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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Heads of State and Government will gather at UN Headquarters in New York on 22-23 September 2024 to address the critical challenges and gaps in global governance exposed by recent global shocks. This Summit aims to reaffirm commitments to the <anchor>Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)</anchor> and the United Nations Charter while enhancing cooperation and laying the foundations for a reinvigorated multilateral system. The Summit will result in a negotiated Pact for the Future, an action-oriented document aimed to bolster global cooperation and adapt to current challenges effectively for the benefit of all and for future generations. In addition, the Secretary-General of the United Nations is convening the Summit of the Future Action Days on 20 and 21 September 2024 to generate additional opportunities for the engagement of all actors.
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### **17 Goals to Transform Our World**

The Sustainable Development Goals are a call for action by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. They recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and environmental protection.

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![](//www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/wp-content/plugins/revslider/sr6/assets/assets/dummy.png)The UN Secretary-General's Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals
![](//www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/wp-content/plugins/revslider/sr6/assets/assets/dummy.png)Press Release \| Finance and foreign ministers call for remaking the international financial system in the interest of developing countries
![](//www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/wp-content/plugins/revslider/sr6/assets/assets/dummy.png)Press Release \| Ahead of Summit of the Future, countries commit to accelerate their delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals
![](//www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/wp-content/plugins/revslider/sr6/assets/assets/dummy.png)We did it! 1 Million Actions for Our Common Future
![](//www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/wp-content/plugins/revslider/sr6/assets/assets/dummy.png)Press Release \| UN projects world population to peak within this century
![](//www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/wp-content/plugins/revslider/sr6/assets/assets/dummy.png)Media Advisory \| Report launch: World population to peak in this century


## **![](https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-SDG-Wheel_Transparent_WEB-300x300.png)**   **GOAL OF THE MONTH**

The highly anticipated [Summit of the Future](https://www.un.org/summit-of-the-future), held during the General Assembly on 22 and 23 September, underscores the urgent need for enhanced international cooperation to address pressing challenges and forge a collective vision for a better, more sustainable future. Read about all the events taking place during the UN General Assembly in the September edition of the [Goal of the Month editorial](https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/goal-of-the-month/)

### [The 17 Goals](/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/)

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## [Half the world lacks social protection amid climate crisis, ILO warns](https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/09/1154266)

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Social protection is essential to safeguard people from shocks, but half the world is without any coverage, including over 90 per cent of people living in climate-vulnerable countries, according to a new report released on \[...\]

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The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is stepping up lifesaving support to the Congolese Government to protect children under 15 from mpox, who account for around 60 per cent of suspected cases and 80 per cent of \[...\]

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## [Over 22,500 have suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ in Gaza: WHO](https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/09/1154241)

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More than 22,500 people – a quarter of those wounded in Gaza since Israel’s offensive began – have life-changing injuries, requiring rehabilitation services “now and for years to come”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) \[...\]

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