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Tracking progress on counting and measuring the success of the Sustainable Development Goals.
An initiative of StartingUpGood.
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An initiative of StartingUpGood.
#SDGs #GlobalGoals #Data
World Bank Data360 consolidates development indicators into a single hub. Faster, richer analysis ahead.
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Data360 About | World Bank Data360
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November 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
World Bank Data360 consolidates development indicators into a single hub. Faster, richer analysis ahead.
data360.worldbank.org/en/about
data360.worldbank.org/en/about
Brazil’s “Baku to Belém” roadmap aims for $1.3T/yr by 2035 for climate adaptation and loss compensation.
Will the costs of climate change spur action?
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Will the costs of climate change spur action?
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Brazil’s “Baku to Belém” roadmap aims for $1.3T/yr by 2035 for climate adaptation and loss compensation.
Will the costs of climate change spur action?
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Will the costs of climate change spur action?
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
At #COP30, the Gates Foundation pledged $1.4 billion for smallholder farmers—supporting digital advisories, resilient crops, and soil health.
Frontline adaptation finance in action.
www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/media-...
Frontline adaptation finance in action.
www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/media-...
Gates Foundation Announces New Commitment for Smallholder Farmers on the Frontlines of Extreme Weather
$1.4B investment expands access to evidence-backed tools to help farmers in some of the world’s poorest regions adapt and build more resilience to droughts, floods, heat waves.
www.gatesfoundation.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
At #COP30, the Gates Foundation pledged $1.4 billion for smallholder farmers—supporting digital advisories, resilient crops, and soil health.
Frontline adaptation finance in action.
www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/media-...
Frontline adaptation finance in action.
www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/media-...
Five effective strategies for sustainable development learned from 80 years of global cooperation:
Collective Action
Inclusive Multilateralism
Norms and Frameworks
Innovation
Intergenerational Equity.
All outlined in UN DESA’s Advancing Together report.
desapublications.un.org/advancing-to...
Collective Action
Inclusive Multilateralism
Norms and Frameworks
Innovation
Intergenerational Equity.
All outlined in UN DESA’s Advancing Together report.
desapublications.un.org/advancing-to...
Advancing Together: Eight decades of progress towards sustainable development for all
As the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary in 2025, this report by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) traces the evolution of sustainable development within the UN system. It highlights the organization’s role in shaping both the understanding and the practical application of sustainable development.
desapublications.un.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Five effective strategies for sustainable development learned from 80 years of global cooperation:
Collective Action
Inclusive Multilateralism
Norms and Frameworks
Innovation
Intergenerational Equity.
All outlined in UN DESA’s Advancing Together report.
desapublications.un.org/advancing-to...
Collective Action
Inclusive Multilateralism
Norms and Frameworks
Innovation
Intergenerational Equity.
All outlined in UN DESA’s Advancing Together report.
desapublications.un.org/advancing-to...
The UN Secretary General is known for strong characterizations. Today, at #COP30 he called missing the 1.5°C target ‘deadly negligence.’
Is this hyperbole, or something more? Participants at the Climate Conference will discuss.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Is this hyperbole, or something more? Participants at the Climate Conference will discuss.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Missing 1.5C climate target is a moral failure, UN chief tells Cop30 summit
UN secretary general António Guterres urges opening session in Brazil to bring about a ‘fundamental paradigm shift’
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The UN Secretary General is known for strong characterizations. Today, at #COP30 he called missing the 1.5°C target ‘deadly negligence.’
Is this hyperbole, or something more? Participants at the Climate Conference will discuss.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Is this hyperbole, or something more? Participants at the Climate Conference will discuss.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate-resilient development will depend on turning data into action
As #COP30 starts, let’s ask: How will national statistics offices deliver on the adaptation agenda?
unfccc.int/cop30
#SDGs #ClimateAction
As #COP30 starts, let’s ask: How will national statistics offices deliver on the adaptation agenda?
unfccc.int/cop30
#SDGs #ClimateAction
unfccc.int
November 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Climate-resilient development will depend on turning data into action
As #COP30 starts, let’s ask: How will national statistics offices deliver on the adaptation agenda?
unfccc.int/cop30
#SDGs #ClimateAction
As #COP30 starts, let’s ask: How will national statistics offices deliver on the adaptation agenda?
