  {"id":114112,"date":"2024-07-31T15:08:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T19:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?page_id=114112"},"modified":"2024-07-31T15:08:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T19:08:22","slug":"goal-of-the-month-special-focus-hlpf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/goal-of-the-month-special-focus-hlpf\/","title":{"rendered":"GOAL OF THE MONTH \u2013 Special Focus \u2013 HLPF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0;--awb-border-sizes-left:0;--awb-border-sizes-right:0;--awb-border-color:#03a9f4;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:rgba(242,242,242,0);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"events\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW67126794 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW67126794 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\"><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW163303393 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163303393 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\">GOAL OF THE MONTH \u2013 <span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW65746177 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW65746177 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\">Special Focus<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW65746177 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\"> \u2013 HLPF<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><strong>___________\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0;--awb-border-sizes-left:0;--awb-border-sizes-right:0;--awb-border-color:#03a9f4;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:rgba(242,242,242,0);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;width:65.3333%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h3><strong>Where We Are<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">With current progress falling far short of what is required to achieve <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"color: #029dda\">the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> by 2030, this year\u2019s High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development on 8 to 18 July at UN Headquarters in New York will be critical to turbocharging efforts to accelerate SDG implementation in the remaining six years. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the Forum is the main platform for reviewing the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This year, the Forum will convene under the theme of \u201c<\/span><strong><i>Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions<\/i><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Five SDGs will be reviewed in depth:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Goal 1: <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/poverty\/\">No poverty<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Goal 2: <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/hunger\/\">Zero hunger<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Goal 13: <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/climate-change\/\">Climate action<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Goal 16: <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/peace-justice\/\">Peace, justice and strong institutions<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Goal 17:<span style=\"color: #029dda\"> <a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/globalpartnerships\/\">Partnerships for the goals<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The forum will include a three-day ministerial segment from 15 July to 17 July, with the last day of the High-Level Segment of ECOSOC being held on 18 July.<span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">During the Ministerial Segment, over 30 countries will carry out <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/hlpf.un.org\/vnrs\">voluntary national reviews<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (VNRs) of their implementation of the 2030 Agenda and share their experiences and best practices at HLPF. These include: Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belize, Brazil, Chad, Colombia, Congo (Republic of the), Costa Rica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Georgia, Guinea, Honduras, Kenya, Lao People&#8217;s Democratic Republic, Libya, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Namibia, Nepal, Oman, Palau, Peru, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zimbabwe.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Additionally, during the Ministerial Segment, countries will participate in the general debate \u201c<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">From the SDG Summit to the Summit of the Future\u201d. <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This debate will be an opportunity to exchange experiences, transformative actions and initiatives following <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/conferences\/SDGSummit2023\">the 2023 SDG Summit<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, as well as highlight priorities and expectations for the upcoming <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/summit-of-the-future\">Summit of the Future<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> on 22 to 23 September at UN Headquarters in New York.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Find out more about the discussions taking place at HLPF by consulting the <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/hlpf.un.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-06\/2024%20HLPF%20and%20ECOSOC%20HLS%20Programme.pdf\">draft programme<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and the schedule of <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/hlpf.un.org\/2024\/vnr-labs\">VNR labs<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Spotlight<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">SPECIAL EVENTS DURING HLPF <\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">11 | Special Event on Transforming Education<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-113972 size-fusion-400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/education-summit-main-400x155.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/education-summit-main-150x58.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/education-summit-main-200x77.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/education-summit-main-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/education-summit-main-400x155.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/education-summit-main-600x232.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/education-summit-main-768x297.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/education-summit-main-800x309.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/education-summit-main-1024x396.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/education-summit-main-1080x417.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/education-summit-main-1200x464.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/education-summit-main.jpg 1346w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As we approach the two-year anniversary of <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/transforming-education-summit\">the Transforming Education Summit (TES)<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, the UN Secretary-General is convening <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/events\/special-event-transforming-education-2024-hlpf-55957\">a Special Event on Transforming Education<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"color: #029dda\">,<\/span> in collaboration with the President of the General Assembly and the President of ECOSOC, on Thursday, 11 July 2024, 10 am \u2013 1 pm, in the ECOSOC Chamber.