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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.

GOAL OF THE MONTH – CLIMATE ACTION

The impacts of climate change are being felt everywhere and are having
very real consequences on people’s lives. Climate change is disrupting national economies, costing
us dearly today and even more tomorrow. But there is a growing recognition that affordable, scalable
solutions are available now that will enable us all to leapfrog to cleaner, more resilient economies.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is calling on all leaders to come to New York on 23
September with concrete, realistic plans to enhance their nationally determined contributions by
2020, in line with reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 45 per cent over the next decade, and to
net zero emissions by 2050. Read more about the Climate Action Summit here.
World leaders will gather at the UN for a series of summits and high-level meetings to boost action
on climate change and accelerate progress on sustainable development, aimed at securing healthy,
peaceful and prosperous lives for all: 21 September – Youth Climate Summmit; 23 September
– Climate Action Summit and the High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage; 24 and 25
September – Sustainable Development Goals Summit; 26 September – High-level Dialogue on
Financing for Development; and 27 September – Small Island Developing States. Read
more here.

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