The SDG Media Zone will be broadcasting live from the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal from 5-7 November.

Join the Conversation. Be the Change. The UN is turning 75 next year and we want to hear from YOU: What are your ideas for #ShapingOurFuture?

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere. Today, progress is being made in many places, but, overall, action to meet the Goals is not yet advancing at the speed, or scale, required. The next decade needs to be a decade of ambitious action to deliver the Goals by 2030. The exhibit of photos from around the world – to be shown at UN Headquarters from 22 October to 3 December - brings to life what the 17 SDGs mean for people and the planet.

What does it mean to be stateless? It's a question that's being discussed all this week in Geneva, at an event organized by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) to help millions of people without official paper

The Sustainable Development Agenda provides a global blueprint for dignity, peace and prosperity for people and planet.

For this 2nd episode of our new hit podcast for UN News, the UNcomplicators delve inside the biggest week of the year at UN Headquarters when world leaders come to town, and the key summits take place that can shape policymaking for decad

This message and plea to world leaders sounded loud and clear during an intense UN high-level week that brought together the international community to address critical challenges of our time. The time to act is now.

Acclaimed Icelandic/Danish artist and climate activist Olafur Eliasson is UNDP's newest Goodwill Ambassador for climate action and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9 October, the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union in 1874 in the Swiss Capital, Bern. Every year, more than 150 countries celebrate World Post Day in a variety of ways. This year is the 50th annual celebration. In many countries, the event is also used to introduce, or promote, new postal products and services. Playing its part in the global effort of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, the Post today has a more relevant role than ever by providing infrastructure for development.

Eradicating hunger and food insecurity, as well as ensuring sustainable agriculture and natural resource management, is a central pillar of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

The first-ever virtual SDG Media Zone will be held on the sidelines of this year’s High-level Political Forum.

This day recognizes the importance of sign languages for achieving the SDGs and fulfilling its core promise: "leaving no one behind."

In 2015, countries unanimously adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to boost prosperity and ensure well-being for all, while protecting the environment. During the SDGs Summit (24 - 25 September), world leaders and other stakeholders have an opportunity to demonstrate how they intend to accelerate action, as we move towards the 5-year anniversary of the Goals. In parallel, the SDG Media Zone takes the conversation out of the policy sphere and into the public discourse through impactful in-depth interviews, panel discussions and Ted-style talks.

Digital Innovations are Bringing Youth Back to Agriculture

Find A Way is a global initiative focusing on the resilience and strength of those affected by forced migration due to climate change.