United Nations, July 12 -- The implementation, follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was front and centre at the United Nations as the third day of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) focussed on the import role that science plays in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Romain Murenzi, Executive Director of the World Academy of Sciences Resource on Thursday shared key findings of the 2019 Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR), which will be launched at the SDG Summit in September.

Reminding participants that an independent group of scientists was mandated to "bring together different perspectives in trends of science to inform the 2030 Agenda and to contribut...