April 2017
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Action 2030 Blog
We need open data, especially about whether our cities are child-friendly and safe for women and children.
Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women
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October 2023
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Story
If we are to meet the promises of the SDGs, bold changes and actions at the local level are needed—and they are needed now. Cities are a good place to start investing.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Urban
November 2017
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Action 2030 Blog
Let’s start with a little bit of recent history. Innovative financing for the UN goes back to the International Conference on Financing for Development in 2002. The hope was that innovative financing would help to bridge the gap between what was available and what was needed to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.
Innovative financing
October 2022
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Story
The actions cities take locally to create a sustainable world will reverberate globally, UN Chief António Guterres said on Monday, underlining the need to ramp up progress towards a more just and equitable future for people and the planet.
November 2021
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Story
When armed conflict broke out in eastern Ukraine in 2014, it was the start of a tumultuous and insecure era. Many Ukrainians left everything behind in search of safety. They didn’t know if or when they would return.
COVID-19
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
June 2021
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Story
"Water is everything to me. Nowadays, I really need it, water balances me; I need to observe it and always be in contact with cities near the water. At the same time water mobilizes me, I suffer when I see the pollution. My motivation is to find solutions to this problem that affects everyone," explains Yago.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
COVID-19
December 2022
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Action 2030 Blog
A blog co-authored by Khardiata Lo N’Diaye, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator of Sudan and Sara Nyanti, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, South Sudan.
April 2022
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Announcement
In late March, UN Resident Coordinators in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) attended an information briefing on UNESCO’s five sectoral programmes and how they contribute to the delivery of the 2030 Agenda at country and regional levels.
May 2022
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Action 2030 Blog
The unique and populous Asia-Pacific region is made up of 58 countries of which 12 are classified as least developed countries (LDCs) under the United
Sustainable Development Goals