The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.

As the world's only truly universal global organization, the United Nations has become the foremost forum to address issues that transcend national boundaries and cannot be resolved by any one country acting alone.

September is the busiest time of the year for the United Nations and its partners. Every September, the Member States of the United Nations meet at the General Assembly in New York to discuss the critical issues of global concern. During the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly, we summits five major summits -  Climate and SDGs Summits, High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage, Financing for Development and Small Island Developing States. 

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