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Special Event will seek to spur greater commitment and action on education transformation in the context of the upcoming Summit of the Future and to inform <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/social.desa.un.org\/second-world-summit-for-social-development\">the 2025 World Summit on Social Development<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/financing.desa.un.org\/ffd4\">the 2025 Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">15 | Special Event on Keeping the SDG Promise: Pathways to Acceleration<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113973 size-fusion-400 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Acceleration-2-400x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Acceleration-2-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Acceleration-2-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Acceleration-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Acceleration-2-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Acceleration-2-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Acceleration-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Acceleration-2-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Acceleration-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Acceleration-2-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Acceleration-2-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Acceleration-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Acceleration-2.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group, in partnership with the Permanent Mission of Spain, is convening an HLPF Special Event entitled <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/events\/keeping-sdg-promise-pathways-acceleration-55952\">Keeping the SDG Promise: Pathways for Acceleration<\/a><i>, <\/i><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">on Monday, 15 July 2024, 3-6 p.m. in the ECOSOC Chamber.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Special Event will provide an update on progress being achieved through the \u201c<\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/SDGSummitActions\/HII\">High Impact Initiatives\u201d (HIIs)<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, championed by the 91ÇÑ×Ó development system and others at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/conferences\/SDGSummit2023\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"color: #029dda\">2023 SDG Summit<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> It will also explore the importance of mobilizing investments for critical SDG transitions and showcase countries and programmes that are already making progress in that direction, drawing on the work of <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jointsdgfund.org\/\">the Joint SDG Fund<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">16 | <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Special Event on <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">SDG 6 and the <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Water Action Agenda<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113974 size-fusion-400 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG6-special-event-400x258.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG6-special-event-150x97.png 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG6-special-event-200x129.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG6-special-event-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG6-special-event-400x258.png 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG6-special-event-460x295.png 460w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG6-special-event-600x387.png 600w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG6-special-event-768x495.png 768w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG6-special-event-800x515.png 800w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG6-special-event-1024x660.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG6-special-event-1080x696.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG6-special-event.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The fourth annual <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/hlpf.un.org\/2024\/programme\/sdg-6-and-water-action-agenda-special-event-2024\">SDG 6 Special Event<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> provides opportunities for discourse on global water and sanitation topics and features the launch of <span style=\"color: #029dda\">the\u202f<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unwater.org\/publications\/un-system-wide-strategy-water-and-sanitation\">UN System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Other activities of the Special Event include discussions of country-level actions toward implementing the new UN strategy. Additionally,\u202f<\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unwater.org\/our-work\/sdg-6-global-acceleration-framework\">SDG 6 Global Acceleration Framework<\/a>\u202f<a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unwater.org\/publications\/country-acceleration-case-studies\">Country Acceleration Case Studies<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202ffrom Cambodia, Czechia, and Jordan will be launched.\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> <span class=\"ui-provider iu nq is cax cay caz cba cbb cbc cbd cbe cbf cbg cbh cbi cbj cbk cbl cbm cbn cbo cbp cbq cbr cbs cbt cbu cbv cbw cbx cby cbz cca ccb ccc\" dir=\"ltr\">Speakers include Amina J. Mohamed, UN Deputy-Secretary-General, Keith M. Harper, Vice-Chair of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Alvaro Lario, UN-Water Chair and President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, and more. Tuesday, 16 July, 10 a.m. -1 p.m.; 3 p.m.- 8 p.m, in Conference Room 11.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There will be <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/hlpf.un.org\/2024\/other-events\">13 Special events and more than 140 side events<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> at the Forum.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-right:10px;--awb-padding-bottom:10px;--awb-padding-left:10px;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#03a9f4;--awb-border-top:1.5px;--awb-border-right:2px;--awb-border-bottom:1.5px;--awb-border-left:2px;--awb-border-style:solid;width:30.6666%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96051 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SG-photo-circle.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SG-photo-circle-150x146.png 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SG-photo-circle-200x195.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SG-photo-circle-300x292.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SG-photo-circle-400x390.png 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SG-photo-circle-600x585.png 600w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SG-photo-circle.png 712w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #046b99\">\u00a0<\/span>\"<em><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10773605 BCX0\">Our failure to secure peace, to confront climate change, and to boost international finance is undermining development.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10773605 BCX0\">We must accelerate action for the Sustainable Development Goals \u2013 and we <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10773605 BCX0\">don't<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10773605 BCX0\"> have a moment to lose.