Objective 3.6(e)

Encourage United Nations entities, in collaboration with Governments and relevant stakeholders, to assess the impact of misinformation and disinformation on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 17).

UN entity lead: Department of Global Communications

Milestone 1 | Deadline 31 December 2025

United Nations entities involved in strengthening information integrity facilitate and share targeted research on misinformation and disinformation impacting the Sustainable Development Goals, with initial findings on climate disinformation presented by COP30.

Milestone 2 | Deadline 31 December 2026

By the end of 2026, research on misinformation and disinformation and other risks to information integrity impacting additional Sustainable Development Goal thematic areas will be completed and disseminated – supported by United Nations entities and multi-stakeholder coalitions.

Milestone 3 | Deadline 31 December 2026

By the end of 2026, relevant United Nations entities will incorporate a 3R-based approach (Research, Risk Assessment and Response) to analyze the impact of misinformation, disinformation and other information ecosystem risks on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

The integrity of the global information ecosystem has a direct bearing on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Risks to information integrity, such as misinformation and disinformation, including the malicious use of technologies, degrade the access to and understanding of evidence-based information, weakens societal trust and cohesion, and impairs decision-making on every global goal. Provision 35(e) of the GDC encourages the UN, governments and relevant stakeholders to assess how misinformation and disinformation are impacting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals – helping ensure that information integrity serves as a foundation for sound policy choices shaping our shared future.

Through the end of 2025, the United Nations Department of Global Communications will collect information via a globally disseminated form from UN entities, Member States, civil society, the private sector, academia and the media, on actions taken or planned pursuant to provision 35(e) of the Global Digital Compact. The responses received will contribute to a catalogue of ongoing and planned actions which will showcase, by the end of 2026, best practices and achievements, helping identify gaps and informing future policy guidance in support of the Sustainable Development Goals.