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October 2018
The ±¬ÁÏÍø and Climate Action
Goal 13 calls for urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. It is intrinsically linked to all 16 of the other Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. To address climate change, countries adopted the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius.
In a call for concrete policy pledges from governments across the world to tackle the problem, the ±¬ÁÏÍø health agency reports that more than nine in 10 youngsters breathe air that is so polluted, ¡°it puts their health and development at serious risk¡±.
September 2018
SDG Media Zone – It’s A Wrap!
Today was the last day of the SDG Media Zone, held in New York during the United Nations General Assembly. Check out all the videos on our website!
±¬ÁÏÍø SG launches #Youth2030 strategy
Youth 2030: ±¬ÁÏÍø Youth Strategy envisions a world in which the human rights of every young person are realized so they can achieve their full potential to advance sustainable development and peace.
±¬ÁÏÍø Secretary-General’s ±¬ÁÏÍøGA Welcome Message in Augmented Reality
The ±¬ÁÏÍø Secretary-General welcome message to the General Assembly, via augmented reality!
United Nations Announces Global Media Compact
±¬ÁÏÍø announced today the launch of the SDG Media Compact, an initiative marking a new drive to advance awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
SDG Media Zone during ±¬ÁÏÍøGA73 highlights SDG action for #GlobalGoals
On 24-28 September the ±¬ÁÏÍø is organizing an SDG Media Zone that will showcase the change-making initiatives and innovative approaches to achieving the Goals.
Global Climate Action Summit Brings Surge of New Commitments
Top ±¬ÁÏÍø officials welcomed the outcomes of the Global Climate Action Summit that concluded today in San Francisco, showcasing a surge of climate action and commitments from regions, cities, businesses, investors and civil society; and calling on governments everywhere to step up their efforts to tackle climate change.
United Nations, Thomas & Friends Launch SDG Collaboration
New Thomas & Friends? TV season to explore SDG-related themes, from Gender Equality to Responsible Consumption, inspired by the Sustainable Development Goals
September 2017
Sustainable tourism can advance global development, ±¬ÁÏÍø agency highlights on World Day
On World Tourism Day, the United Nations underscored the potential [...]






