

The Sustainable Development Goals Must Be Rooted In Reality, Not Rhetoric
​ 2014 was a year of violence, heartbreak, and economic turmoil for much of the world. In my home country of Nigeria, Boko Haram threatens to engulf the northeast and endanger the lives of thousands of Nigerian men, women, and children. In our neighbouring countries, Sierra Leone and Liberia, Ebola has entrenched itself, destroying families and leaving thousands of children as orphans. In Hong Kong, students protested peacefully for a true democracy, even if it came at the co