Africa is Setting the Table: Will the World Show Up?
Stories & Blogs UNSDGAug 01, 2025(Story )Following the recent UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake (UNFSS+4), DCO Regional Director for Africa Yacoub El-Hillo, reflects on Africa’s readiness to lead the transformation towards food sovereignty and the urgent call for global investment to match tha
More than Entertainment: Bringing Fire to the SDGs through Dialogue, Art and Action.
Stories & Blogs UNSDGJun 20, 2025(Story )Under the rallying call, Bring Your Fire, the UN-MTN Bushfire partnership has evolved into a powerful platform for youth engagement
Protecting Our Ocean Nations: Mauritius & Seychelles at the Frontline of Climate Action.
Stories & Blogs UNSDGJun 10, 2025(Story )The Blue Economy offers a path to sustainable growth, unlocking opportunities in marine tourism, fisheries, and renewable ocean energy.
Reinvigorated Resident Coordinator System Boosts Efficiency and Delivers Results for People and Planet.
Stories & Blogs UNSDGMay 21, 2025(Story )The 2024 data underscores how Resident Coordinators are effectively steering UN teams and forging partnerships on the ground to deliver tangible results.
Africa 'brimming with hope and possibility': Guterres
Stories & Blogs United NationsFeb 15, 2025(Story )The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, emphasized the potential of Africa and its young population and called for global reforms to right the injustices of the past, in remarks delivered to the high-level African Union (AU) summit on Saturday.
Keeping the SDG Promise: Driving Progress at Scale
Stories & Blogs UNSDGJul 16, 2024(Story )“We won’t solve our problems with the same thinking that created them,” warned UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed at a special event on the sidelines of the High-Level Political Forum 2024
UN chief calls for ‘dramatic shift’ to transform education worldwide
Stories & Blogs UNSDGJul 11, 2024(Story )The global crisis in education needs a “dramatic shift” to shape a more peaceful, sustainable and just world, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday.
2024 SDG Report: Global Progress Alarmingly Insufficient
Stories & Blogs UNSDGJun 28, 2024(Story )This report is known as the annual SDG report card and it shows the world is getting a failing grade,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said.
Member States call for transformative policies and quality funding, crucial for the UN’s boost for people and planet
Stories & Blogs UNSDGMay 20, 2024(Story )Countries’ requests for the United Nations to deliver support through these turbulent times and steer us toward a sustainable future.
Massive investment and financial reform needed to rescue SDGs
Stories & Blogs UNSDGApr 11, 2024(Story )Financing for sustainable development is at a crossroads and without urgent investment, global efforts to achieve a more just and equitable world by 2030 will fail, the UN deputy chief warned.