Press Release | Cities are home to 45 per cent of the global population, with megacities continuing to grow, UN report finds
Cities are home to 45 per cent of the global [...]
Media Advisory | Report launch: more people live in cities today than in towns or rural areas
Report launch: more people live in cities today than in [...]
Press Release | World leaders in Doha unite in call to action for more just and inclusive societies
Against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions and rising inequalities, world leaders at the Second World Summit for Social Development today adopted the Doha Political Declaration, signalling renewed global commitment to building more just and inclusive societies.
Press Release | SDG Action Awards
Turning Vision into Action: Winners of the 2025 UN SDG [...]
Media Advisory | Second World Summit for Social Development Curtain-raiser Press Briefing
New York, 28 October 2025 – Thirty years after the landmark 1995 [...]
Press Release | Young Leaders for the SDGs
United Nations Youth Office Announces 17 New Young Leaders for [...]
Media Advisory | World leaders to gather in Doha, Qatar for the Second World Summit for Social Development
Heads of State and Government, ministers, and delegates from around the world will convene in Doha, Qatar for the Second World Summit for Social Development from 4 to 6 November 2025.
Press Release | Finance commitments under Energy Compacts reach $1.6 trillion with $284 billion already mobilized towards achieving global goals on clean energy
Press Release | Finance commitments under Energy Compacts reach $1.6 trillion with $284 billion already mobilized towards achieving global goals on clean energy
Press Release | United Nations hosts first Biennial Summit to unite multilateral efforts and the international financial system around sustainable development
Press Release | United Nations hosts first Biennial Summit to unite multilateral efforts and the international financial system around sustainable development
Press Release | New group of scientists announced to help advance science-driven acceleration of the Sustainable Development Goals
Press Release | New group of scientists announced to help advance science-driven acceleration of the Sustainable Development Goals
PRESS RELEASE | Launch of the Gender Snapshot 2025 report
Media advisory | Launch of the Gender Snapshot 2025 report
MEDIA ADVISORY | Launch of the Gender Snapshot 2025 report
Media advisory | Launch of the Gender Snapshot 2025 report
UN Press Release | Rebalancing world military spending for a sustainable and peaceful future
UN PRESS RELEASE | Rebalancing world military spending for a sustainable and peaceful future: Record military spending threatens global peace and development, new UN report warns
Closing Press Release | Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3)
Media Advisory | UN Forum to boost momentum towards 2030 | Opening day features launch of the latest SDG data
United Nations appoints Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters
Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed 25 experts to the United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters for the 2025–2029 term. The experts will help countries design tax policies that advance their social, environmental, and economic development objectives and successfully implement them.
Press release | High-level Political Forum concludes with call for accelerated action on sustainable development
The 2025 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) concluded this week with Member States calling for urgent, coordinated action to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Member States adopted a ministerial declaration that demonstrates the political will to achieve the SDGs for the benefit of all.
The Sustainable Development Goals have improved millions of lives over the past decade, but progress remains insufficient, UN report finds
A decade after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations released today the 10th edition of its annual progress report, The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025. The report provides a stark assessment and a strong call for action.
Media Advisory | UN Forum to boost momentum towards 2030
Media Advisory | UN Forum to boost momentum towards 2030 | Opening day features launch of the latest SDG data
Press release | Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development delivers renewed hope and action for sustainable development
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development concluded today in Sevilla, Spain, with 130 initiatives turning the Sevilla Commitment or Compromiso de Sevilla into action through concrete steps to boost investment in sustainable development, address the debt crisis afflicting many of the world’s poorest countries, and give developing countries a stronger voice in the international financing architecture.
Media Advisory | FFD4 Closing Press Conference
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed and Spain’s Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo will deliver remarks at the closing press conference of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Sevilla. They will highlight key outcomes of the Conference, including the adoption of the Sevilla Commitment or Compromiso de Sevilla and renewed commitments to reform the international financial system, boost investment in sustainable development, and address debt challenges.