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Crisis in global learning: a call for action to improve education access, quality, equity and inclusion

11 July 2023 - Education is one of the best investments societies can make to build a more sustainable and prosperous future. Improvements in learning opportunities contribute directly to the achievement of sustainable...

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World risks big misses across the Sustainable Development Goals unless measures to accelerate implementation are taken, UN warns

10 July 2023 - Failure to redouble global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals – the promise of a better world for all – may fuel greater political...

This is how we can turbocharge the global goals

3 July 2023 - This month, government representatives, businesses, civil society organizations, young people and other international actors will gather for the , taking place on 10-19 July 2023 at UN Headquarters in New York. They all come together with one purpose: to review and assess progress to achieve the global goals.

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Supporting small businesses to achieve inclusive growth for all

27 June 2023 - Micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) represent around 90 per cent of global businesses, over 60 per cent of employment and half of the gross domestic product (GDP) worldwide. 

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Celebrating 20 years of public service innovation for sustainable development and inclusion

23 June 2023 - For two decades, the  (UNPSA)...

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Integrated Policies Can Reduce Inequality, End Poverty and the War on Nature

19 June 2023 - In 2015, the SDGs were agreed as an integrated and indivisible set of Goals that cannot be achieved one at a time... 

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Next Global Policy Dialogues aim to turbocharge SDGs under review at HLPF

19 June 2023 - From the climate crisis to global conflicts to the lingering socioeconomic effects of the pandemic, it is clear that the world is facing...

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Raising our voices against gender-based violence in older age

14 June 2023 - Observed on 15 June, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) was officially recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in 2011... 

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Progress on disability rights risks going in reverse: Guterres

13 June 2023 - A “cascade of crises” is putting global progress towards ensuring the rights of persons with disabilities in danger, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Tuesday in New York. 

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We Need 7 Years of Accelerated, Transformative Action to Achieve SDGs

13 June 2023 -  Almost eight years have passed since the international community agreed to take bold and transformative steps...

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We need to do better for 1.3 billion people around the world

9 June 2023 - “In almost all aspects, persons with disabilities are in a worse situation than those without disabilities,“ said UN DESA’s Masumi Ono. “We need to be doing better,” ...

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World off track for reaching key goal on sustainable energy by 2030

6 June 2023 - The world is not on track to meet Sustainable Development Goal 7, designed to ensure access to affordable, reliable energy for all, a new report from the UN and partners revealed on Monday.

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New UN reports aim to avert continued social, economic and environmental ‘breakdown’

5 June 2023 - Reforming the global financial system, moving beyond Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measure of economic...

Not a moment to lose when our shared future is at stake

2 June 2023 – “The SDGs are not just 17 lofty goals. They represent real lives with real needs. They represent women...

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5 things you need to know about the global economy in 2023

2 June 2023 – Prospects for a robust global economic recovery remain dim. Stubborn inflation, rising interest rates and heightened uncertainties...