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
The Sustainable Development Goals are universal and call for action by all countries – developed and developing – to revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development. It requires partnerships between governments, the private sector, and civil society and encompasses key areas such as finance, technology, trade and data. Read more from the Goal of the Month editorial
Take action
Latest news
‘You have to be able to rule your life’: The care revolution in Latin America
Globally, there are 12.5 billion hours of work that the world never pays for because it barely even sees these duties.
Pakistan reels under monsoon deluge as death toll climbs
Pakistan’s monsoon emergency deepened on Thursday as authorities declared disaster zones across parts of eastern Punjab province after lethal cloudbursts and flash floods killed dozens in a single day. Read Full Story on UN News
Indigenous youth meet trailblazers ahead of Nelson Mandela Day
A group of Indigenous youth from the United States, some as young as seven, visited the United Nations Headquarters in New York this week for the first time.