SDG Blog

Blended finance is not working; It is time for a new approach for mobilizing private finance for the SDGs at FfD4

By Mariana Mazzucato, Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value, University College London (UCL); Founding Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose; Member of the UN High-Level Advisory Board for Economic and Social Affairs

Rio's future generations are here: It's not game over for climate action; it's game on

By Hailey Campbell, Co-Executive Director, Care About Climate 

For every single person alive today, we will leave behind a shared legacy to future generations. Will that future be defined by fear of the catastrophic climate impacts or the rights to a clean, safe, sustainable environment? 

Renewing the Global Action Plan for Sustainable Development Data

By Stefan Schweinfest, Director, UN DESA’s Statistics Division

The world cannot afford the cost of gender inequality

By UN Women Deputy Executive Director Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda

It’s time we embrace politics to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

By Minh-Thu Pham, Co-founder and CEO, Project Starling

Financing the SDGs: An Emerging Bretton Woods II Model

By Nancy Birdsall, Nancy Lee and Brian Webster

In 2015 the nations of the world agreed at the United Nations on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be reached by 2030. The SDGs are the closest the world has come to a definable and measurable global social compact. 

Stepping Up for Small Island Developing States: Time to Implement the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda

By Li Junhua, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs; Secretary-General of the SIDS4 Conference

As the curtains close on the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) it is time to hope for a brighter future for SIDS. 

Charting the course to a resilient and prosperous future for Small Island Developing States at the SIDS4 Conference

By Li Junhua, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs; Secretary-General of the SIDS4 Conference

This month, the island nation of Antigua and Barbuda will host the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) – a pivotal moment for the international community to join in partnership with Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and work toward a more sustainable, prosperous and resilient future.

A sustainable future must respect Indigenous Peoples' worldviews, ways of life and rights

By Dario José Mejía Montalvo, Chair of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Marginalized communities are not voiceless; it is time for us to listen

By Jean Quinn, Executive Director, UNANIMA International; Chair, NGO Committee for Social Development