unfccc.int/cop30
#SDGs #ClimateAction
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Exclusive: Billionaire Bill Gates' foundation will spend at least $1.4 billion over the next four years to help farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia access technologies for adapting to extreme weather, the organization's CEO told Reuters reut.rs/3Ll0CAP
November 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Exclusive: Billionaire Bill Gates' foundation will spend at least $1.4 billion over the next four years to help farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia access technologies for adapting to extreme weather, the organization's CEO told Reuters reut.rs/3Ll0CAP
Later this week: OECD launches Health at a Glance 2025 with a special focus on gender and health—handy for Goal 3 and equity metrics. www.oecd.org/en/about/new...
OECD to launch Health at a Glance 2025 – Thursday 13 November 2025
The OECD will launch Health at a Glance 2025 on Thursday 13 November at 11:00 Paris time/10:00 GMT.
www.oecd.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Later this week: OECD launches Health at a Glance 2025 with a special focus on gender and health—handy for Goal 3 and equity metrics. www.oecd.org/en/about/new...
New UNDP dataset warns climate change could sharply cut crop yields in poorer countries, undermining development gains. Country-by-country risk mapping here.
www.undp.org/press-releas...
www.undp.org/press-releas...
www.undp.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
New UNDP dataset warns climate change could sharply cut crop yields in poorer countries, undermining development gains. Country-by-country risk mapping here.
www.undp.org/press-releas...
www.undp.org/press-releas...
Food systems at COP30: can the world protect forests, feed people and fund action—then prove delivery? Briefing: www.devex.com/news/food-an...
Food and climate at COP30: 5 things to watch in Belém
In Belém, leaders face a test: can the world protect forests, feed people and fund climate action at the same time — and prove it with concrete commitments?
www.devex.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Food systems at COP30: can the world protect forests, feed people and fund action—then prove delivery? Briefing: www.devex.com/news/food-an...
OECD’s new study shows how SMEs are actually using generative AI—and where skills and training are lagging. Policy takeaway: pair adoption with inclusion.
Report: www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Report: www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Full Report: Generative AI and the SME Workforce
This report examines the potential for generative AI – tools that generate text, images, video or audio, such as ChatGPT, Copilot and Midjourney – to help SMEs address labour and skill needs. It prese...
www.oecd.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
OECD’s new study shows how SMEs are actually using generative AI—and where skills and training are lagging. Policy takeaway: pair adoption with inclusion.
Report: www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Report: www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Data gap? Big Earth Data is helping close it. The UNESCO-CBAS report makes global SDG monitoring more timely and spatially detailed. A must-read for NSOs, technologists and impact investors.
www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
Big Earth Data diagnoses a Decade of Global SDG Progress
The Global-Scale Sustainable Development Scientific Monitoring Report (2025): A Decade of Progress through the Lens of Big Earth Data was officially launched
www.unesco.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Data gap? Big Earth Data is helping close it. The UNESCO-CBAS report makes global SDG monitoring more timely and spatially detailed. A must-read for NSOs, technologists and impact investors.
www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
Interested in #Tech, #AI and the #SDGs but don't have time to read a bunch of reports?
Then check out the ITU podcasts:
unric.org/en/itu-podca...
Then check out the ITU podcasts:
unric.org/en/itu-podca...
ITU Podcasts
The International Telecommunication Union’s podcast series looks at how technology is shaping the world around us.
unric.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Interested in #Tech, #AI and the #SDGs but don't have time to read a bunch of reports?
Then check out the ITU podcasts:
unric.org/en/itu-podca...
Then check out the ITU podcasts:
unric.org/en/itu-podca...
Great article by Felicia Jackson in @Forbes on the climate around the climate conference.
From investment and funding, to markets and policy, a great read to understand the trends heading into #COP30.
www.forbes.com/sites/felici...
From investment and funding, to markets and policy, a great read to understand the trends heading into #COP30.
www.forbes.com/sites/felici...
COP30 May Mark A Turning Point For Impact Capital And Climate Ambition
Impact investing and climate pledges are losing ambition. COP30 in Belém must reignite finance for resilience, or risk a new age of retreat.
www.forbes.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Great article by Felicia Jackson in @Forbes on the climate around the climate conference.
