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UCLG and the WBU signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during the UCLG 2023 Annual Retreat, which emphasises the need to ensure the active and meaningful participation of persons with disabilities in the design and implementation of urban policies, programs and services. The MOU also highlights the vital role of local and regional governments in removing barriers to inclusion and participatio

OECD AND SDG SUMMIT 2023: A renewed ambition for development co-operation at the OECD

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By María del Pilar Garrido Gonzalo, Director, Development Co-operation directorate, OECD

Annual cost for reaching the SDGs? More than $5 trillion

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9 September 2023SDGs The cost of achieving ambitious sustainable development targets is estimated at between $5.4 and $6.4 trillion per year between now and 2030, UN economists said on Tuesday.

At Climate Ambition Summit, UN agencies and IFRC kickstart major initiative towards realizing Early Warnings for All by 2027

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New York - At the UN Climate Ambition Summit today in New York, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) announced the development of a large-scale, collaborative push to establish life-saving Early Warning Systems in some of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries.

Invest in SDGs ‘like never before’ implores UN chief

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A “rescue plan” for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) must now result in policies, budgets and investment to ensure a more just, equitable and green future by 2030, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday.

Discover your Changemaking Superpowers with the Changemaker Index

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Ashoka is thrilled to announce the release of version 4.0 of the Changemaker Index™ (CMI). This innovative tool assesses your core competencies as a changemaker and provides resources designed to enhance your abilities in driving social and environmental change.

Consultations on Meaningful Youth Engagement and the 2030 Agenda Outcome Document

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The Office of the SecretaryGeneral’s Envoy on Youth facilitated a youthled meaningful youth engagement roadmap towards the SDG Summit 2023.

UN Secretary-General Announces New Youth Climate Advisers

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NEW YORK, 16 March 2023 — UN Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the seven young climate leaders who will form his next Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change and called on young people everywhere to ratchet up the pressure, acknowledging their vital role keeping the world’s climate goals alive.

UN General Assembly adopts declaration to accelerate SDGs

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18 September 2023SDGs Now is the time for a global plan to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are woefully off-track halfway towards their 2030 deadline, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday in New York.

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