UN calls for closing internet connectivity and digital governance gap
9 October 2023 - Against a backdrop of growing geopolitical tensions, proliferating crises and widening inequalities, the challenges facing the global...
Leveraging benefits of rapid advances in artificial intelligence and digitalisation underpins UN Forum on Internet Governance
9 October 2023 - Against a backdrop of growing geopolitical tensions, proliferating crises and widening inequalities...
8 topics that will bring us closer to the Internet we want
5 October 2023 - Surfing the Internet for work, school or to get the latest news. Today, more and more people have access to the world wide web. How can we further improve connectivity and create...
Empowering SDG actions with new tools for tracking SDG progress
4 October 2023 - During the SDG Summit, the UN DESA鈥檚 Statistics Division, partnering with , .
Fulfilling the promises of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights across generations
2 October 2023 - This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was the first document to outline...
鈥榃e know the solutions鈥: Youth offer UN tips for better world
29 September 2023 - The UN General Assembly (UNGA) wrapped up its high-level week, world leaders flew home, and the security barricades...
鈥淏usiness as usual is no longer a viable option鈥
22 September 2023 - 鈥淲e need to accelerate the implementation [of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)] with a sense of urgency,鈥 said UN DESA鈥檚 Under-Secretary-General Li Junhua...
鈥楻eform or rupture鈥 says Guterres, calling for multilateralism to be remade for the 21st century
22 September 2023 - Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres on Tuesday warned the world is 鈥渂ecoming unhinged鈥 and underscored...
UN sets out bold solutions to rescue SDG finance
20 September 2023 - Taking urgent steps to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, world leaders launched a high level dialogue on Financing for Development on Wednesday.
With trillions needed to achieve Sustainable Development Goals, world leaders gather to set out bold solutions to urgently scale up investments
20 September 2023 - Recognizing the urgency of delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, world leaders gathered at the UN High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development in New York today to present innovative and practical solutions to unlock better financing and tackle the great finance divide that has emerged between developed and developing countries.
Invest in SDGs 鈥榣ike never before鈥 implores UN chief
20 September 2023 - A 鈥渞escue plan鈥 for the Sustainable Development Goals () must now result in policies, budgets and investment to ensure a more just, equitable and green future by 2030, UN Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres said on Tuesday.
The SDG Stimulus 鈥 a High Impact Initiative to deliver financing at scale to rescue the SDGs
19 September 2023 - The global economy is facing multiple shocks that are reversing progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The pandemic, the fallout from the war in Ukraine, rising food and energy prices, and much tighter financial conditions leave many developing countries faced with impossible choices.
UN General Assembly adopts declaration to accelerate SDGs
19 September 2023 - Now is the time for a global plan to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are woefully off-track halfway towards their 2030 deadline, UN Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres said on Monday in New York.
Responding to cascading global crises, SDG Summit launches new phase of accelerated action on the Sustainable Development Goals
18 September 2023 鈥 Gathering at the SDG Summit on 18 to 19 September, world leaders agreed today to urgently step up their efforts to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), our global roadmap out of crises, by 2030.
鈥榃e all need to step up鈥 to rescue the SDG鈥檚 and fight for a better future: UN chief
16 September 2023 - UN Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres on Saturday rallied a diverse cross section of civil society actors to use their passionate voices and energetic grassroots networks to 鈥渉elp rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fight for the better future every person deserves.鈥