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UN DESA Sustainable Development

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UN DESA Sustainable Development

@SustDev

Official account of @UNDESA's Division for #SDGs. Helping the UN Member States and stakeholders build a better world for 👫 and 🌍 by 2030. #GlobalGoals

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May 5
🌍 The 11th annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology & Innovation for the SDGs (#STIForum2026) is happening May 6–7, 2026! A global space to drive solutions for a sustainable future. #TECH4SDGs Learn more: sdgs.un.org/tfm/STIForum20…
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♻️ Plastic waste recovered from the seabed in a coastal community in Ondo State, Nigeria, is being converted into energy using a mini-pyrolysis reactor. 🌊 The initiative links marine waste management with local energy production for fish processing and household use.
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Jun 9
🚰 Side Event Applications are NOW open for the 2026 UN Water Conference in Abu Dhabi! 🇦🇪 Apply by 31 July 2026 to help advance #SDG6 and global water action. 👉 Click here to apply: sdgs.un.org/conferences/wa…
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Jun 9
Nearly $2 billion flowed every day from migrants to their families back home in 2024. On International Day of #FamilyRemittances, we're spotlighting the role of remittances in driving rural resilience. Learn more: desapublications.un.org/un-desa-voice/…
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Jun 8
The global economy is facing major setbacks: Weaker growth, mounting inflationary pressures and heightened uncertainty are creating new challenges for the #GlobalGoals. Here are 5️⃣ things you need to know from the #WorldEconomyReport as of mid-year 2026: desapublications.un.org/un-desa-voice/…
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Jun 5
Water has the power to unite us. 💦 From health to climate to food and energy, it connects us all. In the #SDGBlog, the SG’s Special Envoy on Water Retno Marsudi makes the case for why water could help restore trust in global cooperation. 👉 desapublications.un.org/un-desa-voice/… #SDG6
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Jun 4
📅 The countdown is on! Registration for the 2026 Climate and SDG Synergies Conference closes on 12 June. Co-convened by @‌UNDESA and @‌UNFCCC, in collaboration with @‌UNESCAP We're bringing together an exceptional lineup of speakers. See the full list: bit.ly/4uSkfSB
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Jun 4
📉 Breaking down silos could cut the cost of climate and SDG solutions by nearly 40%. The 7th Global Conference on Climate and SDG Synergies from 29 to 30 June is translating planning into coordinated action. Learn more: desapublications.un.org/un-desa-voice/… #ClimateAction
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Jun 1
Twenty years after its adoption, the promise of CRPD endures: a world where #PersonsWithDisabilities can fully exercise their rights and participate in every aspect of life. On 9-11 June, join #COSP19 to turn two decades of commitment into action. ➡️ desapublications.un.org/un-desa-voice/…
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May 29
🌊 Check out four newly released Extract Papers of the global online stakeholder consultation for the 2026 Sea Level Rise Declaration. 👉 Read the papers and learn more about the key outcomes here: sdgs.un.org/universal/sea-…
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May 29
"Division is loud right now; cooperation must be louder." With declining aid, record-high debt, and rising geopolitical tensions, UN DSG @‌AminaJMohammed calls on the world to implement the Sevilla Commitment now. Her full thoughts: desapublications.un.org/un-desa-voice/… #FinancingOurFuture
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May 28
📈 Currently, less than 25% of the seafloor has been mapped with high-resolution bathymetry. 🌊 Expanding ocean mapping is essential to advancing science and deepening our understanding of the planet’s last largely unexplored frontier. sdgs.un.org/partnerships/d…
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May 28
💧🌍 SAVE THE DATE 🌍💧 The 2026 UN Water Conference will take place from 8–10 December 2026 in 📍 Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪, co-hosted by 🇦🇪 UAE & 🇸🇳 Senegal! More info: sdgs.un.org/conferences/wa…
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