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Selected from more than 7,000 applications across 170 countries, the finalists are advancing action for a just,\u00a0peaceful\u00a0and sustainable future.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bonn, Germany (6 October 2026)<\/span><\/b>: The\u00a0<\/span>UN SDG Action Campaign<\/span><\/a>\u00a0today announced the nine finalists for the\u00a0<\/span>2026 Heroes of Tomorrow: UN SDG Action Awards<\/span><\/b><\/a>, recognizing individuals and initiatives taking bold action in their communities and advancing development, climate\u00a0action\u00a0and peace.\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u202f<\/span>The 9<\/span>th<\/span>\u00a0edition of the Awards has received over 7,000 applications from\u00a0across 170 countries in\u00a0three categories: Changemaker,\u00a0Creativity\u00a0and Resilience.\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u202f<\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Resilience Award<\/span><\/b>\u00a0finalists\u202fwork towards building resilience in the face of conflicts, inequalities,\u00a0and\u00a0climate change:\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The\u00a0<\/span>Creativity Award<\/span><\/b>\u00a0finalists\u202finspire hope and action through visual expression, art, innovation and more:\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The\u00a0<\/span>Changemaker Award<\/span><\/b>\u00a0finalists are leading collective action towards justice,\u00a0equality\u00a0and peace:\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A\u00a0<\/span>high-level panel of judges<\/span><\/a>\u00a0will select\u00a0the winner\u00a0in\u00a0each category, who will be announced at the\u00a0<\/span>Heroes of Tomorrow: UN SDG Action Awards Ceremony<\/span><\/b>\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span>Rome, Italy, on 29 October 2026<\/span><\/b>. Ahead of the Ceremony, the finalists will take part in a unique multi-day\u00a0programme\u00a0of networking,\u00a0coaching\u00a0and capacity building.\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Ceremony will bring together\u00a0the finalists, alongside\u00a0United\u00a0Nations\u00a0leaders, government representatives, civil society,\u00a0creatives\u00a0and private sector partners, and will be livestreamed worldwide through Rai, Italy\u2019s national broadcaster and official media partner, and UN WebTV.\u00a0<\/span>Register to watch the Ceremony<\/span><\/a>.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If you are interested\u202fin attending\u202fthe Ceremony in Rome on the 29<\/span>th<\/span>\u00a0of October 2026,\u202for\u202ffor more information please contact: Olcay Tetik | olcay.tetik@undp.org<\/span>\u2003<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ****<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n About\u00a0the\u00a0UN SDG Action Campaign<\/span><\/b>: The Heroes of Tomorrow: UN SDG Action Awards\u00a0programme\u00a0is powered by the\u00a0<\/span>UN SDG<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Action Campaign<\/span><\/a>, a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, hosted by the UN Development\u00a0Programme\u00a0(UNDP) in Bonn, Germany. It is made possible in partnership with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Photo Assets<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Join the conversation<\/span><\/b>: #SDGAwards #HeroesofTomorrow\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Visit us on social media:\u00a0<\/span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>Bluesky<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>Instagram<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>YouTube<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>X<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2026 Heroes of Tomorrow: UN SDG Action Awards Finalists Announced\u202f\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":348,"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-118915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-material"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118915","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\/348"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118915\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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