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 - “In almost all aspects, persons with disabilities are in a worse situation than those without disabilities,“ said UN DESA’s Masumi Ono. “We need to be doing better,” ...
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 ‘breakdown’
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 – “The 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 – Prospects for a robust global economic recovery remain dim. Stubborn inflation, rising interest rates and heightened uncertainties...
UN ‘determined’ to end backsliding on development goals, Guterres tells ECOSOC
25 May 2023 – Despite going into reverse on more than 30 per cent of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it’s not too late...
Peace, justice and strong institutions: a beacon of hope amid today’s multiple global challenges
25 May – The 2023 SDG 16 Conference in Rome, Italy will highlight the role of SDG 16 as an enabler and accelerator of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Amid multiple global crises, risk of prolonged period of low growth looms large, UN report warns
16 May 2023 – Prospects for a robust global economic recovery remain dim amid stubborn inflation, rising interest rates and heightened uncertainties, according to the World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2023.
“Middle-income countries face a set of global challenges that require joint action”
11 May 2023 - Around the world, 107 nations rank as middle-income countries. They generate a per capita income from about $1,000 to more than $12,000 per year and together, they are home to three quarters of the world population.
Civil society plays crucial role to help realize the global goals
9 May 2023 - Ever since its inception in 1945, the United Nations has been actively engaged with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and has recognized the importance of partnering with them to advance the organization’s ideals and help support its work.
5 things you should know about how forests benefit people and planet
5 May 2023 - This month, the sustainable management of the world’s forests will take centre stage at the United Nations Headquarters in New York...
Engage with UN DESA on LinkedIn
3 May 2023 - Last month, UN DESA joined millions of online users on LinkedIn, launching its presence on the platform. Home of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this is the space where our audiences will be able to obtain the latest updates...
Stamping out corruption can give SDGs $3 trillion boost
2 May 2023 - Corruption and its staggering costs have hobbled sustainable development in all countries, but fresh efforts are making inroads...
Leveraging innovations to secure our shared future
2 May 2023 - The international community finds itself at the halfway mark of the global race towards achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Yet, the goals are still far off track in many areas and UN Secretary-General António Guterres recently warned, “unless we act now, the 2030 Agenda will become an epitaph for a world that might have been.”