Outstanding quotes from SPIEF 2021: Forum participants on standards of living and development of cities and regions

UN Women’s new flagship report, provides a comprehensive and authoritative assessment of progress, gaps and challenges in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from a gender perspective. The report monitors global and regional trends in achieving the SDGs based on available data, and provides practical guidance for the implementation of the appropriate social and economic policies.

The UNCTAD study analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on investments in the UN Sustainable Development Goals by goals, objectives and sectors.

Russian Public Opinion Research Center (RPORC) and National Energy Security Fund (NESF) experts presented an analytical report, which reflects the attitude of Russians to environmental and climate problems after self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This issue of Open to the World, a special edition produced by the Russian Convention Bureau (RCB), describes recent trends in sustainable territorial development, enumerates actions to be done in order to preserve the environment, and tells the readers about ecological projects and green technologies in Russia. Also, in this publication the Russian Convention Bureau introduces regional passports, a new product that it has developed, and presents a summary of the passport of Kamchatka Territory as an example.