Crisis in global learning: a call for action to improve education access, quality, equity and inclusion
11 July 2023 - Education is one of the best investments societies can make to build a more sustainable and prosperous future. Improvements in learning opportunities contribute directly to the achievement of sustainable...
World risks big misses across the Sustainable Development Goals unless measures to accelerate implementation are taken, UN warns
10 July 2023 - Failure to redouble global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals 鈥 the promise of a better world for all 鈥 may fuel greater political...
This is how we can turbocharge the global goals
3 July 2023 - This month, government representatives, businesses, civil society organizations, young people and other international actors will gather for the , taking place on 10-19 July 2023 at UN Headquarters in New York. They all come together with one purpose: to review and assess progress to achieve the global goals.
Supporting small businesses to achieve inclusive growth for all
27 June 2023 - Micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) represent around 90 per cent of global businesses, over 60 per cent of employment and half of the gross domestic product (GDP) worldwide.
Celebrating 20 years of public service innovation for sustainable development and inclusion
23 June 2023 - For two decades, the (UNPSA)...
Integrated Policies Can Reduce Inequality, End Poverty and the War on Nature
19 June 2023 - In 2015, the SDGs were agreed as an integrated and indivisible set of Goals that cannot be achieved one at a time...
Next Global Policy Dialogues aim to turbocharge SDGs under review at HLPF
19 June 2023 - From the climate crisis to global conflicts to the lingering socioeconomic effects of the pandemic, it is clear that the world is facing...
Raising our voices against gender-based violence in older age
14 June 2023 - Observed on 15 June, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) was officially recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in 2011...
Progress on disability rights risks going in reverse: Guterres
13 June 2023 - A 鈥渃ascade of crises鈥 is putting global progress towards ensuring the rights of persons with disabilities in danger, UN Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres warned on Tuesday in New York.
We Need 7 Years of Accelerated, Transformative Action to Achieve SDGs
13 June 2023 - Almost eight years have passed since the international community agreed to take bold and transformative steps...
We need to do better for 1.3 billion people around the world
9 June 2023 - 鈥淚n almost all aspects, persons with disabilities are in a worse situation than those without disabilities,鈥 said UN DESA鈥檚 Masumi Ono. 鈥淲e need to be doing better,鈥 ...
World off track for reaching key goal on sustainable energy by 2030
6 June 2023 - The world is not on track to meet Sustainable Development Goal 7, designed to ensure access to affordable, reliable energy for all, a new report from the UN and partners revealed on Monday.
New UN reports aim to avert continued social, economic and environmental 鈥榖reakdown鈥
5 June 2023 - Reforming the global financial system, moving beyond Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measure of economic...
Not a moment to lose when our shared future is at stake
2 June 2023 鈥 鈥淭he SDGs are not just 17 lofty goals. They represent real lives with real needs. They represent women...
5 things you need to know about the global economy in 2023
2 June 2023 鈥 Prospects for a robust global economic recovery remain dim. Stubborn inflation, rising interest rates and heightened uncertainties...