SDG Moment | 19 September 2022

The SDG Moment serves to place an annual spotlight on the Sustainable Development Goals and will be held at the beginning of the United Nation’s General Assembly’s High-Level Week. It takes place as the world faces a deepening cost-of-living crisis that carries huge implications for the advancement of the SDGs, especially in developing countries.

Convened by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the Moment will provide world leaders with a platform to showcase the bold actions and solutions that are needed to set the world on course towards achieving the SDGs. The SDG Moment event is expected to build the momentum as we head towards the SDG Summit in 2023.

At a time of great uncertainty, the SDGs – a blueprint for ending poverty, tackling the climate crisis and boosting the economy – show the way forward to a better future for all on a safe and healthy planet.

To scale up action on the SDGs would require transformational change with regard to current policies, governance arrangements and economic systems. There is a need for equitable access to vaccine supply, expansive stimulus packages in key sectors and access to financing for developing countries.

About the SDG Moment 2022

The third SDG Moment will take place in-person on Monday, 19 September 2022. This 90-minute event in the United Nations General Assembly Hall, will set the scene and lead into the Transforming Education Summit.

To this end, the SDG Moment 2022 will:

• Reinforce the continued relevance of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and build momentum for major summits and intergovernmental meetings.
• Highlight urgent actions that for an equitable, inclusive and accelerated transition to sustainable development.
• Demonstrate that transformative change at scale is possible between now and 2030.

2022 Programme Overview

The SDG Moment will be a 90-minute event that brings into sharp focus the promise of inclusion, resilience and sustainability embedded in the SDGs, especially in times of crisis. Convened by the Secretary-General, the event will be shaped by the narrative of the SDGs as our To-Do List for a better future for all on a safe and healthy planet. The SDG Moment will feature the Secretary-General’s SDG Advocates Co-Chairs, a stocktaking moment and SDG Dialogues focused on solutions for inequalities and climate and environmental challenges, as well as musical performers.