New data to reveal progress and gaps in gender equality
12 September - On 15 September 2025, UN Women and UN DESA will launch the Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2025, the latest edition in an annual series. Covering all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the report spotlights the latest data and evidence on gender equality, tracking trends and revealing progress and gaps.
‘No ordinary session’: Baerbock opens UN General Assembly with call for courage and reform
9 September - As the UN General Assembly opened its 80th session on Tuesday, new President Annalena Baerbock called on Member States...
Why the way we measure poverty matters
5 September - Around the world, over 800 million people live in extreme poverty and 1.1 billion people are still living in multidimensional poverty.
7 things you should know about accelerating social progress
3 September - As the world prepares for the Second World Summit for Social Development in November in Qatar, momentum is building to accelerate social progress.
Putting water management at the centre of the climate change fight
25 August 2025 - Some 2.2 billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water services, according to the World Health Organization...
Local leaders showcase SDG successes and demand a stronger role on the global stage
13 August 2025 - At the , held during as one of , mayors, governors...
Bringing the Global Goals home: How youth make the SDGs local
12 August 2025 - In the bustling streets of Mathare, Kenya, Safrina Raiza leads environmental clean-ups that transform her community, one tree at a time. Her work represents a powerful truth: the most meaningful global movements begin with young people who see what needs to be changed in their own neighborhoods and decide to act.
Youth Localizing the SDGs: 2025 International Youth Day to spotlight local solutions
11 August 2025- Each year on 12 August, International Youth Day (IYD) brings global attention to the challenges and opportunities facing young people. Spearheaded by UN DESA, IYD celebrates youth contributions to all aspects of global development.
Ensuring Indigenous Peoples’ rights in the age of AI
7 August 2025 - Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping our world at an unprecedented pace. For Indigenous Peoples, this technology can bring both significant challenges and promising opportunities.
Rethinking inflation: UN DESA series examines uneven impacts and evolving policy solution
6 August 2025 - UN DESA’s hosted a three-part Development Policy Seminar series in July to present new thinking on inflation. Discussions focused on issues such as inflation’s underlying drivers, its asymmetric impacts, and the implications for policy. The series will inform the World Economic Situation and Prospects, 2026.
Expert reports urge climate and SDG synergies on policies for disaster insurance, nature solutions, healthy cities
26 July 2025 - Three reports were launched on 22 July 2025 by experts convened...
Global Policy Dialogue highlights roadmap to SDGs: Invest in youth, protect people, transform economies
25 July 2025 - At this week’s UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue, development experts emphasized...
UN forum affirms stronger commitment to achieve sustainable development
24 July 2025 - The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development () concluded on Wednesday following a week and a half of substantive discussion between Member States, civil society representatives and UN agencies.
Science Day 2025: Turning knowledge into action for sustainable development
22 July 2025 - Just days after the newly released revealed that only 35 per cent of targets are on track or showing moderate progress, at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development emerged as a platform to both acknowledge challenges and share actionable strategies to help translate science into progress for the .
ECOSOC convenes its High-level Segment
18 July 2025 - The High-level Segment of ECOSOC, including the three-day ministerial segment of the HLPF, will be convened from Monday, 21 July, through Thursday, 24 July 2025.