment Indigenous issues Information and Communications Technologies Poverty Social policy Technical cooperation Youth Statistics: Civil registration systems Demographic and social surveys Development indicators Environmental Accounts Household Statistics Informal Sector Statistics Methodological publications in statistics National accounting Official statistics, principles and practices Poverty statistics Sustainable Development: Agriculture Atmosphere Biodiversity Capacity-building Climate change Consumption and production patterns Demographics Desertification and Drought Disaster management and vulnerability Education Energy Finance Forests Freshwater Gender equality Health Human settlements Indicators Information for decision-making and participation Integrated decision-making Marine Resources Means of Implementation (Trade, Finance, Technology, Tranfer, etc.) Mining Mountains Oceans and seas Poverty Protecting and managing the natural resources Rural Development Sanitation Science Sustainable Tourism Sustainable development for Africa Sustainable development in a globalizing world Sustainable development of SIDS Technology Waste (solid) Waste Management Peace and Development in Africa: Development in Africa Peace in Africa Conflict Resolution in Africa: Conflicts Resolution NEPAD: Agriculture and Food Security Climate Change and Natural Resource Management Crosscutting issues (Gender and Capacity Development) Human Development
Geographic scope:	International
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	In 2012, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) to mobilize global scientific and technological expertise to promote practical problem solving for sustainable development, including the design and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Following their adoption, we are now committed to supporting the implementation of the SDGs at local, national, and global scales. We aim to accelerate joint learning and help to overcome the compartmentalization of technical and policy work by promoting integrated approaches to the interconnected economic, social, and environmental challenges confronting the world. The SDSN works closely with United Nations agencies, multilateral financing institutions, the private sector, and civil society. The organization and governance of the SDSN aims to enable a large number of leaders from all regions and a diverse backgrounds to participate in the development of the network, while at the same time ensuring effective structures for decision making and accountability. The SDSN Leadership Council acts as the board of the SDSN. A smaller Executive Committee oversees financial, programmatic, and other operational matters. Twelve Thematic Networks involving experts from around the world lead the technical work of the SDSN. Members of the SDSN are part of the SDSN Assembly and can participate in National or Regional SDSNs. A small Academic Advisory Committee works on issues relating to education and curriculum design. The SDSN Secretariat was hosted by Columbia University from 2012 until 2016, at which point SDSN became an independent, 501c3 nonprofit incorporated in the USA. SDSN has staff in Paris and New York.
Year established:	2012
Year of registration:	2013
Organizational structure:	A Leadership Council of nearly 100 global experts determines our overall strategy and vision, which is implemented by a Secretariat based in New York and Paris.
Number and type of members:	As of December 2017 we have nearly 700 members; the majority are universities but we also have several NGOs, research institutes, and government agencies.
Funding structure:	Fundraising campaigns Grants from Governments Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

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