<\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW211540537 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211540537 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW154483717 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154483717 BCX0\">\" <\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW154483717 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW154483717 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW154483717 BCX0\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #029dda\">\u2013 <em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW1922045 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1922045 BCX0\">Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, <\/span><\/span><\/em>Secretary-General of the 91ÇÑ×Ó, 28 June, 2024\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#00adef;border-top-width:3px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"text-align: center\" data-fontsize=\"20.8\" data-lineheight=\"22.88px\"><b>SDGs IN NUMBERS<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An additional 23 million people were pushed into extreme poverty and over 100 million more were suffering from hunger in 2022 compared to 2019.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nearly 60 per cent of countries faced moderately to abnormally high food prices in 2022.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2023 was the warmest on record, with global temperatures nearing the critical 1.5\u00b0C threshold.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The number of civilian deaths in armed conflict skyrocketed in 2023.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The number of forcibly displaced people has reached an unprecedented level, nearly 120 million by May 2024.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Debt levels remain exceptionally high and the annual investment gap for developing countries to achieve the SDGs stands at $4 trillion.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"26\" data-list-defn-props=\"\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While Official Development Assistance (ODA) reached another new high of $223.7 billion in 2023, the overall sustainable development grants to developing countries fell in 2022 and debt levels.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:3;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:3;--awb-border-color:#03a9f4;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-background-color:#f2f2f2;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><h3><strong><b>Highlights<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:15px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#00adef;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p><strong><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW189653845 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189653845 BCX0\">2<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189653845 BCX0\">8<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189653845 BCX0\"> June<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189653845 BCX0\"> | Sustainable Development Goals Report 2024<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189653845 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW189653845 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113975 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Report-2024-400x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Report-2024-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Report-2024-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Report-2024-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Report-2024-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Report-2024-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Report-2024-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Report-2024-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Report-2024-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Report-2024-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Report-2024-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Report-2024-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SDG-Report-2024-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2024 states that current progress falls far short of what is required to meet <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/\">the Sustainable Development Goals<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (SDGs) <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by 2030.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the report, less than one fifth of SDG targets are on track. The lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, escalating conflicts, geopolitical tensions and growing climate chaos have severely hindered progress.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The report highlights where action must accelerate, particularly in critical areas undermining SDG progress \u2014 climate change, peace and security, inequalities among and between countries, among others.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key findings<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For the first time this century, per-capita GDP growth in half of the world\u2019s most vulnerable nations is slower than that of advanced economies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Based on data collected in 2022 in 120 countries, 55% of the countries lacked non-discrimination laws that prohibit direct and indirect discrimination against women.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Increased access to treatment has averted 20.8 million AIDS-related deaths in the past three decades.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Progress on education remains of grave concern, with only 58% of students worldwide achieving minimum proficiency in reading by the end of primary school.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Global capacity to generate electricity from renewable energy has begun expanding at an unprecedented rate, growing at 8.1 per cent annually for the past five years.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Record high ocean temperatures have triggered a fourth global coral bleaching event.<\/span> <span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The report is accessible on the <span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/unstats.un.org\/\">UN Statistics Division website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">11 | Launch of the World Population Prospects Report 2024<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113976 size-fusion-200 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/World-Population-Cover-200x259.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/World-Population-Cover-116x150.png 116w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/World-Population-Cover-200x259.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/World-Population-Cover-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/World-Population-Cover-400x518.png 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/World-Population-Cover-600x776.png 600w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/World-Population-Cover-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/World-Population-Cover-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/World-Population-Cover-800x1035.png 800w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/World-Population-Cover.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The World Population Prospects 2024 Report: Summary of Results <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and the accompanying 2024 revision of World Population Prospects (WPP24) will be launched on 11 July at UN Headquarters in New York at 12:30 pm EDT. WPP24 is the twenty-eighth edition of the 91ÇÑ×Ó population estimates and projections of the world population that have been published by the UN since 1951. These estimates and projections form a comprehensive set of demographic data to assess population levels and trends at the global, regional and national levels. