With just 10 years to go, an ambitious global effort is being kicked off to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals – the world’s blueprint for fair globalization – by 2030.
We can still deliver on the 2030 promise, but it will take a major effort by everyone to tackle the most pressing challenges of our time – from ending poverty and hunger, protecting the planet and its biodiversity to ensuring human rights and dignity for everyone. The Decade of Action will mobilize more governments, more businesses and calling on all people to make the Goals their own.
On 20 January, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will address the General Assembly on his priorities for 2020 and activate the Decade. Watch live on UN Web TV.
The Decade will be a global movement spearheaded by change-makers everywhere to galvanize our commitment for a better world united by the call “For People, For Planet.” Read more: un.org/sustainabledevelopment/decade-of-action
In our first edition of 2020, we list 17 major United Nations events to look out for this year. Mark your calendars.
17 events to watch out for in 2020:
- UN at 75 (January)
- World Economic Situation and Prospects Report, New York (16 January)
- World Social Report, New York (21 January)
- 10th World Urban Forum, Abu Dhabi (9-13 February)
- Commission for Social Development, New York (10-19 February)
- UN Youth Summit and ECOSOC Youth Forum, New York (31 March- 2 April)
- Financing for Development Report, New York (April)
- UN Crime Congress, Kyoto (20-27 April)
- UN Sustainable Transport Conference, Beijing (5-7 May)
- Generation Equality Forum, Mexico City & Paris (7-8 May & 7-10 July)
- Launch of the Global Biodiversity Outlook, Quebec (18 May)
- UN Ocean Conference, Lisbon (2-6 June)
- UN Global Compact Leaders Summit, New York (15-16 June)
- High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, New York (7-16 July)
- High-level week of the 75th Session of the General Assembly, New York (20-25 September)
- UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), Kunming (5-10 October)
- UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), Glasgow (9-20 November)
- Other major events
Follow the link for an archive of previous editions of the SDG Calendar.