Happy Birthday, SDGs!
In September of 2015, leaders of the world gathered in New York to adopt the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the most ambitious plan ever to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities, and create a better world. One year later, we are celebrating the first birthday of this agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), looking back at some of the key moments over this past year, including the announcement of the SDG Advocates, the agreement on global indicators to measure progress, national presentations and much more.
Putting a spotlight on globalization
Globalization or protectionism? Multilateralism or nationalism? Questions that would have been resoundingly responded to in favor of openness and international cooperation until recently, have increasingly been answered with isolationist and nationalistic solutions. While globalization has long been hailed as an engine for growth and global prosperity, it is increasingly being seen as a driver of unequal and unsustainable outcomes across the globe.
GET INVOLVEDTogether: Respect, safety and dignity for all“We must change the way we talk about refugees and migrants. And we must talk with them. Our words and dialogue matter. That is why today, the United Nations is launching a new campaign called “Together – Respect, Safety and Dignity for All,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said during the opening of the UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants which took place at UN Headquarters in New York on 19 September. | EXPERT VOICESRole of partnerships for Small Island Developing StatesOn 22 September, the first annual Global Multi-stakeholder SIDS Partnership Dialogue was held focusing on the launch of new partnerships devoted to Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the launch of a new publication “Partnerships on Small Island Developing States 2016.” Following this event, we asked Ola Göransson, Partnerships Coordinator in UN DESA’s Division for Sustainable Development, about the role of partnerships and some of the new pledges made in support of SIDS. | IN CASE YOU MISSED ITThe first UN World Data Forum – a critical opportunityThe 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has created a new set of challenges for the world’s statistical community. Like the Goals themselves, the 169 targets and 230 indicators agreed through the SDG process are unprecedented in their scope – setting out what needs to be measured to monitor progress, inform decision-making, make sure no one is left behind, and hold governments accountable. |
3 October-23 November, New York | General Assembly, Second Committee, Seventy-first session |
4 October-23 November, New York | General Assembly, Third Committee, Seventy-first session |
11-14 October, Geneva | 12th Session of the Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters |
18-21 October, Addis Ababa | 4th Meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators |
24-26 October, Helsinki | 6th Global Forum on Gender Statistics |