Trillions more need to be invested if SDGs are to be rescued: UN report

Bold actions needed to scale up SDG investment and reform global financial system

Need for SDG-linked outcome budgeting in India: A case of Assam

OBS, a budgetary instrument linking expenditure to specific targets, can be a crucial tool to meet aspirations within a defined time frame

UN introduces 51 robots at AI summit to advance SDG goals

Several robots appeared as panelists at the UN-driven AI for Good summit in Switzerland

African nations endorse regional strategy to accelerate action against antimicrobial resistance

Strategy aims to accelerate implementation of national action plans on antimicrobial resistance, committed to by WHO Africa states eight years …

Every 1 in 3 adults has hypertension, but only half know it

New WHO report called for prioritising  prevention, early detection and effective management of high blood pressure

SDG Summit 2023: World needs investment of over $6 trillion to transform food systems, end hunger by 2030

Estimates for transforming food systems are among key findings of new UNCTAD analysis on cost of achieving sustainable development targets from …

Ukraine, high food and energy prices, debt: Global FDI fell 12% in 2022 due to multiple crises

Although investments in renewables have nearly tripled since 2015, most of the money has gone to developed countries, the report noted

SDG Summit 2023: Political declaration for massive increase in investments to attain SDGs adopted

Leaders recommitted to full implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

Road to 2030: Why sand & dust storms pose challenge to achieving multiple SDGs

Halfway to 2030, the situation is dire since the world is not on track and the progress on key goals, especially SDG 13 (on climate action), has …

Planetary Boundary pioneer Johan Rockstrom wins 2024 Tyler Prize for environmental achievement

Planetary Boundary framework determines limits within which humanity can safely operate within natural world

Asia-Pacific region 32 years behind 2030 target on achieving SDGs: UNESCAP

None of SDGs can be achieved by 2030; all targets under climate action goal (SDG 13) off-track, some even regressing

Health must be fast-tracked for 2030

The world needs more and better skilled health workers to attain the SDG targets and continue to foster global health beyond 2030

Road to 2030: World, especially Africa, won’t achieve access to clean water, sanitation goal, says UN

Sub-Saharan Africa region lags most & will need 20-21 fold increase in current rates of progress

UN launches 10 principles to close Asia-Pacific sustainable finance gap

Aimed at mobilising and deploying financing for key Sustainable Development Goals, particularly around climate action

SDG 7: World still off-track from achieving universal energy access to all, says UN report

High inflation, debt distress, policy inactions and lagging financial flows slowing access to electricity, clean cooking in developing economies

COP28 should shine a spotlight on corporate environmental responsibility 

Public, private and social sectors need to come together in the climate fight

7th GEF Assembly: Member countries get together to ratify Global Biodiversity Framework Fund 

Momentum set in Vancouver crucial for achieving the biodiversity and sustainable development goals by 2030