UN DESA Sustainable Development

Official account of @UNDESA's Division for #SDGs. Helping the UN Member States and stakeholders build a better world for 👫 and 🌍 by 2030. #GlobalGoals

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💧 Registration is now OPEN for accredited stakeholders to attend the 2026 UN Water Conference in📍Abu Dhabi, UAE, from 8–10 December 2026

⏰️ Deadline: 6 November

Join us from around the 🌍 to accelerate action on #SDG6

Register here 🔗 : https://t.co/HP8OuiNpzV

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As we navigate economic, digital and green transformations, the World Social Report provides an actionable blueprint to ensure these transitions are socially inclusive by design.

Learn more in the #WorldSocialReport 2026: https://t.co/5DWnLMrb5Y

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🌊 From pledges to progress! 26–27 Oct at the UN Conference Centre, Bangkok: @UNDESA & @UNESCAP bring Asia-Pacific countries together to turn #UNOC3 commitments into action, from marine protected areas to blue carbon 💙

📍 Learn More: https://t.co/NJynbKwEBS

#SDG14

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Happening this week!

Join our Policy Dialogue on the changes shaping our world, organized around YOUR questions and insights from the #WorldSocialReport.

🗓️ 22 October
⏰ 3 PM EDT

Register for in-person: https://t.co/ZKXNff7HOm
Register for online: https://t.co/ueVrF4Vq4w

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🚽 Safe toilets mean education.

By 2030, at current rates of progress:
💧 84% of schools will have basic drinking water
🚽 81% basic sanitation
🧼 79% basic hygiene

We need to accelerate progress.
🔗 https://t.co/OcFlAy8W4b

#WorldToiletDay #ForEveryChild #UNGA #SDG6

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The path toward socially inclusive transformation begins with the choices we make today.

When transformations are inclusive by design, everyone gains.

More in the #WorldSocialReport: https://t.co/R92Sx9p1sw

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Behind many of our schools, hospitals and roads is a government that found a way to pay for it.

Fair and effective taxation is one of the most powerful tools for sustainable development.

Follow the UN Tax Committee from 20 to 23 October 2026: https://t.co/Qf4noz5j19

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Join us at the 2026 UN Water Conference!

When? 8-10 December 2026

Where? Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Make sure you read all the instructions on how to gain access to all the exciting events!

https://t.co/wd0FoYev50

#WaterAction

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1.7 billion people lacked basic hygiene services in 2024.

Only 49% of healthcare facilities had improved toilets with menstrual hygiene facilities in 2025.

These gaps have gender-specific consequences.

Explore the #GenderData: https://t.co/BVyAxoNUbu

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Technological advances, accelerating climate change & geopolitical fragmentation are reshaping opportunities & risks.

Without inclusive policies, these changes can widen divides & create new barriers to participation.

More in the #WorldSocialReport: https://t.co/WfYrgrzRv3

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Join us at the 2026 UN Water Conference!

When? 8-10 December 2026

Where? Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Make sure you read all the instructions on how to gain access to all the exciting events!

https://t.co/wd0FoYev50

#WaterAction

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Though High-level Week is over, the work of #UNGA continues.

The 81st session is officially underway, with Member States engaging in substantive discussion on advancing the #GlobalGoals and social inclusion.

Follow the Second and Third Committees: https://t.co/Fc9kAVCsrR

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Poverty is not gender-neutral.

In 2024, 9.9% of women lived in extreme poverty vs. 9.5% of men. Among 15–34-year-olds, the gap was nearly 2 percentage points.

See the latest #GenderData in the 2026 Gender Snapshot from @‌UN_Women & @‌UNDESA: https://t.co/BVyAxoNUbu

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🌊 Make a splash on the global stage!

Applications for virtual side events at the 2026 UN Water Conference (8–10 Dec) are open.

🗓️ Accredited organizations can apply until Oct 16th.

🔗 Info https://t.co/DGFNhfEkI7

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Let’s unite on water management to build a resilient future for all.

The 2026 UN Water Conference in the UAE from 8–10 December aims to create  stronger, efficient multilateral cooperation across borders. 💧 

https://t.co/MvtMX9Ps4N

#WaterAction

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🌍 What do you want to know about the #SDGs? Simply type in a chatbox!

Discover the new UN DESA SDG Chat, an AI-powered tool where you can explore trusted UN DESA knowledge on the #GlobalGoals.

💬 Explore the evidence. Go deeper.

Try it now: https://t.co/5DWnLMrb5Y

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Who leads the data shapes what gets counted 📊

Women make up just 27% of chief statisticians in national statistical offices.

Explore more #GenderData in the new Gender Snapshot 2026 report: https://t.co/BVyAxoNUbu

#UNGA

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Now available: the Seventh Global Conference on Climate and SDG Synergies Summary Report

Explore key messages, discussions and recommendations on strengthening synergies across climate action, environmental protection and sustainable development.

🔗 Here https://t.co/eSCfc2y8wh

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📣 Call for Applications

Apply to host an event at the SDG Pavilion during COP31 in Antalya, Turkiye this November. Bring your ideas, partnerships and solutions to help advance the #SDGs.

🗓️ Deadline: 9 October 2026
🔗 Apply here: https://t.co/3jLI0KvFox

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Did you know that offshore wind is now 53% cheaper than fossil fuels?

#ClimateFacts

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Nothing about us without us.

Yet women with disabilities remain severely under-represented in disability decision-making.

Their voices aren’t optional.

See the #GenderData from the Gender Snapshot 2026 report by @‌UN_Women and @‌UNDESA.

🔗: https://t.co/BVyAxoNUbu