SDG Summit Oped Series

SDG Summit Oped Series

At the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda, hear from SDSN's vast network of experts on how we can achieve the SDGs

Overview

The 2023 SDG Summit, held September 2023 during the United Nations General Assembly high-level week, marks a moment of critical reflection at the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda. During this time, Heads of State and Government will gather at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to follow up and review the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In response to this, SDSN's experts, who span SDG focus areas and geographic regions, have contributed their knowledge and recommendations to an op-ed series on how governments can achieve the SDGs in the next seven years and beyond.

Reform the Global Finance System to Fund the Sustainable Development Goals

Guillaume Lafortune, Vice President and Head of Paris Office at SDSN

Common Dreams

Encouraging Youth Leadership on SDGs Through Transforming Education

Raquel Armendariz and Amanda Abrom, Global Schools Program, SDSN

IISD

From Challenges to Solutions: Unleashing Africa’s Potential for Achieving SDGs

Antonio Pedro, Acting Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa and SDSN Leadership Council Member

Inter-Press Service News

Global Green Growth Stalled by Climate Finance Shortfalls

Justin Liew Jin Soong, Research Associate at Sustainable Development Solutions Network Asia

Mongabay

Reclaiming the Digital Revolution for the Public Good

Amber Webb, Managing Director, SDG Academy, SDSN

Apolitical

Harnessing the Power of Data for Progress on the SDGs

Steph Pietras, Program Associate, TReNDS, SDSN

Geospatial World

Addressing the SDG Lag Requires Mobilizing Finance for Cities

Eugénie L. Birch, Nussdorf Professor and co-Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research; Leadership Council Member, SDSN

IISD

Healthy Soil Can Help Grow More Food and Cut Emissions – But Government Inaction Means Too Much Soil is Being Degraded

Yuen Yoong Leong, Director of Sustainability Studies, SDSN; Professor, Sunway University, Sunway University

The Conversation

It’s Not Too Late to Get the SDGs Back on Track. Here’s How .

Isabella Massa, Senior Economist at SDSN; Samory Toure, Program Associate at SDSN

World Politics Review

Don’t Want to Lose Future SDG Leaders to Brain Drain? Hire Them at College

Lucia Rodriguez, Director of the Global MDP Secretariat, SDSN

Times Higher Education

The 2030 Agenda is an Imperfect Tool, the Question is Whether There is a Better Alternative

Gonzalo Fanjul, Director of policy analysis, Barcelona Institute for Global Health; Member, SDSN Spain

El Pais

'State of the SDGs' Special Report with 360info

Alongside the UN General Assembly and to complement SDSN's SDG Summit Op-ed Series, SDSN partnered with 360info to produce a special "State of the SDGs" report featuring insights from across our Network on the obstacles to achieving the SDGs in the Indo-Pacific Region with a focus on education, climate, finance, and health and solutions for overcoming these challenges.

What the Asia-Pacific Needs to Leap Forward on Climate Action

John Thwaites, Professor, Monash University; SDSN Leadership Council Co-Chair and Chair of Monash Sustainable Development Institute and Climateworks Centre

360info

Why Empowering Teachers is Key to a Sustainable Future

Karen Chand, Director of Education Studies, SDSN & Shannon Kobran, Regional Team Lead for Asia, SDSN’s SDG Academy

360info

Coal-Fired Contradictions: Why Climate Action Needs a Circuit Breaker

Yuen Yoong Leong, Director of Sustainability Studies, SDSN, & Professor, Sunway University

360info

Health Must Be Fast-Tracked for 2030

K. Srinath Reddy, Professor, the Public Health Foundation of India; Member of SDSN's Leadership Council

360info

How the Indo-Pacific Can Beat the SDG Cash Crunch

Naoko Ishii, Executive Vice President and inaugural Director, Center for Global Commons at the University of Tokyo & Member of SDSN's Leadership Council

360info

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