17 Goals to Transform Our World
The Sustainable Development Goals are a call for action by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. They recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and environmental protection.
FEATURED NEWS
GOAL OF THE MONTH – Goal 5 Gender Equality
Gender equality is not just a goal. As leaders and advocates gather at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in March, momentum is building and new commitments under the Pact for the Future aim to accelerate women’s empowerment at all levels. Read more from the Goal of the Month editorial
Take action
Latest news
‘Truly transformative’ new diagnostic tools can help end tuberculosis
The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Tuesday for countries to step up action to end tuberculosis (TB) – one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers – by expanding access to new diagnostic tools that [...]
Sudan: Hospital strike highlights surge in drone attacks on civilians
The death toll from a horrific attack on a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur has risen further, amid a “sharp increase” in drone attacks against civilians this year, UN agencies said on Tuesday. Read Full Story [...]
UN weather agency warns of record ‘climate imbalance’ as planetary warming accelerates
All-time high greenhouse gas concentrations in Earth’s atmosphere continue to drive heat records on land and sea, with long-lasting consequences for humanity, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Monday. Read Full Story on UN [...]