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The launch may be followed on <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/webtv.un.org\/en\">UN WebTV<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0;--awb-border-sizes-left:0;--awb-border-sizes-right:0;--awb-border-color:#03a9f4;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:rgba(242,242,242,0);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"events\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><h3><strong><b>Upcoming International Days<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:15px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#00adef;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p><strong><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW163946056 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163946056 BCX0\">1<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163946056 BCX0\">1<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163946056 BCX0\"> | <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163946056 BCX0\">Wor<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163946056 BCX0\">l<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163946056 BCX0\">d<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163946056 BCX0\"> Population Day<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW163946056 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-113978 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1-200x133.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1-400x267.png 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW155337107 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\">The world\u2019s population is growing dramatically: it stood at close to 8 billion in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\">2021 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\">and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\">i<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\">s expected to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\">increase to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\"> 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050, and 10.9 billion in 2100<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\">, raising immense social, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\">economic<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\"> and environmental challenges. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW155337107 BCX0\" style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/observances\/world-population-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight Underlined SCXW155337107 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">International Population Day<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW155337107 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\">allows us to reflect on these challenges and on <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\">the s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\">olutions to address them<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\">Access<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\"> population data <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\">and key indicators <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\">on UNFPA\u2019s <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW155337107 BCX0\" style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unfpa.org\/data\/world-population-dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW155337107 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">World Population Dashboard<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\">Read the latest<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\"> State of the World Population Report from UNFPA<\/span> <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW155337107 BCX0\" style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unfpa.org\/swp2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW155337107 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">here<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155337107 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW155337107 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:15px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#00adef;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><p><strong><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW6791443 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6791443 BCX0\">1<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6791443 BCX0\">5<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6791443 BCX0\"> | <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6791443 BCX0\">World <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6791443 BCX0\">Youth Skills Day<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW6791443 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-113979 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-200x133.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-400x267.png 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127793919 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127793919 BCX0\">The theme for <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW127793919 BCX0\" style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/observances\/world-youth-skills-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW127793919 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127793919 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">World Youth Skills Day 2024<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127793919 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127793919 BCX0\"><span style=\"color: #029dda\">,<\/span> \"Youth Skills for Peace and Development,\" underscores the crucial role young people play in peacebuilding and conflict resolution. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127793919 BCX0\">The world faces a multitude of challenges today, many of which affect the youth. On World Youth Skills Day, let us unite in recognizing the potential of young people as agents of peace and commit to providing them with the skills and opportunities to address challenges and contribute to a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable future.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW127793919 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:15px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#00adef;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><p><strong><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW107704025 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107704025 BCX0\">18<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107704025 BCX0\"> | <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107704025 BCX0\">Nelson Mandela<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107704025 BCX0\"> International<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107704025 BCX0\"> Day<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107704025 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW107704025 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-113980\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-200x133.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-400x267.png 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW235686239 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235686239 BCX0\">Celebrate Nelson Mandela's <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW235686239 BCX0\" style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/events\/mandeladay\/legacy.