With just five years remaining to achieve the 2030 global goals, the Outcomes Department has sparked a bold transformation, strengthening impact, accountability, and purpose across the World Bank Group.

During the end of year holidays, when fortunate, we spend more time with family and friends, cooking, exchanging gifts or travelling to meet loved ones. All of these actions can be done in a more sustainable way, respectful of ourselves, others, our cities and our planet. Sustainability, in fact, goes beyond the environment; it includes other things that people need, such as food, health, education, safety, jobs, equal opportunities, and a vibrant quality of life. Shaping a better future is the spirit of the holidays and the spirit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This end of 2024 holiday season, let’s pave the way for a better year, leaving no one behind! Here are some things you can do. 

The Summit is a high-level event on 22-23 September in New York, bringing world leaders together to forge a new international consensus on how we deliver a better present and safeguard the future. This once-in-a-generation opportunity serves as a moment to mend eroded trust and demonstrate that international cooperation can effectively achieve agreed goals and tackle emerging threats and opportunities.

Is there a better way to shape our world? And how can we achieve a fairer future, in the face of so much global upheaval and conflict? The Summit of the Future stands as a once in a lifetime opportunity for the international community to forge a new path, for the benefit of all.

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Join us on 23-27 September for live coverage of the SDG Media Zone at this year’s UN General Debate and hear about the transformation and solutions needed to accelerate action on the SDGs. This year’s sessions will highlight the tracks of the Summit of the Future, including the new agenda for peace, global governance, financing for development, digital cooperation, and future generations.

As world leaders prepare to gather for the Summit of the Future, meet 10 young leaders who are leveraging digital solutions to create a secure future for all of us. 

The SDG Pulse 2024 report reveals mixed progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing the urgent need for data-informed actions to address disparities and accelerate global development efforts.

Chess is one of the most ancient, intellectual and cultural games, with a combination of sport, scientific thinking and elements of art. Chess is a global gamethat promotes fairness, inclusion and mutual respect. It can contribute to an atmosphere of tolerance and understanding among peoples and nations. Chess also offers important opportunities in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, including strengthening education, and advancing the empowerment of women and girls. On this World Chess Day (20 July), let’s celebrate chess for its important contributions to these values. 

The private sector is key to creating jobs and eradicating poverty. The SDG Global Business Forum (16 July) gathers leaders from the private sector, governments, and civil society worldwide to co-create business-driven solutions for accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals. Co-convened by the UN Global Compact, UNDESA, the International Organisation of Employers and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development on the sidelines of the HLPF, this virtual event also serves as a key moment ahead of the Summit of the Future, gathering business insights for a better future.

In a world facing political turmoil, economic slowdown, rising inequalities and a worsening environmental crisis, our promise to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 is at stake. 8 - 17 July 2024: High-level Political Forum (HLPF) at UN headquarters in New York. More from UN DESA Voice.

The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), the main UN platform for the follow-up and review of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is being held on 8-17 July 2024 under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. Under the theme “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions”, the forum will review in-depth: SDG 1. End poverty; SDG 2. End hunger; SDG 13. Climate action; SDG 16. Peace and justice; and SDG 17. Partnerships.

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Special Focus: High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

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We are just six years away from the 2030 deadline to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and progress is lagging. The 2024 Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day, 27 June, offers an opportunity to exchange ideas on how key stakeholders, including policy makers, large companies, financial institutions, and the international community can support micro-, small and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs), which account for 50% of GDP worldwide, to advance the 2030 Agenda and contribute to achieving the SDGs, including poverty eradication and decent work for all. 

Amidst the myriad of global crises exacerbating the gaps between critical SDGs targets and reality, collaborative initiatives in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic have empowered local communities, underscoring the transformative potential of public and private partnerships.