The SDG Stimulus â a High Impact Initiative to deliver financing at scale to rescue the SDGs
19 September 2023 - The global economy is facing multiple shocks that are reversing progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The pandemic, the fallout from the war in Ukraine, rising food and energy prices, and much tighter financial conditions leave many developing countries faced with impossible choices.
UN General Assembly adopts declaration to accelerate SDGs
19 September 2023 - Now is the time for a global plan to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are woefully off-track halfway towards their 2030 deadline, UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres said on Monday in New York.
Responding to cascading global crises, SDG Summit launches new phase of accelerated action on the Sustainable Development Goals
18 September 2023 â Gathering at the SDG Summit on 18 to 19 September, world leaders agreed today to urgently step up their efforts to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), our global roadmap out of crises, by 2030.
âWe all need to step upâ to rescue the SDGâs and fight for a better future: UN chief
16 September 2023 - UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres on Saturday rallied a diverse cross section of civil society actors to use their passionate voices and energetic grassroots networks to âhelp rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fight for the better future every person deserves.â
How geospatial information underpins efforts to achieve the global goals
15 September 2023 - We all recognise the need to change our current global course. Our hard-fought development progress is reversing under the combined impacts of climate-related disasters, economic uncertainties, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governments must seek win-win synergies by tackling climate and sustainable development crises together
13 September 2023 - A groundbreaking report by a group of independent experts released today by the United Nations...
Historic UN conference marks watershed moment to tackle global water crisis and ensure water-secure future
24 March 2023 - The UN 2023 Water Conference in New York culminated today with a breakthrough response...
Youth and indigenous water experts to explore new solutions to the global water crisis
8 March 2023 - Ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference, UN DESA is bringing together youth and indigenous peoples for a dialogue on 9 March...
âThe time has come to do justice for the least developed countries,â says UN chief Guterres
6 March 2023 - âCountries with the least need support the most. And you need it now. You represent one in eight people on earth...
Nearly $600 million of investments pitched to accelerate progress towards the SDGs
2 December 2022 - Senior representatives from governments, the private sector and the international trade and development community...
Leveraging private capital to achieve the global goals
1 December 2022 - Malawi, a beautiful and tranquil country located in Sub-Saharan Africa, is one of the worldâs Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
UN chiefâs Youth Day message: People of all ages need to âjoin forcesâ for a better world
International Youth Day celebrates âthe power of partnerships across generations,â the UN chief said in his message for the day.
Dire state of oceanâs health met with tide of pledges at UN Ocean Conference
The five-day UN Ocean Conference ended today with more than 150 countries collectively agreeing to scale up science-based and innovative actions to address the ocean emergency.
Guterres outlines four recommendations to help us all âSave Our Oceanâ
At the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon on Monday, UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres urged the international community to commit and unite around the protection and preservation of our seas.
Global community âsets sailâ towards 2022 UN Ocean Conference
With only a few weeks remaining until the 2022 UN Ocean Conference kicks off in Lisbon, Portugal, on 27 June, preparations for the event are in full swing. On 17 May, UN Member States gathered at UN Headquarters for a briefing about this pivotal milestone aimed at turning the tide to save our ocean.