The SDG Moment serves to place an annual spotlight on Sustainable Development Goals and will be held at the beginning of the United Nations General Assembly’s High-Level Week. It takes place as the world faces a deepening cost-of-living crisis that carries huge implications for the advancement of the SDGs, especially in developing countries.
Convened by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the Moment will provide world leaders with a platform to showcase the bold actions and solutions that are needed to set the world on a course toward achieving the SDGs. The SDG Moment event is expected to build momentum as we head toward the SDG Summit in 2023.
At a time of great uncertainty, the SDGs – a blueprint for ending poverty, tackling the climate crisis, and boosting the economy – show the way forward to a better future for all on a safe and healthy planet.
To scale up action on the SDGs would require transformational change with regard to current policies, governance arrangements, and economic systems. There is a need for equitable access to vaccine supply, expansive stimulus packages in key sectors, and access to financing for developing countries.
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