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[remittancesday]

Remittances helps families to achieve their own Sustainable Development Goals.

By 2030, it is projected that over US$ 5 trillion will be sent home by migrants to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with much of this money going directly to rural areas where 80 per cent of the world’s poor live, face food shortages, and the impacts of climate change.

This money, sent by migrants and diaspora communities, directly supports millions of families to achieve their own Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They contribute directly to poverty alleviation, education, healthcare, small business development, gender equality, and rural economic growth.

[developmentinformationday]

Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2024 - Financing for development at a crossroads.

United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs

[worldipday]

Alleviating Food Hunger and Reducing Food Waste with Innovation.

“Food waste is this massive and very overwhelming challenge, but itʼs actually something that every single one of us can start to address in our own homes,” Shukla says, noting how shocked she was when she first learned how much of the worldʼs food supply spoils on a daily basis.

“The worldʼs farmers actually grow enough food to feed everyone on the planet, but over 800 million people still go hungry every single day.” While the food waste challenge is daunting, she also sees it as an opportunity to prove how small innovations can make a big difference. Her journey started early and is a story of simple beginnings and empowerment. When visiting her grandmother in India as a 12-year-old, Shukla drank water believed to be contaminated, but thanks to her grandmotherʼs homemade remedy, she didnʼt get sick. She was intrigued and began studying her grandmotherʼs remedy, and was able to figure out why it worked and how to replicate and advance its effects. She now uses this knowledge to prevent food spoilage and relieve hunger around the world. Shukla holds four US patents and an Index Design to Improve Life award, a leading international prize for design. Her product is used by farmers and families across the globe, and Freshglow has also partnered with retailers such as Whole Foods and Walmart.

Alleviating Food Hunger and Reducing Food Waste with Innovation

IP at Work

[tourismday]

Tourism and Rural Development: A Policy Perspective.

Tourism has high potential to stimulate economic growth and social change in rural areas because it contributes to local economies, support other products value chains, distributes benefits across both seasonal and geographic grounds, and promotes the conservation of cultural and natural heritage. Through the UNWTO Tourism for Rural Development Programme, the Organization seeks to enhance these and other opportunities that tourism can bring to rural areas. To devise adequate actions and develop impactful initiatives, it is essential to have solid knowledge and data to help support and monitor the evolution of this important agenda.

[internationalwomenday]

Financing social protection and care systems for the fulfilment of human rights, gender equality and poverty reduction (CSW68 Side Event).

UN Women is convening a high-level panel of diverse leaders for this CSW68 side event to explore how financing social protection and care systems can realize human rights, promote gender equality, and eradicate poverty amidst multiple crises. 

Social protection and care systems are recognized as crucial tools to combat poverty (SDG1), ensure universal health coverage (SDG 3), and promote human rights and gender equality (SDG 5). However, cascading crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental emergencies, and conflicts have reversed progress on poverty eradication and gender equality, leaving 1 in 10 women in extreme poverty and triggering a cost-of-living crisis amid a looming debt distress. These shocks are intensified by underlying structural crises in jobs, livelihoods, and care. If current trends continue, by 2030, an estimated 8% of the world's female population – 342.4 million women and girls – will still be living on less than $2.15 a day. Against this backdrop, UN Women's corporate side event will explore how social protection and care systems can advance human rights, gender equality, and poverty eradication. As the world prepares for the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration, the event aims to accelerate progress in expanding social protection, strengthening resilience, and integrating social protection with employment and livelihoods. Additionally, this event seeks to bridge thematic linkages between the priority theme of CSW68 'Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing' with a gender perspective and the review theme on 'Social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.'

[socialjusticeday]

Fighting Poverty: The ADDS policies and programs (CSocD62 Side Event).

This side event, organized by the Permanent Mission of Djibouti to the United Nations with ADDS , aims to provide an overview on policies and good practices in Djibouti in the implementation of Goal 1 in the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda in Djibouti. As a member of the Commission, Djibouti intends to highlight its contributions to the CSocD 62.

[southsouthcooperationday]

Opening plenary (SDG Action Weekend, Mobilization Day).

As the opening to SDG Action Weekend, the opening plenary of the Saturday proceedings will emphasize the urgency of this moment. Halfway to the 2030 Deadline, we are not halfway there –many goals remain off-track and global economic, geopolitical, and environmental headwinds threaten progress in other areas.

The 2030 Agenda is a promise, not a guarantee, and humanity is in the hotseat. In the face of these challenges, participants will be reminded by speakers that transformation, at scale, is possible. We have the right tools and capabilities but now we need everyone, individually and collectively, to channel these resources more efficiently to deliver on the SDGs. This session will feature a keynote speech from a former Head of State, providing a sober reality check of the moment and emphasizing the possibility for us to achieve our promise. To close, an empowering performance from Yemi Aladewill set an uplifting tone as stakeholders head into the programming of SDG Mobilization Day.