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight Underlined SCXW235686239 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235686239 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">contribution to peace, freedom and the promotion of social justice<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW235686239 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235686239 BCX0\"> during th<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235686239 BCX0\">e <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW235686239 BCX0\" style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/events\/mandeladay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight Underlined SCXW235686239 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235686239 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Nelson Mandela International Day<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW235686239 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235686239 BCX0\"> under the theme <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW235686239 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235686239 BCX0\">\"It's still in our hands to combat poverty and inequity\". <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235686239 BCX0\">On 15 July<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235686239 BCX0\"> there will be the annual UN General Assembly Commemoration featuring the President of the General Assembly, the UN Secretary-General and more. The event will be live streamed on <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW235686239 BCX0\" style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/webtv.un.org\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW235686239 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235686239 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">UN WebTV<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW235686239 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235686239 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW235686239 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:3;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:3;--awb-border-sizes-left:0;--awb-border-sizes-right:0;--awb-border-color:#03a9f4;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:#f2f2f2;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"events\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><h3><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">ACTNOW for our Common Future<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-113982 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/act-now-climate-en-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/act-now-climate-en-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/act-now-climate-en-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/act-now-climate-en-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/act-now-climate-en-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/act-now-climate-en-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/act-now-climate-en-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/act-now-climate-en-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/act-now-climate-en-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/act-now-climate-en-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/act-now-climate-en.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>A healthy planet is essential to safeguard our future. It&#8217;s about ensuring clean air, fresh water, and thriving ecosystems that benefit all living things, including ourselves. On the road to the <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/summit-of-the-future\">Summit of the Future<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, we are encouraging everyone to #ActNow, Speak Up, to show decision makers that people worldwide are taking a stand for a more sustainable future for all. Learn more on how you can participate and engage your networks in ActNow: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/SoF-Challenge-NL\"><span style=\"color: #029dda\">bit.ly\/SoF-Challenge-NL<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#00adef;border-top-width:3px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\"><h3><b>Summit of the Future<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-113071 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SOTF-logo_Transparent-300x127.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SOTF-logo_Transparent-150x64.png 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SOTF-logo_Transparent-200x85.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SOTF-logo_Transparent-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SOTF-logo_Transparent-400x170.png 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SOTF-logo_Transparent-600x254.png 600w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SOTF-logo_Transparent-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SOTF-logo_Transparent-800x339.png 800w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SOTF-logo_Transparent-940x400.png 940w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SOTF-logo_Transparent-1024x434.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SOTF-logo_Transparent-1080x458.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SOTF-logo_Transparent-1200x509.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SOTF-logo_Transparent-1536x652.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Summit of the Future, to be held in New York 22-23 September 2024, is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to strengthen the multilateral system to address existing and emerging challenges, improve global governance and accelerate the implementation of existing commitments, including the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.\u00a0 The Summit will have as its outcome an inter-governmentally agreed Pact for the Future. Stay tuned for more: <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/summit-of-the-future\">https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/summit-of-the-future<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#00adef;border-top-width:3px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13\"><h3><b>Awake at Night Podcast<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Season 8 of the UN\u2019s award-winning podcast is now streaming! Hosted by UN Communications Chief, Melissa Fleming, <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/awake-at-night\">Awake at Night<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> gives exclusive insights into the inspiring lives of the extraordinary people that make up the 91ÇÑ×Ó.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Discover all the episodes here: <\/span><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/1429922419\">https:\/\/pod.link\/1429922419<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1404px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14\"><h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"text-align: center\" data-fontsize=\"25\" data-lineheight=\"27.5px\"><span style=\"color: #029dda\"><strong><a style=\"color: #029dda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/sdg-planning-calendar\/\">SDG EDITORIAL CALENDAR 2024<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":348,"featured_media":113984,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-114112","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"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=114112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114112\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}