From investment and funding, to markets and policy, a great read to understand the trends heading into #COP30.
www.forbes.com/sites/felici...
From investment and funding, to markets and policy, a great read to understand the trends heading into #COP30.
www.forbes.com/sites/felici...
COP30 agendas are live.
Sessional period is 10–21 Nov in Belém, with a Leaders Summit on 6–7 Nov and pre-sessional meetings 3–9 Nov.
Explore agendas and documents: unfccc.int/cop30
Sessional period is 10–21 Nov in Belém, with a Leaders Summit on 6–7 Nov and pre-sessional meetings 3–9 Nov.
Explore agendas and documents: unfccc.int/cop30
unfccc.int
November 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
COP30 agendas are live.
Sessional period is 10–21 Nov in Belém, with a Leaders Summit on 6–7 Nov and pre-sessional meetings 3–9 Nov.
Explore agendas and documents: unfccc.int/cop30
Sessional period is 10–21 Nov in Belém, with a Leaders Summit on 6–7 Nov and pre-sessional meetings 3–9 Nov.
Explore agendas and documents: unfccc.int/cop30
Food systems, livelihoods, and development outcomes are linked.
New UNDP projections show how climate-driven crop losses ripple across education, health and income.
Data-driven adaptation must start now.
www.undp.org/press-releas...
New UNDP projections show how climate-driven crop losses ripple across education, health and income.
Data-driven adaptation must start now.
www.undp.org/press-releas...
www.undp.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Food systems, livelihoods, and development outcomes are linked.
New UNDP projections show how climate-driven crop losses ripple across education, health and income.
Data-driven adaptation must start now.
www.undp.org/press-releas...
New UNDP projections show how climate-driven crop losses ripple across education, health and income.
Data-driven adaptation must start now.
www.undp.org/press-releas...
The Doha Political Declaration commits to:
-Eradicating extreme poverty & expanding social protection floors
-Ensuring decent work & inclusive growth
-Reducing inequalities, especially for women, youth and persons with disabilities
-Strengthening statistical systems & data transparency for the SDGs
-Eradicating extreme poverty & expanding social protection floors
-Ensuring decent work & inclusive growth
-Reducing inequalities, especially for women, youth and persons with disabilities
-Strengthening statistical systems & data transparency for the SDGs
World leaders adopt Doha declaration to boost efforts on social development
Against a backdrop of escalating geopolitical tension and widening social divides, global leaders at the Second World Summit for Social Development on Tuesday adopted the Doha Political Declaration, s...
news.un.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The Doha Political Declaration commits to:
-Eradicating extreme poverty & expanding social protection floors
-Ensuring decent work & inclusive growth
-Reducing inequalities, especially for women, youth and persons with disabilities
-Strengthening statistical systems & data transparency for the SDGs
-Eradicating extreme poverty & expanding social protection floors
-Ensuring decent work & inclusive growth
-Reducing inequalities, especially for women, youth and persons with disabilities
-Strengthening statistical systems & data transparency for the SDGs
Our core focus is how the #SDGs are counted. Process decisions are made through the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators. Their 16th meeting is going on now through Friday with plenaries available on the UN Stats YouTube page.
unstats.un.org/sdgs/meeting...
unstats.un.org/sdgs/meeting...
Events — SDG Indicators
Events - Sustainable Development Goal Indicators
unstats.un.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Our core focus is how the #SDGs are counted. Process decisions are made through the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators. Their 16th meeting is going on now through Friday with plenaries available on the UN Stats YouTube page.
unstats.un.org/sdgs/meeting...
unstats.un.org/sdgs/meeting...
The Second World Summit for Social Development opened today in Doha and leaders have already adopted a political declaration pledging to build a fairer, more inclusive, and sustainable future for all people.
press.un.org/en/2025/soc4...
press.un.org/en/2025/soc4...
November 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The Second World Summit for Social Development opened today in Doha and leaders have already adopted a political declaration pledging to build a fairer, more inclusive, and sustainable future for all people.
press.un.org/en/2025/soc4...
press.un.org/en/2025/soc4...
New today from UNDP: with targeted action, 411 million people could move from poverty to basic security by 2030. A useful frame for climate-development policy this month.
Report: www.undp.org/publications...
