Expert reports urge climate and SDG synergies on policies for disaster insurance, nature solutions, healthy cities
26 July 2025 - Three reports were launched on 22 July 2025 by experts convened by the United Nations, showing how a greater impact can be achieved by breaking down silos and tackling the climate change and sustainable development crises together.
Global Policy Dialogue highlights roadmap to SDGs: Invest in youth, protect people, transform economies
25 July 2025 - At this week’s UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue, development experts emphasized the urgent need to strengthen social protection systems, invest in young people and support economic transformation. These strategies, they argued, are essential to advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under review at this year’s High-level Political Forum (HLPF).
UN forum affirms stronger commitment to achieve sustainable development
24 July 2025 - The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) concluded on Wednesday following a week and a half of substantive discussion between Member States, civil society representatives and UN agencies.
Science Day 2025: Turning knowledge into action for sustainable development
22 July 2025 - Just days after the newly released Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025 revealed that only 35 per cent of targets are on track or showing moderate progress, Science Day at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development emerged as a platform to both acknowledge challenges and share actionable strategies to help translate science into progress for the 2030 Agenda.
ECOSOC convenes its High-level Segment
18 July 2025 - The High-level Segment of ECOSOC, including the three-day ministerial segment of the HLPF, will be convened from Monday, 21 July, through Thursday, 24 July 2025.
SDG 7 Report and Policy Briefs urge governments to prioritize energy access, scale up investment, and pursue synergies
16 July 2025 - Presenting the latest data and policy recommendations...
UN forum to spotlight health, gender equality, oceans, in critical bid to meet development goals
- As the deadline for the 2030 Agenda looms, ministers, experts, and civil society leaders from around the world...
‘A compass towards progress’ – but key development goals remain way off track
14 July 2025 - Global life expectancy increased by an astonishing five years between 2000 and 2019. And then since the COVID-19 pandemic, it slid backwards by almost two. More than 110 million children have entered school since 2015 – but by 2023, 272 million children still had no access to the classroom.
The Sustainable Development Goals have improved millions of lives over the past decade, but progress remains insufficient, UN report finds
14 July 2025 - A decade after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations released today the 10th edition of its annual progress report...
“Social spending is not a luxury; it is a powerful investment”
14 July 2025 - “When we fund education, health, housing, decent work and social protection, we are building more productive, resilient, and secure economies and societies. These are the engines of productivity, resilience and economic security,” said Li Junhua...
Advancing the global goals together
11 July 2025 - “The multilateral system is the best we've got. There is no other system that can help us to deal with our global problems,” says Bob Rae, President of the Economic and Social Council and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations. As the international community is getting ready to convene for the 2025 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development this month, Ambassador Rae stresses the opportunities for multilateral action.
4 things you should know about the latest data on SDG progress
11 July 2025 - On 14-23 July, the global community is coming together at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) to assess the world’s progress in achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Debt relief, concessional finance can help countries meet their development goals, say UN Advisory Board members
8 July 2025 - For years, blended finance —utilizing public development funds to attract private investment in developing countries —has been touted as a powerful means to bridge the financing gap for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Sevilla: Without sustainable development, there is neither hope nor security
2 July 2025 - A senior UN official has told UN News that the global development challenge is not lack of money, but how to align public and private capital flows. The Sevilla Agreement adopted this week, sets out a roadmap for all UN Member States — except the US which pulled out earlier this month — with the aim of mobilizing that capital.
INTERVIEW: Sevilla ‘a critical test’ of multilateralism
- Nations taking part in a flagship UN conference have pledged to address the debt crisis in the Global South and boost sustainable development. However, the real test will be whether or not these commitments will be translated into action.