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To maximize the SDG Summit's impact, the Secretary General is convening an SDG Action Weekend, which will generate opportunities for stakeholders, UN entities, and Member States to convene inside the United Nations Headquarters and set out specific commitments and contributions to drive SDG transformation between now and 2030.

The SDG Action Weekend will consist of the SDG Mobilization Day on Saturday, 16 September, and the SDG Acceleration Day on Sunday, 17 September at UNHQ in New York.

The SDG Mobilization Day (16 September) will create an opportunity for stakeholders from all sectors to convene inside the United Nations Headquarters and mobilize towards an ambitious SDG Summit and UN General Assembly High-Level Week.

The SDG Acceleration Day (17 September) will be centred around the UN High-Impact Initiatives

The SDG Summit on 18-19 September will mark the mid point of the SDGs. It must secure the breakthroughs and momentum needed to change course and achieve the SDGs by 2030. To maximize the Summit's impact, the Secretary General is convening an SDG Action Weekend, which will generate opportunities for stakeholders, UN entities, and Member States to convene inside the United Nations Headquarters and set out specific commitments and contributions to drive SDG transformation between now and 2030.

[coopsday]

Roundtable 1 - For people's well-being.

International Day of Cooperatives 2023 "Cooperatives: Partners for Accelerated Sustainable Development."

[internationalteaday]

Celebrate International Tea Day 2023 with us under the theme “Bringing people together over a cup of tea”.

This year, theme is "Bringing people together over a cup of tea''; The observance of the International Tea Day 2023 will focus on smallholder tea producers. The Day aims to raise awareness of the deep cultural, heritage and economic significance of tea around the globe.

The observance of the International Tea Day aims to raise awareness of the key role the sector plays in reducing extreme poverty (SDG1), fighting hunger (SDG2), empowering women (SDG5), supporting the sustainable use of the terrestrial ecosystem (SDG15), and in contributing to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

[internationaldayoffamilies]

About Ageing populations.

Declining mortality and fertility rates have resulted in rapid ageing with World Population Prospects indicating that by 2030 nearly 12 per cent of the world population will be 65 years of age or older. By 2050 an average longevity globally is to reach around 77.2 years of age. As population grows older, dependency rations increase adding pressures on social security and public health systems. With longer life spans come higher risks of non-communicable diseases and diminished physical capacity leading to higher care needs. The demand for long-term care is rapidly increasing in many countries with care models relying on families increasingly insufficient.

Meeting of the SDG target 1.3 on old age pensions is not only crucial for older persons but for family well-being overall, especially in the context of extreme poverty and household vulnerability with old age pensions helping to strengthen household’s capacity to care for older persons. Questions of intergenerational equity in an ageing world need more attention in preparation for the Sustainable Development Goals Summit and the Summit for the Future.

Strengthening of intergenerational solidarity is key if we are to tackle the challenge of ageing effectively. With rapid demographic changes responsive policies are needed to safeguard the well-being of families and all its members. While the world is shifting towards older populations, an irreversible trend, collective actions and policymaking can shape its path and consequences to ensure that no family and no-individual are left behind.

UNDESA on International Day of Famiiies 2023

[widowsday]

Improve the position of women who have lost their husbands.

The World Widows Report is the only authoritative comprehensive data source about the discrimination and injustice faced by widows and their dependants country by country and worldwide, informing SDG-era policy formulation by the United Nations and national governments.

Key findings include:

The global affected population numbers 258m widows with 585m children.

Of these, 38m widows live in extreme poverty where basic needs are unmet.

Since an earlier Loomba Foundation study in 2010, there has been a significant exacerbation in conflict areas in the Middle East and North Africa, notably the Syrian civil war.

Worst affected by conflict are widows in Afghanistan, Iraq, South Sudan, Central African Republic and Syria; by the Boko Haram insurgency, those in northeast Nigeria, southeast Niger, west Chad and north Cameroon.

In Sub-Saharan Africa the worst conditions are faced by evicted and abandoned widows with dependants and by those caught up in the Ebola crisis areas, which is further exacerbated by traditional ‘cleansing’ rituals.

Widows with only female children and child widows aged between 10 and 17 face severe discrimination in many developing countries.

Social norms around sexual behaviour remain counterproductive with extreme poverty as a driver of ‘exchange sex’ and ‘survival sex’ relationships and poor quality healthcare.

Widows in western and developed countries have also been affected by cutbacks in social welfare and increased insecurity.

Customary ‘cleansing’ rituals, where widows are required to drink the water with which their dead husband’s body has been washed and to have sex with a relative, continue to spread disease and violate the dignity of widows in many Sub-Saharan countries.

