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Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, are 17 goals that all member states have agreed to try to achieve by 2030.

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Pursuing the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Guinea

Pursuing the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Guinea

A UN "Accelerator Lab" is addressing Guinean villagers' needs, using inventions gathered from all over the world.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 9, 202404:50 min
UN Secretary General Guterres speaks at a podium, next to a sign for the SDG Summit 2023

UN Sustainable Development Goals: Losing the race

UN Sustainable Development Goals: Losing the race

Growing tensions between the Global South and Western economic powerhouses overshadowed the UN SDG summit in New York.
PoliticsSeptember 20, 2023
A video is displayed on giant screen during the opening session of the Sustainable Development Goals Summit in New York

UN: Global development goals stalled

UN: Global development goals stalled

The United Nations says world leaders must adopt a rescue plan to save the Sustainable Development Goals.
PoliticsSeptember 19, 202302:50 min
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India sees drop in child mortality

India sees drop in child mortality

Apart from the government, grassroots workers have been instrumental in improving child health. DW met one such worker.
HealthSeptember 18, 202302:38 min
Two Ethiopian girls carry water cannisters strapped to their backs

UN warns world off track to meeting development goals

UN warns world off track to meeting development goals

The UN has said that without urgent, concrete action, the planet and its people are headed toward "global catastrophe."
PoliticsSeptember 18, 202302:48 min
A man holds a sign reading "Climate S.O.S." as activists mark the start of Climate Week in New York

Climate activists around the world urge action

Climate activists around the world urge action

Climate protests have taken place around the world to spur leaders into action.at the UN General Assembly this week.
ClimateSeptember 18, 202302:02 min
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In the spotlight

Residents of the Kanyaruchinya camp for IDPs in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo

Africa needs peace to hit sustainable development goals

Conflict, climate change and a lack of access to basic services are hindering Africa's progress towards the UN's SDGs.
PoliticsSeptember 14, 2023
A young child stands in front of a woman who feeds them with a spoon

Indonesia battles childhood stunting

Indonesia has been working to reduce childhood stunting, a condition caused by malnutrition and junk food.
HealthSeptember 13, 202302:46 min
A woman with her face painted blue and a wig on her head holding her right hand up while holding a sign in her left reading "leave no one behind!"

What are the UN's 17 sustainability goals?

The United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to create a fairer, more eco-friendly world.
SocietySeptember 13, 202317 images
Children in Yemen

Pandemic worsens life for world's poorest

Despite some progress, things remain extremely hard in the world's least-developed nations. COVID has made it worse.
BusinessSeptember 27, 2021