Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the opening of the general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 78th session.

‘Reform or rupture’ says Guterres, calling for multilateralism to be remade for the 21st century

22 September 2023 - Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday warned the world is “becoming unhinged” and underscored...

 
Opening of the High Level Dialogue on Financing for development

With trillions needed to achieve Sustainable Development Goals, world leaders gather to set out bold solutions to urgently scale up investments

20 September 2023 - Recognizing the urgency of delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, world leaders gathered at the UN High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development in New York today to present innovative and practical solutions to unlock better financing and tackle the great finance divide that has emerged between developed and developing countries.

The SDG Pavilion at UN Headquarters is hosting a week of discussions around the Sustainable Development Goals

Invest in SDGs ‘like never before’ implores UN chief

20 September 2023 - A “rescue plan” for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) must now result in policies, budgets and investment to ensure a more just, equitable and green future by 2030, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday. 

 
SDG Stimulus Session

The SDG Stimulus – 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.

The SDG Summit gets underway in the General Assembly hall at UN Headquarters in New York.

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 António 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 – 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.

UN Photo/Cia Pak

‘We all need to step up’ to rescue the SDG’s and fight for a better future: UN chief

16 September 2023 - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday rallied a diverse cross section of civil society actors to use their passionate voices and energetic grassroots networks to “help rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fight for the better future every person deserves.” 

The Earth seen from outer space.

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. 

USG Mr. Li Junhua joins report launch at SDG Studio

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...

Photo: Predrag Vasic/ UN DESA. The UN 2023 Water Conference is closing at UN Headquarters in New York

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... 

Photo by UNDP Colombia. Agro-ecological practice carried out by a local community in La Mojana region, Colombia.

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...

‘The time has come to do justice for the least developed countries,’ says UN chief Guterres

6 March 2023 - “Countries with the least need support the most. And you need it now. You represent one in eight people on earth...

UN Photo/Manuel Elías. Sustainable Development Goal Blocks at UN Headquarters in New York.

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...

Photo credit: FAO/Luis Tato. Women are collecting harvest.

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 world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

UN chief’s Youth Day message: People of all ages need to ‘join forces’ for a better world

International Youth Day celebrates “the power of partnerships across generations,” the UN chief said in his message for the day.