BE THE CHANGE CHAMPION is a project of iLEAD AFRICA under our Be The Change Initiative: a social change innovation movement to mobilize young people across Africa to take action towards achieving sustainable development by influencing change in their immediate environment.
Empower young people to become advocates of change by leveraging data and technology to make their voices heard, influence government policies, and encourage transparency and accountability in governance.
SDGs Spotlight is a social media engagement campaign to raise awareness for the Sustainable Development Goals and engage and educate people to become actors of change.
Community Advocacy & Action Project (CAAP) is an evidence-based project designed by iLEAD AFRICA under their Be The Change initiative. It is a project that promotes citizen participation in governance by building the capacity of people in rural and urban marginalized communities to hold their government accountable, especially to the provision of necessary social amenities like healthcare, education, water, sanitation, road maintenance, and the environment.
This project runs from September 17 through December 17.
El simposio sobre los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) es un espacio académico para el intercambio de ideas, investigaciones y proyectos orientados a ODS con el objetivo de crear conciencia, promover la acción y acelerar la contribución de las instituciones, las organizaciones privadas y los gobiernos al logro de la Agenda 2030.
YOUNGA® is the largest global festival for impact. Using mixed reality, YOUNGA unites young people with decision-makers to co-create solutions for a more inclusive, sustainable world during the United Nations Decade of Action from 2020 to 2030.
YOUNGA 2022 will span from September 28 through October 21.
Tune in to the Global Dispatches podcast during the 77th UN General Assembly High-Level Week for daily episodes taped live featuring news from the UN, conversations on climate, the global food crisis, the global replenishment fund, financing the Goals, and more. This podcast series will provide expert analysis to give you the context you need to understand what is driving the agenda at UNGA 77.
Available on the Global Dispatches website, and wherever you listen to your podcasts (Spotify, Apple etc.).
This event aims to raise awareness of the critical issues affecting the health and wellbeing of women, children, and adolescents in light of the pandemic, address the exacerbated health financing challenges for programs targeting these populations, and explore lessons learned and best practices for health program adaptations and alternative health financing models to reclaim hard-won gains in the provision of essential health services for women, children, and adolescents.
Heads of state, policymakers, business and civil society leaders, activists, and philanthropists will all converge in New York City for UNGA 77, along with the traditional flurry of side events and meetings to determine how we can collectively get back on track to achieve the SDGs by 2030.
Over two days, Devex will convene those at the center of these conversations for a series of interviews and workshops that ask the tough questions and dig into opportunities for progress.
This year, 42 Saudi football teams have chosen their Global Goal. On September 10, the teams in Dammam will play to qualify for the finals and GGWCUP Saudi Arabia 2022 in October. This is the second Global Goals World Cup in Saudi Arabia host by Saudi Sports for All Federation (SFA). Follow #ggwcupksa for updates.
This year, 42 Saudi football teams have chosen their Global Goal. On September 3, the teams in Jeddah played to qualify for the finals and GGWCUP Saudi Arabia 2022 in October. This is the second Global Goals World Cup in Saudi Arabia hosted by Saudi Sports for All Federation (SFA). Follow #ggwcupksa for updates.
This year, 42 Saudi football teams have chosen their Global Goal. On September 17, the teams in Tabuk will play to qualify for the finals and GGWCUP Saudi Arabia 2022 in October. This is the second Global Goals World Cup in Saudi Arabia hosted by Saudi Sports for All Federation (SFA). Follow #ggwcupksa for updates.
This year, 42 Saudi football teams have chosen their Global Goal. On September 24, the teams in Skaka will play to qualify for the finals and GGWCUP Saudi Arabia 2022 in October. This is the second Global Goals World Cup in Saudi Arabia hosted by Saudi Sports for All Federation (SFA). Follow #ggwcupksa for updates.
Join us for an in-person event on the sidelines of UNGA 77 where Devex, in partnership with MSD for Mothers, will explore ways in which the Strengthening Systems for Safer Childbirth initiative will support local coalitions of NGOs, civil society, and social enterprises to implement solutions in their specific geographies.
Save your spot to join us in person and be a part of bridging the funding gap affecting reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health services.
Impact Hub, the world’s largest entrepreneurial impact network, will be showcasing their collective wisdom and impact on the world during Global Goals Week. Impact Hub Taipei is happy to deliver the #MetoWe event together with eight other Impact Hubs around the world! The 24-hour, non-stop event on the Gather Town platform will feature talks and demonstrations, each session in response to a certain SDG. Join us to scale the impact together!
Please join the United Nations Foundation, APCO Worldwide and leaders representing the private and public sectors, philanthropy, civil society, multilateral organizations and next generation of change-makers, to catalyze cross-sectoral collaboration to address today’s pressing challenges. This breakfast program will build further on the momentum of the UN General Assembly High-Level Week, Unlock the Future of Learning Festival and Transforming Education Summit and help inform partnership opportunities and contribute to critical processes in the lead-up to the Summit of the Future in 2023.
This gathering will bring together senior leaders from across geographies and stakeholder groups based on their support for the Copenhagen Pledge on Tech for Democracy, launched by the Danish government last year.
The event will feature opening remarks by Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith followed by a keynote address from the Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs Jeppe Kofod. Subsequent panel discussions will feature leaders from government, industry and civil society exploring how digital technology can continue to be a force for improving lives and strengthening societies around the world in an inclusive manner. The event will culminate in the debut of a new Al art exhibit demonstrating how technology can empower human creativity.
Against the backdrop of the UN General Assembly, the UN Foundation, Hello Sunshine, and Fair Play will host a screening of the new FAIR PLAY documentary, a film that makes the invisible care work historically held by women visible, inspiring a more balanced future for all. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with a diverse set of speakers from government, international organizations, the private sector, and philanthropic organizations discussing how to recognize, reduce, and redistribute the unpaid care burden on women at the global level as we work to advance SDG 5 on gender equality.
For educators interested in global citizenship education & building a better understanding of sustainable, human flourishing in schools.
This one-hour online seminar is for educators and anyone interested in global citizenship education and building a better understanding of sustainable, human flourishing in education settings – or anything contained within SDG 4.7. Lyfta is a digital, immersive learning platform that brings the outside world into classrooms through real life human stories.
The Sustainable Development Goals have been embraced in American boardrooms, city halls, and classrooms as a shared understanding of what it means to build a resilient future where no one is left behind.
On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution and the United Nations Foundation will convene U.S. leaders from across sectors to discuss how they are using the Sustainable Development Goals to advance progress and build collaboration at home and around the world.
A high-level event focused on the Generation Equality Forum’s Technology & Innovation Action Coalition, this event will showcase how the Action Coalition can bring together a wide variety of stakeholders to work towards a common goal and strengthen the foundations of global digital cooperation and gender equality.
