The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. The 17 Goals are all interconnected, and in order to leave no one behind, it is important that we achieve them all by 2030.
As the official platform for consulting, contracting, and export opportunities, United Nations Development Business (UNDB) is doing its part by further facilitating the private sector's access to and engagement in international development — one project at a time.
See the following success stories of international development projects and how they support the SDGs.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 1
End poverty in all its forms everywhere
World Population Day 2020
11 July 2020
World Population Day, which seeks to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues, was established by the then-Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989...
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 3
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
World Humanitarian Day 2020 | #RealLifeHeroes
19 August 2020
This year, World Humanitarian Day pays special tribute to the real-life heroes who have committed their lives to helping others in the most extreme circumstances throughout the world.
World Health Day 2020 | Health Systems Create Healthy Futures
07 April 2020
On this World Health Day, learn more about how International Development Projects help countries to achieve universal health coverage and make quality and affordable health services accessible to everyone.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 5
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
#GenerationEquality for Women Around the World
08 March 2020
Many women do not have equal rights and opportunities. International development projects help close the gender gap and empower women around the world.
World Population Day 2020
11 July 2020
World Population Day, which seeks to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues, was established by the then-Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989...
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 6
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
World Water Day 2020 | Water and Climate Change
22 March 2020
Water is the primary medium through which we will feel the effects of climate change. Water availability is becoming less predictable, increased incidences of flooding threaten to destroy water points and sanitation facilities, and water sources are in danger of contamination.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 12
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2020 | #FLWDay
29 September 2020
This year we celebrate the first ever observance of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. It also comes during the global COVID-19 pandemic, that has brought about a global wake-up on the need to...
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 15
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
World Environment Day 2020 | Time for Nature
05 June 2020
The foods we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink and the climate that makes our planet habitable all come from nature.
International Day for Biological Diversity 2020 | Our Solutions Are in Nature
22 May 2020
This year's theme “Our solutions are in nature” emphasises hope, solidarity and the importance of working together at all levels to build a future of life in harmony with nature.
International Day of Forests 2020
21 March 2020
The International Day of Forests (IDF) celebrates, raises awareness, and highlights the importance of all types of forests. On this day, countries are encouraged to work towards conserving and managing forests sustainably.