Accelerating progress on the Sustainable Development Goals Global Goals Week is an annual week of action, awareness, and accountability for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Launched by Project Everyone, UNDP, and the United Nations Foundation in 2016, it brings together governments, businesses, individuals, international organizations, civil society, and others during the United Nations General Assembly in September to build momentum to achieve the SDGs and ensure no one is left behind. With more than 60 partners and growing, the power of collaboration is at the core of Global Goals Week. We come together to cultivate ideas, identify solutions, and generate meaningful partnerships for the SDGs. 2019 is a significant year for the SDGs. The UN Secretary-General will host a Climate Action Summit to boost ambition and accelerate action. The September High-level Political Forum under the auspices of UNGA will assess progress achieved since 2015 and provide guidance on the way forward. Now, more than ever, is the time to come together to hold leaders accountable and accelerate progress. OVERVIEW GLOBAL GOALS WEEK 2018 OVER 286,000 people joined online OVER 54 languages spoken OVER 70,000 people participated 60 supporting partners in Global Goals Week events OVER 127 countries engaged 44 events registered TWITTER Which SDGs were tweeted about? Top 20 Countries by # Tweets ANALYSIS FACTS Goal 1 - No Poverty 54,727 United States 60.2% Goal 2 - Zero Hunger 38,813 Nigeria 4.8% South Africa 2.8% 537,887 tweets Goal 3 - Health 78,697 India 2.8% Goal 4 - Education 44,555 United Kingdom 2.2% 461,57 retweets Goal 5 - Gender Equality 106,520 Pakistan 2.1% Goal 6 - Water 14,338 Germany 1. 6% 2,280,117 likes Goal 7 - Energy 13,977 Canada 1. 4% Argentina 1. 1% Goal 8 - Decent Work 46,354 Switzerland 1. 1% Goal 9 - Industry 24,897 44 hashtags tracked Colombia 1. 0% Goal 10 - Inequality 169,503 Kenya 1. 0% Goal 11 - Cities 49,985 Japan 0.9% Goal 12 - Consumption 31,247 Italy 0.8% 0.7% Goal 13 - Climate 34,298 Brazil Mexico 0.7% Goal 14 - Oceans 7,933 France 0.7% Goal 15 - Landuse 18,230 Egypt 0.7% Goal 16 - Peace 110,089 Australia 0.5% Goal 17 - Partnerships 2,339 Ireland 0.5% 0K 50K 100K 150K 200K 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 MAJOR COMMITMENTS A number of major commitments were made by the private sector, government and institutions in support of the SDGs, including: • More than 60 leading CEOs announced 140 new commitments — in areas ranging from peace to the empowerment of women and the youth. • $494.6m was committed towards various education initiatives on the Global Citizen stage. • The Netherlands pledged around $116.8m USD (€100m EUR) to the Global Partnership for Education over three years. • The UN Secretary-General launched the SDG Media Compact to inspire media and entertainment companies to leverage their resources and creative talent to advance the SDGs. • Tokyo 2020 aims to contribute to the realization of the SDGs through the delivery of the Games. • The World Organization of the Scout Movement unveiled Scout for SDGs, an unprecedented mobilisation of 50m Scouts – the world’s largest coordinated youth contribution to the SDGs. • Norway committed $360m to maternal health issues via the Global Financial Facility (GFF), the largest donor to the GFF yet. • The Asian Development Bank made a significant budgetary commitment of $6.61b to water supply and sanitation investments. • Various platforms and initiatives were launched: the Good Digital Identity, Global Plastic Action Partnership, Tech Impact 2030 Initiative, Coalition for Digital Intelligence, and others. GET INVOLVED! Global Goals Week events will engage people around the world in conversation and action. From September 21-30, 2019 partners from around the world will come together once again – under the umbrella of Global Goals Week — to support the #GlobalGoals. Apply to register an event or become a partner (or both): http://bit.ly/GGW_Contact Supporting Partners 92nd Street Y Guggenheim Partners Save the Children UN Foundation Action for Sustainable Development Hasbro SDG Action Campaign UN Global Compact Asia Society International Chamber of SDG Advocates UN Office for Partnerships Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Commerce SDG Philanthropy Platform UN Office of the Secretary-General’s Bloomberg Global Business Forum Iris Skoll Foundation Envoy on Youth Budweiser Islamic Development Bank The Climate Group UN Sustainable Development Business Call to Action JCI The Global Goals World Cup Solutions Network Concordia Johnson & Johnson Trollbäck+Company Vale Columbia Center Development Data Mashable UNICEF World Association of Girl Guides Development Initiatives Milken Institute UNICEF USA and Girl Scouts Devex MIT Solve Unilever We Transfer Freuds ONE Campaign UN Department of Global WISE Initiative Global Citizen Oxfam Communications World Benchmarking Alliance Global Goalscast Plan International UN Development Programme World Economic Forum Global Partnership for Sustainable Project Everyone UN Environment Programme World Food Programme Global People’s Summit PVBLIC Foundation UN Executive Office of the Google (RED) Secretary-General Contact: [email protected] globalgoalsweek.org Created By:.