{"id":116653,"date":"2025-09-19T10:57:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=116653"},"modified":"2025-09-19T10:57:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:57:40","slug":"pr-2027-gsdr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2025\/09\/pr-2027-gsdr\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release | New group of scientists announced to help advance science-driven acceleration of the Sustainable Development Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1404px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sites\/un2.un.org\/files\/2021\/08\/un_desa-02-2020_en-block-color.png\" width=\"383\" height=\"139\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right\"><b>\u00a0Press Release<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<p><strong>New group of scientists announced to help advance science-driven acceleration of the Sustainable Development Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>New York, 19 September 2025<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres has appointed a new group of independent scientists to draft the\u00a02027 Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR). This will be the third in a series of quadrennial reports, following the <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/gsdr\/gsdr2019\">2019<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/gsdr\/gsdr2023\">2023<\/a> editions. It aims to strengthen the\u00a0science-policy-society interface\u00a0and serve as a robust, evidence-based tool to support policymakers in accelerating progress toward poverty eradication and sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p>As mandated by UN Member States, this group and its report will inform the follow-up and review of the\u00a02030 Agenda for Sustainable Development\u00a0and the\u00a0Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n<p>In connection with the high-level events at the United Nations in September 2027, this group is expected to launch the 2027 GSDR, providing scientific guidance on the state of global sustainable development, addressing emerging challenges, and offering actionable recommendations for governments and other stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>Following an extensive consultation process, the Secretary-General has appointed a diverse group of scientists representing a wide range of disciplines, expertise, and geographic backgrounds. The group includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Phoebe Koundouri (Greece)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Co-chair; Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business &amp; University of Cambridge, President World Council ENREA; Chair SDSN Global Climate Hub; Director AE4RIA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adedoyin Adeleke (Nigeria)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Co-chair; Executive Director, Green Growth Africa Sustainability Network<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marianne Beisheim (Germany)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Senior Researcher, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vanesa Castan Broto (Spain)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Professor of Climate Urbanism, University of Sheffield<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yensi Flores-Bueso (Honduras)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Postdoctoral Researcher, University College Cork<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sarah Cook (United Kingdom)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Professor, University of Nottingham Ningbo China<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hussam Hussein (Jordan)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Research Associate, University of Oxford<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mmaki Jantjies (South Africa)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Group Executive, Innovation and Transformation, Telkom South Africa<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sherif Kamel (Egypt)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Dean, Onsi Sawiris School of Business, American University in Cairo<\/li>\n<li><strong>Milica V. Matijevi\u0107 (Serbia)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Senior Research Associate, Institute of Comparative Law<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steven Ratuva (Fiji)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Director, Macmillan Brown Center for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fabio Veras Soares (Brazil)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Researcher, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Development<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eliane Ubalijoro (Rwanda)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 CEO, The Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF); Director General, ICRAF<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taidong Zhou (China)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Vice President, Center for International Knowledge on Development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The group will be supported by a UN task team comprising six organizations: the\u00a0<strong>United Nations Secretariat led by UNDESA<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>UNESCO<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>UNEP<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>UNDP<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>UNCTAD<\/strong>, and the\u00a0<strong>World Bank<\/strong>. This team will coordinate inputs from a broad network of stakeholders, including the UN system, academia, civil society, and the private sector.<\/p>\n<p>Building on the legacy of previous reports, The Future is Now\u00a0(2019) and\u00a0Times of Crisis, Times of Change\u00a0(2023), the 2027 GSDR will be accessible to a wide range of stakeholders, including policymakers, business leaders, civil society organizations, and the general public.<\/p>\n<p>For more information: <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/gsdr2027\">https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/gsdr2027<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Media contacts:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Martina Donlon, UN Department of Global Communications<br \/>\ndonlon@un.org<\/p>\n<p>Helen Rosengren, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs<br \/>\nrosengrenh@un.org<\/p>\n<p>Shivani Nayyar, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs<br \/>\nshivani.nayyar@un.org<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Release | New group of scientists announced to help advance science-driven acceleration of the Sustainable Development Goals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":370,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5270],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-material"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/370"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116653"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116657,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116653\/revisions\/116657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}