SDG17 Partnerships for the Goals

MYWorld2030 Impact Stories

MY World is a global citizen survey to bring people’s voices into official debates about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Almost 10 million people from 194 countries voted in the  first MY World survey to help define the global goals. After the goals were adopted, the MY World 2030 survey was launched to make sure every person can have their say on SDG achievement. From now until 2030, we want as many people in as many countries as possible to be involved in MY World.  This is history in the making!

UN Climate Change Conference 2019

The UN Climate Change Conference COP 25 (2 – 13 December 2019) will take place under the Presidency of the Government of Chile and will be held with logistical support from the Government of Spain.

The conference is designed to take the next crucial steps in the UN climate change process. Following agreement on the implementation guidelines of the Paris Agreement at COP 24 in Poland last year, a key objective is to complete several matters with respect to the full operationalization of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. 

Negotiations on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement – Road to Madrid

Article 6 of the Paris Agreement is generally known as the “markets article.” While broadly correct,
it could more properly be called the “article on international cooperation.” A number of provisions address
specific instances of cooperation that involve using internationally transferred mitigation outcomes
(ITMOs) toward meeting nationally determined contributions (NDCs), and creating a framework for
building international carbon markets and a framework for non-market approaches to international
cooperation. These provisions are as follows:

Voluntary National Reviews Synthesis Report 2019

This report synthesizes some of the main issues addressed in the fourth round of VNRs that took place during the 2019 HLPF under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), from 9 to 18 July 2019. 47 countries presented their VNRs: seven countries conducting their second VNR presented on 15 July1 and 40 countries presenting a VNR for the first time presented during the ministerial segment of the HLPF, from 16 to 18 July.2

South-South Galaxy

South-South Galaxy, a global knowledge sharing and partnership brokering platform, supported by UNOSSC, UN agencies and development partners, serves as a consolidated South-South solutions platform for Southern partners the UN system and acts as a one-stop-shop for all partners to utilize.