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2023 SDG Summit

The 2023 SDG Summit took place on 18-19 September 2023 in New York. It marked the beginning of a new phase of accelerated progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals with high-level political guidance on transformative and accelerated actions leading up to 2030.

Convened by the President of the General Assembly, the Summit marked the half-way point to the deadline set for achieving the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. It was the centerpiece of the High-level Week of the General Assembly. It responded to the impact of multiple and interlocking crises facing the world and is expected to reignite a sense of hope, optimism, and enthusiasm for the 2030 Agenda.

 

 


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Political declaration of the high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the General Assembly


Informal summary of the 2023 SDG Summit


Letter from the PGA on the SDG Summit programme, List of Speakers, Concept Notes on the Leaders Dialogues and Logistics Note (8 September 2023)


Letter from the PGA on the SDG Summit Programme (17 July 2023)


Letter of the UN Deputy Secretary-General to Member States - Briefing on the SDG Summit, 10 July at 3 pm in CR1


Overview – SDG Action Weekend, 16-17 September 2023


Announcement on Initiatives to Accelerate the SDGs – UN SDG Summit 2023


Letter of the UN Secretary-General to Member States-SDG Summit


United Nations Secretary-General’s SDG Stimulus to Deliver Agenda 2030

 

The 17 Goals

 

In 2015, countries adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) . They embarked on a journey to achieve the 2030 Agenda to promote prosperity, address inequalities while protecting the environment. The 17 SDGs offer the most practical and effective pathway to tackle the causes of poverty, violent conflict, human rights abuses, climate change and environmental degradation.