In the aftermath of COVID-19 what was once radical now seems like common sense. But in the absence of global consensus how can this new understanding translate into the “Decade of Action” we need?

COVID-19 has threatened to overwhelm health systems worldwide. What lessons can we learn about how to achieve ‘good health and well-being for all’?

The pandemic threatens to undo recent gains in access to learning, damage the long-term prospects of millions, and push the goal of equitable, quality education for all beyond reach. Governments must urgently prioritise education as part of their pandemic response, with a focus on protecting marginalised groups

COVID-19 has cruelly exposed the weaknesses in nations’ social protection systems. We must urgently learn from this crisis to better protect people, both from the pandemic fallout and from future crises

Climate action is like a blustery day: the sun breaks through, only to be blocked by the next cloud on the horizon. Will COVID-19 hurt or help climate goals?

COVID-19 has shown the SDGs are a solution to, not a casualty of, the current crisis, but only if they are taken as an interconnected strategy for transformation

The world's most biodiverse country faces a climate catastrophe and deepening inequalities between its communities

In developing the Responsible Gold Mining Principles, the World Gold Council has set out an overarching ESG framework for the gold mining sector which underpins sustained social and economic development

The UN projects 265 million people face severe food insecurity due to COVID-19. Through Action Africa, 250,000 farmers can now provide food for one million people in East Africa, while millions more are connecting to ongoing advice through Yara’s groundbreaking new digital platform

People have called for a greener, fairer and more inclusive future for the UN’s 75th anniversary, marked, as it was, by unprecedented challenges – we must respond

As the pandemic shows, governments cannot effectively tackle big problems without good data. But it also shows that we must vastly improve how we gather, share and act on data

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, some world leaders have further instrumentalised the supposed tensions between advancing national interests and protecting global goods. We must find new ways of cooperating that encourage countries to pursue both

How can trade help the global economy recover sustainably from the pandemic?

Around the world, the pandemic is rendering once-safe jobs potentially unviable. What must governments do to keep the ambition of full, productive and decent employment for all alive?

If countries were struggling to finance the necessary transformations to achieve the SDGs, COVID-19 has only made the situation worse. How can the international community encourage safer borrowing mechanisms, with a greater role for private credit, to bridge the shortfall?

Like other global crises, the pandemic disproportionately affects women. It shows that nothing less than urgent, radical, transformative action is needed to create a post-COVID-19 world that empowers all women and girls

Early hopes that the pandemic might shock the world into cleaner, greener, less wasteful economic models may have faded. Yet there is still time to ensure that COVID-19 is the springboard for transitioning to a circular economy

As COVID-19 underlines, energy can be the difference between life and death. We must rapidly ramp up progress to ensure everyone has access to this fundamental resource

Global crises – and goals – are increasingly undermining the traditional notion of countries as either rich aid donors or poor recipients. How might a new model of ‘global public investment’ rewrite the rules?

The pandemic is yet another warning sign of humanity living at odds with the resources of our planet. Either we follow a new path to a sustainable future, or nature will change it for us

Global lockdown exposes the urgent need to transform our fragile, unsustainable food systems – or billions more will go hungry

The Global Goals are the key to addressing the challenges we face, from climate change to rising nationalist sentiment

Can the current global system deliver the Global Goals?

Where action by national governments on SDG implementation is lacking, can others fill the void?

Economic mobility is still largely the preserve of high-income countries. With the right policy interventions, developing countries can stimulate educational and economic mobility

The SDGs came out of and rely on multilateral enterprise. The efforts of more powerful nations to flex their muscles and sabotage the multilateral institutions pose a real threat to the SDGs

The SDGs have required a thorough reassessment of the way the Bretton Woods Institutions operate. Are they still relevant, and what role should they play to advance the SDGs?

A decade on from the global financial crisis, most economies still show their scars. Has the global economy recovered, and how well equipped is it to attain the SDGs and inclusive growth?

With levels of inequality rising across the world, we need a new approach for people and planet

FCA welcomes and supports the SDGs in their ambition to achieve a more sustainable world. By focusing on our environmental, social and governance commitments, we continue to search for new and creative ways to contribute to advancing the SDGs on both the global and local levels

Recent high-profile tax avoidance and evasion cases suggest an urgent need for international tax reform

The evidence shows that public funding for the SDGs is well below what is needed. Private investment can help fill the gap but isn’t a substitute for public funds and isn’t compatible with all development needs

There are challenges and opportunities in the global health and wellbeing sector

Is current patent law incompatible with promoting wellbeing for all?

In the face of barriers and protectionism, the multilateral trade rulebook needs to be revised to ensure that it can deliver its full development potential

Perhaps the biggest threat to the 2030 Agenda is climate change. The Sustainable Development Goals, from poverty eradication and ending hunger to conserving biodiversity and peace, will be unattainable if climate change is not urgently addressed

Increasing levels of water stress are pitting the demands of business against individuals and country against country. How can we relieve water stress and protect the human right to water?

How nature-based solutions can help deliver the SDGs

Seed choice and accessibility support the Sustainable Development Goals

Humanitarian aid is the developed world’s laudable yet unsustainable response to natural disasters. We need to transfer these skills and expertise to bring resilience to the most at-risk countries

Are the SDGs fit for purpose to enable sustainable development in fragile contexts?

We need to reset civic participation and drive grassroots leadership for the Sustainable Development Goals

After years of discussion on the SDGs, it is tempting to say we should just get on with it. But prioritising delivery should not obscure the need for longer-term analysis

The African Union played a key role in drafting the SDGs. It has now integrated global and African priorities into a single agenda that will help the continent to navigate challenges such as food security and resource mobilisation

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) recognises that the SDGs are key to establishing Dubai as a world leader in clean, efficient cities

The UN is working with financial institutions to close the SDGs funding gap by generating much-needed private sector finance

The SDGs must be grounded in a ‘capability approach’ – where ‘success’ is measured not by economic indicators but by people leading meaningful, fulfilled lives

The UN urgently needs to reform to be fit to support its Member States in realising Agenda 2030

Cities have a stake in virtually every aspect of the SDGs and they have been quick to embrace them. Their progress will hold lessons for all levels of government

Conflict all too often exposes the fragility of food production and infrastructure, with devastating consequences for populations. WFP is working to strengthen food systems against such shocks