Legal notice and independence

Goal Seventeen writes about the United Nations, the European Union and dozens of research bodies. This page sets out, first, that it speaks for none of them, and then the formal information every website owes its readers.

Independence

Goal Seventeen is not part of, funded by or endorsed by the United Nations system, the European Union, any government or any research organisation it describes. The SDG wheel, the UN emblem and the logos of agencies and institutions are not used as its own identity. Where an official name appears, it is there to identify the body being discussed.

Publisher and hosting

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Sources and accuracy

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Rights

The explainers are original texts. Photographs and illustrations are public domain or under free licences, with author, source and licence listed on the photo credits page. Names and marks of organisations remain theirs.

Personal data

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The about page explains the editorial approach and, in its last section, why this domain once belonged to an unrelated 2020 virtual summit.