Global Week to act for Sustainable Development Goals starts today

On September 20-30, 2019, the largest Global Week in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (Act4SDGs) will be held around the world. Thousands of individuals and organisations mark the fourth anniversary of the historic adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals across the Global Week to Act for SDGs.

Last year, more than a million people took part in actions in 1243 cities in 142 countries. This year the largest Global Week to Act4SDGs ever will drive action in solidarity with citizens across the globe including youth groups through Fridays for Future and youth-led global climate strikes, and civil society organizations through the #StandTogetherNow campaign. 

This year is particularly important as for the first time since the SDGs were adopted in 2015, Heads of State will review progress on implementation of the 2030 Agenda at the UN Summit on the SDGs. Furthermore, our collective mobilisation is set against a backdrop of five major Summits tackling some of the most pressing problems of our time including; climate change, universal health coverage, small island states and development financing in addition to the Sustainable Development Goals. Outstanding actions from around the world will be showcased at the UN High Level Week throughout the Global Week to Act4SDGs.

Collective mobilization efforts are especially important against the backdrop of five major summits that address some of the most pressing issues of our time, including climate change, universal health coverage, small island states, and development finance, in addition to the Sustainable Development Goals.

How to support Global Week?

Organize the action: register, mark the action on the map and document it using photos, videos and the hashtag #Act4SDGs.

Share information about the action: find inspirational ideas, videos and messages in different languages here .

Our world and our future are under threat. We’ve made some progress but nowhere near enough to deliver on the promises made by all nations in 2015 to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and create a future of peace and prosperity on a thriving planet, with no one left behind. The SDGs will be achieved only if everyone acts. Many people and organizations everywhere are making positive changes to their work, home and social life in order to achieve the SDGs. Every action matters, and we invite every person and organization to join the global SDG movement.