Widows are regularly accused of killing their husbands either deliberately or through neglect – including by transmitting HIV/AIDS – in India, Nepal, Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Systematic seizure of property and evictions by the late husband’s family remains widespread in Angola, Bangladesh, Botswana, Republic of Congo, DR Congo, India, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The World Widows Report was published to coincide with the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations and provides a basis for researchers, international and local agencies, governments and all who care about gender inequality and the desperate plight of widows to develop sound, evidence-based policy for a better world. An academic review of the Report by the Centre for Population Change at the University of Southampton described the Report as “an important contribution to academic scholarship on the subject of widows, [which] provides a vital resource to advocates working worldwide to improve the position of women who have lost their husbands”.

The World Widows Report is produced by The Loomba Foundation.

[remittancesday]

Families and Migration: Twenty-First Century Migration, Family Life and the Contribution of Remittances to Poverty Reduction (CSW60 Side Event).

Join us for Families and Migration event exploring the impact of current migration trends on families worldwide. Professor Bahira Sherif Trask gave a key address on Twenty-First Century Migration, Family Life and the Contribution of Remittances to Poverty Reduction.

[developmentinformationday]

Assessing the progress of all 193 United Nations Member States on the SDGs.

Sustainable Development Report 2023 ''Implementing the SDG Stimulus'' Read the full report

[nehaalmayur]

“If you can't feed a hundred people, feed just one. Art of Living is Art of Giving! #serve #support #stand #work #community #oneworld #others #service #nohunger #sdg1 #sdg17 #UnitedNations #SherryWilliams #nehaalmayur https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckn03LYLdHC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tourismday]

Learn how countries are supporting the SDG Agenda through rural tourism - Rural tourism and the SDGs.

Among 79 countries responding to the first survey of UNWTO member states on tourism and rural development, conducted in 2023, five SDGs emerged as the most popular when planning for or implementing rural tourism activities: SDG 8 ‘Decent work and economic growth’ is the most significant SDG for rural tourism, followed by SDG 1 ‘No poverty’, SDG 11 ‘Sustainable cities and communities’; SDG 5 ‘Gender equality’ and SDG 12 Responsible production and consumption.

At a policy level, tourism can serve as a powerful driver for achieving SDGs in rural areas.

[internationalwomenday]

Towards a Rights-centred Gender Transformative Economy, Including a New International Financial Architecture.

This side-event will feature a diverse and intersectional group of thought leaders and practitioners, including feminist & women's rights organizations, LGBTI+ organizations, United Nations entities and Member States & other relevant stakeholders and will explore the gendered implications of the current financial architecture and discuss how the reforms proposed by civil society, Member States, the World Bank Evolution Roadmap and the Secretary-General can be designed and expanded to accelerate progress toward the SDGs.

Lead Facilitators:

Women's Major Group, with the support of UN Women. 

Established during World War II, the institutions of the international financial architecture are no longer fit to address the challenges of our time. In their current structure and operational models, they have amplified structural inequalities, jeopardized social, economic and environmental rights and led to the fragmentation of international financial and economic relations, hampering the implementation of the SDGs. Conditionalities imposed by international financial institutions and austerity policies, in particular, have constrained fiscal space and concentrated wealth at the top.  

Participants will discuss and give concrete suggestions for how the resources unlocked through debt relief and these reforms should support gender-responsive fiscal and financial policies, including investments in social protection, care, health and education, and reductions in occupational, wage and other gender gaps. The event will encourage commitment by Member States and financial institutions towards an economic model for gender transformative results at all levels. ---

To maximize the SDG Summit's impact, the Secretary General is convening an SDG Action Weekend, which will generate opportunities for stakeholders, UN entities, and Member States to convene inside the United Nations Headquarters and set out specific commitments and contributions to drive SDG transformation between now and 2030.

The SDG Action Weekend will consist of the SDG Mobilization Day on Saturday, 16 September, and the SDG Acceleration Day on Sunday, 17 September at UNHQ in New York.

The SDG Mobilization Day (16 September) will create an opportunity for stakeholders from all sectors to convene inside the United Nations Headquarters and mobilize towards an ambitious SDG Summit and UN General Assembly High-Level Week.

The SDG Acceleration Day (17 September) will be centred around the UN High-Impact Initiatives

The SDG Summit on 18-19 September will mark the mid point of the SDGs. It must secure the breakthroughs and momentum needed to change course and achieve the SDGs by 2030. To maximize the Summit's impact, the Secretary General is convening an SDG Action Weekend, which will generate opportunities for stakeholders, UN entities, and Member States to convene inside the United Nations Headquarters and set out specific commitments and contributions to drive SDG transformation between now and 2030.