Global Issues and Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations, founded in 1945, coordinates international peace and security through its organs—the General Assembly, Security Council, and International Court of Justice—and the UN Secretariat and specialized agencies.

Explore how the united nations defines poverty, the 2 per day threshold, and the drivers—unemployment, exclusion, governance failures—along with covid-19 and inflation.

Explore how good health and well-being underpin flourishing, economic development and poverty reduction, and examine access to quality healthcare and essential medicines, including mental health challenges like depression and suicide.

Explore how goal 6 drives universal access to clean water and sanitation by 2030, highlighting health benefits, disparities, and economic gains.

Explore how sustainable development goal 8 promotes sustained, inclusive economic growth, productive employment, and decent work for all, reducing poverty and inequalities while spurring innovation.

Goal 9 promotes resilient infrastructure, inclusive industrialisation, and innovation to drive economic growth and wellbeing, highlighting quality infrastructure services, sustainable industrial practices, and technological innovation toward a circular economy.

Advance inclusive, safe, and resilient cities by prioritizing efficient resource use, inclusive urban planning, disaster resilience, and safe public spaces, addressing urbanization, infrastructure gaps, pollution, and inequality.

Explore sustainable development goal 12 by promoting responsible consumption and production, making informed choices, reducing waste and pollution, conserving resources, and minimizing environmental impact.

Explore urgent actions to combat climate change, reduce emissions, promote sustainable practices, shift to renewable energy, and strengthen resilience across sectors, while adapting to extreme weather and rising sea levels.

Explore sustainable management of fisheries, marine protected areas, and pollution reduction to safeguard oceans, biodiversity, livelihoods, and food security while highlighting climate regulation and carbon sinks.

Protect, restore, and sustainably manage terrestrial ecosystems and forests to conserve biodiversity, support livelihoods, and halt species loss, while promoting sustainable land management and preventing deforestation.

Goal 16 promotes peaceful, inclusive societies with access to justice for all and accountable, effective institutions, emphasizing human rights, rule of law, anti-corruption, and conflict prevention.

Goal 17 promotes partnerships among governments, business, civil society, and academia to mobilize resources, transfer technologies, build capacity in developing countries, and strengthen data for sustainable development progress.