However, policies and programmes are still confronted with a major challenge: the lack of targeted data and indicators quantifying the relationships and contributions, which has resulted in culture being deprioritized in international development programmes and national development strategies.

UNESCO: Culture for Development Indicators

New global sustainable development goals with new indicators and targets are needed to promote planetary stewardship, which are applied to all levels of governance.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN BRASILIA

The complaints are regarded as indicators of a larger problem because many passengers may not realize they can file complaints with the Transportation Department, which regulates airlines.

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In fact, Ned Davis Research was out with a note Thursday saying that some of the recent indicators suggest a GDP rate closer to 2.1%, which is a far cry from the current rate of 2.7%.

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