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09 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
The 2024 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will follow on from last September’s SDG Summit, described by UN Secretary-General at the time as a “moment of unity” to turn the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into reality…
09 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
In its resolution A/RES/71/279, the United Nations General Assembly designated 27 June as “Micro-, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises Day” to raise public awareness of the tremendous contributions of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (…
09 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
Across the world, millions of parents and families are struggling to provide nutritious and diverse foods that young children need to reach their full potential. Growing inequities, conflict, and climate crises, combined with rising food prices, the…
08 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
Where We Stand
Developing countries face a $4 trillion annual investment gap to achieve the SDGs. Foreign direct investment flows to developing countries have decreased while gains in remittances and ODA have been modest. The Secretary-General has…
08 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
Where We Stand
Rising conflicts and violent organized crime persist around the world, causing immense human suffering and hampering sustainable development.
Forcibly displaced people reached unprecedented 120 million in May 2024. Civilian…
08 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
Where We Stand
Climate records were shattered in 2023 as the climate crisis accelerated in real time. Temperatures and global greenhouse gas emissions continue to climb.
Current national policies set the world on track for warming of 3°C according…
08 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
Where We Stand
Nearly 1 in 10 people globally face hunger. In 2022, 2.4 billion people experienced moderate to severe food insecurity.
Despite progress, 148 million children under age 5 suffered from stunting in 2022. If current trends persist, 1…
08 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
Where We Stand
By 2030, 590 million people may still live in extreme poverty if current trends persist.
Without a substantial acceleration in poverty reduction, fewer than 3 in 10 countries are expected to halve national poverty by 2030.
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08 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
With current progress falling far short of what is required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, this year’s High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development on 8 to 17 July at UN Headquarters in New York, will be…
02 July 2024 | Innovation & Technology
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and its partners invite you to participate in the 2nd edition of the SDG Digital GameChangers Award,- a global recognition of projects, applications, and policies that are leveraging digital…
28 June 2024 | Poverty Eradication
With just six years remaining, current progress falls far short of what is required to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Without massive investment and scaled up action, the achievement of the SDGs — the blueprint for a more resilient…
25 June 2024 | Disabilities
The side event was held on 14th June 2024, during the 17th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP17). The side-event was in line with one of the three sub-themes…