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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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🌍 The 11th annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology & Innovation for the SDGs (#STIForum2026) is happening May 6–7, 2026!

A global space to drive solutions for a sustainable future. #TECH4SDGs

Learn more: https://t.co/gmz2pRdpS0

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🔊 New issue alert!

The May issue focuses on international, multidisciplinary issues related to sustainable development, including, among others, technological innovation, family farms adaptation to climate change & more.
https://t.co/kKVXJRc5Mi

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Peace, justice and strong institutions are both a precursor and driver of all the #GlobalGoals.

➡️ Follow the discussions at the #SDG16Conference 2026, happening on 17 June: https://t.co/UvSZ4rCerX  

#SDG16

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Registration deadline extended to Friday, 19 June! The 2026 Climate and SDG Synergies Conference takes place 29–30 June in Bangkok. Co-convened by @‌UNDESA and @‌UNFCCC, in collaboration with @‌UNESCAP

Register now: https://t.co/KU7UNAEtkY

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🌊 Community members in Hawaiʻi are participating in coral reef monitoring and marine education to support long-term ocean health.

📊 The work contributes to biodiversity conservation, data collection, and local capacity for marine resource stewardship.

#SDGs #GlobalGoals

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In 2024, nearly 50,000 lives were lost to conflict - one every 12 minutes - disproportionately affecting women and children.

We need to act urgently for peacebuilding, justice reform and accountability.

Learn more about #SDG16: https://t.co/cnxBCyZZDb

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🚰 Side Event Applications are NOW open for the 2026 UN Water Conference in Abu Dhabi! 🇦🇪

Apply by 31 July 2026 to help advance #SDG6 and global water action.

👉 Click here to apply: https://t.co/EKURdIXXPw

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🌊 Now published: the Summary Report of the global online stakeholder consultation for the Sea Level Rise Declaration 📖

👉 Read the report and learn more about the key outcomes here: https://t.co/CYGh0cYqjm

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💧🌍 SAVE THE DATE 🌍💧

The 2026 UN Water Conference will take place from 8–10 December 2026 in 📍 Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪, co-hosted by 🇦🇪 UAE & 🇸🇳 Senegal!

More info: https://t.co/MvtMX9Ps4N

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♻️ Plastic waste recovered from the seabed in a coastal community in Ondo State, Nigeria, is being converted into energy using a mini-pyrolysis reactor.

🌊 The initiative links marine waste management with local energy production for fish processing and household use.

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🚰 Side Event Applications are NOW open for the 2026 UN Water Conference in Abu Dhabi! 🇦🇪

Apply by 31 July 2026 to help advance #SDG6 and global water action.

👉 Click here to apply: https://t.co/EKURdIXXPw

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Nearly $2 billion flowed every day from migrants to their families back home in 2024.

On International Day of #FamilyRemittances, we're spotlighting the role of remittances in driving rural resilience.

Learn more: https://t.co/79MYicaCKB

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The global economy is facing major setbacks: Weaker growth, mounting inflationary pressures and heightened uncertainty are creating new challenges for the #GlobalGoals.

Here are 5️⃣ things you need to know from the #WorldEconomyReport as of mid-year 2026: https://t.co/BGf7GLHfKG

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Water has the power to unite us. 💦

From health to climate to food and energy, it connects us all.

In the #SDGBlog, the SG’s Special Envoy on Water Retno Marsudi makes the case for why water could help restore trust in global cooperation.

👉 https://t.co/IrECfDJpbZ

#SDG6

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📅 The countdown is on! Registration for the 2026 Climate and SDG Synergies Conference closes on 12 June. Co-convened by @‌UNDESA and @‌UNFCCC, in collaboration with @‌UNESCAP

We're bringing together an exceptional lineup of speakers. See the full list: https://t.co/otPdRwOQWe

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📉 Breaking down silos could cut the cost of climate and SDG solutions by nearly 40%.

The 7th Global Conference on Climate and SDG Synergies from 29 to 30 June is translating planning into coordinated action.

Learn more: https://t.co/H7hFGcjCSk

#ClimateAction

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Twenty years after its adoption, the promise of CRPD endures: a world where #PersonsWithDisabilities can fully exercise their rights and participate in every aspect of life.

On 9-11 June, join #COSP19 to turn two decades of commitment into action.

➡️ https://t.co/soUiZMU5Ka

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🌊 Check out four newly released Extract Papers of the global online stakeholder consultation for the 2026 Sea Level Rise Declaration.

👉 Read the papers and learn more about the key outcomes here: https://t.co/CYGh0cYqjm

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"Division is loud right now; cooperation must be louder."

With declining aid, record-high debt, and rising geopolitical tensions, UN DSG @‌AminaJMohammed calls on the world to implement the Sevilla Commitment now.

Her full thoughts: https://t.co/IpP5EIPO6A

#FinancingOurFuture

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📈 Currently, less than 25% of the seafloor has been mapped with high-resolution bathymetry.

🌊 Expanding ocean mapping is essential to advancing science and deepening our understanding of the planet’s last largely unexplored frontier.
https://t.co/SvU9cHfyFp

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💧🌍 SAVE THE DATE 🌍💧

The 2026 UN Water Conference will take place from 8–10 December 2026 in 📍 Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪, co-hosted by 🇦🇪 UAE & 🇸🇳 Senegal!

More info: https://t.co/MvtMX9Ps4N