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Sustainable Development Goals

This beat covers implementation of Sustainable Development Goals at national, regional, and international level, including trends and good practices.

Secretary-General António Guterres (centre left) briefs reporters on the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025. With him are Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (left) and Li Junhua (centre right), Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, and Bjørg Sandkjær, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Sustainable Development Goals

Five years to go: UN sounds alarm on SDG progress as Africa seeks acceleration

Social Protection The new SDG report shows only 35 per cent of targets are on track. More effort needed to unlock progress on the continent.
Africa's youngest generation holds the key to a bold new future.
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Summit of the Future and a new Poem for Africa

Embracing Digital Transformation to Realize Our Potential
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Africa is on the cusp of an innovation revolution

Fintech Says award-winning fintech prodigy, Salton Massally.
Partnership brings the fire for human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Sustainable Development Goals

Partnership brings the fire for human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals

SDG A festival in Eswatini provided the perfect backdrop to encourage audiences to learn about and protect their human rights.

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Secretary-General António Guterres (centre left) briefs reporters on the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025. With him are Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (left) and Li Junhua (centre right), Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, and Bjørg Sandkjær, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Sustainable Development Goals

Five years to go: UN sounds alarm on SDG progress as Africa seeks acceleration

Pedestrians First activists in Lusaka on early morning walk to advocate for safer walkways and zebra
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Sharing the road: Connecting streets to people

Committed advocates working to end violence against women and girls in their country.
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Niger: Young Nigeriens call for an end to child marriage 

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Honoring Nelson Mandela: A call to fight inequality and poverty

Sustainable Development GoalsTogether, let’s honour Madiba’s legacy and turn our hands towards building a better world for all, says UN Secretary-General.
Photo of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed addresses the opening of the High-level Political Forum 2024.

UN deputy chief demands bold policies, innovative solutions for SDGs

SDGThe international community must urgently summon the commitment and investments needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline, the UN Deputy Secretary-General stressed on Monday.
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2024 SDG Report highlights stalled progress and growing inequities as 2030 deadline approaches

SDGUrgent call for stronger global cooperation to fulfil the 2030 promise.
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed interacts with Sophia the robot at the “The Future of Everything – Sustainable Development in the Age of Rapid Technological Change” meeting.

AI expert warns of 'digital colonization' in Africa

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Egypt working to end poverty, hunger by 2027

EgyptThe country’s ‘Decent Life Initiative’ addresses all 17 SDGs, emphasizing the importance of a holistic approach to human development
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I want every child to be passionate about education

— says internationally acclaimed Nigerian DJ Cuppy on International Day of Peace

UN Secretary General’s statement as the world population hits 8 billion

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Building bridges, not rifts: G20 summit in Bali is an opportunity to address the plight of developing countries

Boats docked near a port in Mombasa, Kenya.

New roadmap sets out nine priority actions for the implementation of the Ocean Decade in Africa

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Schoolchildren in South Sudan.

World population to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022

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Amid falling growth rates, global population projected to peak around 10.4 billion in the 2080s

Classroom in Liberia.

Cascading global crises threatening human survival

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SDG roadmap is the way forward, according to new UN SDG Report

The 2022 SOFI report provides updates on the food security and nutrition situation around the world.

Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021

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The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving backwards in efforts to eliminate hunger and malnutrition.

Parrotfish in seagrass, in the waters off Zanzibar, Tanzania.

Ocean Decade: Blue economy presents vast opportunities for Africa

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From fishing to oil and gas, to tourism, the possibilities are immense

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UN Peacekeeper honoured for championing gender in Abyei