Report: www.undp.org/publications...
www.undp.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
New today from UNDP: with targeted action, 411 million people could move from poverty to basic security by 2030. A useful frame for climate-development policy this month.
Report: www.undp.org/publications...
Report: www.undp.org/publications...
Ahead of #COP30, Bill Gates argues for a welfare-first climate strategy—more adaptation and development. Will it result in redirecting resources to health and social supports or will it only decrease climate investments? Either way, it will shape the discourse in Belém.
apnews.com/article/4108...
apnews.com/article/4108...
Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human suffering
Bill Gates thinks climate change is a serious problem and that scientific innovation will curb it. In a memo released Tuesday, Gates argues for a strategic pivot in the global climate fight.
apnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Ahead of #COP30, Bill Gates argues for a welfare-first climate strategy—more adaptation and development. Will it result in redirecting resources to health and social supports or will it only decrease climate investments? Either way, it will shape the discourse in Belém.
apnews.com/article/4108...
apnews.com/article/4108...
As we draw near to the second Social Summit in Doha (4-6 Nov), UNDP’s new review highlights 10 years of work on inclusion, jobs, and protection systems—and why deeper financing is needed to sustain progress.
www.undp.org/publications...
www.undp.org/publications...
www.undp.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
As we draw near to the second Social Summit in Doha (4-6 Nov), UNDP’s new review highlights 10 years of work on inclusion, jobs, and protection systems—and why deeper financing is needed to sustain progress.
www.undp.org/publications...
www.undp.org/publications...
UN DESA’s new review distills eight decades of learning—from early UN conferences to Agenda 2030—to inform what comes next.
A must-read for those preparing for the post-2030 agenda.
sdg.iisd.org/news/desa-re...
A must-read for those preparing for the post-2030 agenda.
sdg.iisd.org/news/desa-re...
DESA Report Identifies Lessons From 80 Years of Sustainable Development
The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) has released a report that traces the evolution of sustainable development within the UN system over the course of eight decades. It highlights ...
sdg.iisd.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
UN DESA’s new review distills eight decades of learning—from early UN conferences to Agenda 2030—to inform what comes next.
A must-read for those preparing for the post-2030 agenda.
sdg.iisd.org/news/desa-re...
A must-read for those preparing for the post-2030 agenda.
sdg.iisd.org/news/desa-re...
Which of the 17 #SDGs has the most universal impact?
A new Nature study uses priority-based evaluation to test that question. The finding: no single goal fits all, but SDG16 (institutions) and SDG4 (education) dominate across contexts.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A new Nature study uses priority-based evaluation to test that question. The finding: no single goal fits all, but SDG16 (institutions) and SDG4 (education) dominate across contexts.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Is it possible to determine an internationally applicable optimal Sustainable Development Goal using a priority-based evaluation - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Is it possible to determine an internationally applicable optimal Sustainable Development Goal using a priority-based evaluation
www.nature.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Which of the 17 #SDGs has the most universal impact?
A new Nature study uses priority-based evaluation to test that question. The finding: no single goal fits all, but SDG16 (institutions) and SDG4 (education) dominate across contexts.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A new Nature study uses priority-based evaluation to test that question. The finding: no single goal fits all, but SDG16 (institutions) and SDG4 (education) dominate across contexts.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
EU’s data-protection supervisor just updated its guidance on Generative AI for EU institutions.
It sharpens accountability, risk assessment, and controller duties—becoming the new compliance baseline for public-sector AI.
www.edps.europa.eu/press-public...
It sharpens accountability, risk assessment, and controller duties—becoming the new compliance baseline for public-sector AI.
www.edps.europa.eu/press-public...
EDPS unveils revised Guidance on Generative AI, strengthening data protection in a rapidly changing digital era
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) today published its revised and updated guidelines on the use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and processing of personal data by EU institutio...
www.edps.europa.eu
October 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
EU’s data-protection supervisor just updated its guidance on Generative AI for EU institutions.
It sharpens accountability, risk assessment, and controller duties—becoming the new compliance baseline for public-sector AI.
www.edps.europa.eu/press-public...
It sharpens accountability, risk assessment, and controller duties—becoming the new compliance baseline for public-sector AI.
www.edps.europa.eu/press-public...