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🌍 UNGA79 Recap: Are We on Track for the #SDGs by 2030? 🌍 At #UNGA79, much of the world’s attention focused on the pivotal Summit of the Future and the intense last-minute negotiations around the Pact for the Future. Yet, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) remained central—not only during the SDG Moment on September 24 but in speeches, reports, and discussions throughout the week. So, where do we really stand on the road to achieving the SDGs by 2030? 📊 Key Insights from the 2024 SDSN Report: - Progress Update: Just 16% of SDG targets are currently on track, while the remaining 84% are either lagging or seeing a reversal. - Critical Areas of Concern: SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities), SDG 14 (Life Below Water), SDG 15 (Life on Land), and SDG 16 (Peace and Justice) are particularly off course. - Challenges and Impacts: Global conflicts, economic crises, and climate emergencies are slowing SDG momentum, particularly for food systems and sustainable development. 🌎 Regional and Issue-Based Trends: - Nordic countries lead in SDG progress, while less-developed nations still struggle. Notably, BRICS+ countries (Brazil, Egypt, Ethiopia, and India) have made significant strides. - Vulnerable Goals: Rising obesity (SDG 2), press freedom declines (SDG 16), biodiversity loss (SDG 15), and lower life expectancy (SDG 3) are pressing concerns. With only five years remaining, global leaders—including UN Secretary-General António Guterres—urged nations to intensify their efforts: “The SDGs are not about checking boxes…Let’s rescue the SDGs and fight for the better future every person deserves.” As we look to Baku’s #COP29 and beyond, the call for action, reform, and sustainable investment has never been clearer.

#Throwback to some of the events we held at COP28 UAE! Our dedicated delegates participated in numerous side events, showcasing Care About Climate’s work on the Nationally Determined Contribution's (NDCs) equity tracker, the International Climate Policy and Advocate Course (ICPAC), and others while fervently advocating for #climatejustice and an equitable phase-out of #fossilfuels. One of the standout sessions was “ Youth4Capacity: What is Capacity Building?” participated by Tessla Pineda. At The Convergence Forum, Matthew Azure Awini also spoke on ''How Young People Can Engage Effectively with the #UNFCCC,” sharing perspectives on youth engagement through Care About Climate's programs including the #ICPAC. Zayna Zubair also spoke on “Youth and Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE): Capacity-building for National-level MER”. The engagement of youth in the equitable phase-out of fossil fuels was passionately addressed by Hailey Campbell in “Youth Engagement with the Equitable Fossil Fuels Phase Out (EFFPO): Youth-led Initiatives and Demands for a Just #Transition.” Basmallah Rawash’s presentation on “Impactful Interventions through Transformative #Innovations in the Educational Sector - #MENA and SA Region” brought forward innovative approaches to education in the region. ELUJULO OPEYEMI’s “Stocktake of Youth Engagement in #NDCs and its Implementation” also offered a critical analysis of youth involvement in the NDCs and their implementation. The “Capacity Building Hub: Tools for #Youth Marketplace for the Future” by Ajibola Mujidat Oladejo and ELUJULO OPEYEMI was another highlight, presenting innovative tools and resources designed to equip youth for future #climateaction endeavors. Muskan Lodhi’s contributions were tremendous, with sessions on “Youth, Local, and Global Stocktake: Aligning #GlobalPolicy and Local Implementation” and “Youth Empowerment for a Sustainable Future: Nurturing Knowledge, #Creativity, and Action through Games and Interactive Learning.” Speaking on “A WISE Investment: Financing the Next Generation of Women Climate Leaders,” Hailey Campbell highlighted the critical need for financial investments in supporting young women leaders in the climate sector. #CareAboutClimate #COP28 #NDC #ICPAC #ClimateChange #ClimateConference #COP29

As the negotiations at #COP29 get underway and discussions intensify, daily coordination meetings are a crucial platform for young negotiators to strategize and amplify the challenges of the Global South. Here's a great #infographic by the Climate Leadership Initiative on the value add that such interactions bring, not just for young negotiators but also for the issues they amplify on the global stage, ensuring that the realities of those most vulnerable are heard. Check out the resource below 👇

💡NEW INFOGRAPHIC: 🌍 Why Attending Daily Coordination Meetings is Essential for Young Negotiators from the Global South 🌍 As COP29 Azerbaijan discussions intensify, daily coordination meetings are a crucial platform for young negotiators to align, strategize, and amplify the unique challenges facing the Global South. 🌱 These sessions empower young voices to make a difference on the global stage, ensuring vulnerable communities are not left behind. 📌 What’s inside the infographic? ✔️ 🤝 Unified strategies that amplify impact ✔️ 🕒 Real-time updates to stay agile in fast-moving talks ✔️ 🧠 Insights from experienced negotiators ✔️ 🗳️Consensus building for quick action ✔️ 🌐 Networking to build lasting alliances ✔️ 📣 Advocacy for vulnerable voices 👉 Check out the infographic below to see why these sessions are so vital for young negotiators from the Global South. Share if you support youth-led climate action! 💬🌎 YOUNGO Fridays For Future International Climate Ambition Support Alliance Oxfam International Brot für die Welt Isingizwe Honorine Hyacinthe Niyitegeka African Youth Initiative on Climate Change (AYICC) IAAS (International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences) Loss and Damage Youth Coalition Children and Youth Major Group to UNEP Major Group for Children and Youth MENA Youth Network Youth and Environment Europe (YEE) Youth and Environment Europe (YEE) Youth Empowerment in Climate Action Platform (YECAP) Climate Change Committee Youth Climate Justice Fund COP Resilience Hub COP29 Children and Youth Pavilion COP29 Life Climate Justice Resilience Fund International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) International Institute for Sustainable Development Youth Co:Lab Youth Sustainable Development Network (YSDN) Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) YouthClimate Connect

🌍💡 Empowering Youth-Led Climate Action in Pakistan 💡🌍 As #COP29 begins tomorrow, we're inspired by the powerful voices of Pakistan's youth! With over 60% of the population under 30, young people hold a pivotal role in the fight against climate change. Their leadership and vision are essential for building a sustainable, climate-resilient future for us all.  The Pakistan-German Climate and Energy Partnership (PGCEP) continues to support a whole-of-society approach, facilitating dialogues and initiatives that promote green and socially just transformation in Pakistan—ensuring that youth voices are not left behind in policy conversations. Recently, PGCEP supported the Local Conference of Youth (LCOY) Pakistan together with British Council, UNDP Pakistan and Islamic Relief Pakistan. This dynamic event brought together passionate young climate activists, innovators, and advocates to share ideas, collaborate, and amplify their efforts toward climate action at the grassroots level. 🌱 As a key outcome of the conference, the voices of Pakistani youth will be translated in a national statement that will feed directly into the Global Conference of Youth (COY) and consequently into the climate negotiations at #COP29 in Baku. This is a powerful step towards ensuring that youth are not just participants, but potential leaders in the climate dialogue and their voices can influence climate policy at a global scale. 🌍💬 #RoadToCOP29 #COP29Azerbaijan #ClimateAction #ClimateEnergyDosti Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH | KfW | Skynok | Skillistan | DigiLite Global | NextGen Sustainability Hub | Pak Mission Society | VGreenO | Taqalum | Youth Empowerment in Climate Action Platform (YECAP) | Movers Programme

The engagement with #Agenda2030 is currently too slow to catalyze the magnitude of change that is now urgently needed to avoid the worsening of a series of converging crises that are already upon us — rapid climate change, famines, mass-migration, fundamentalism, resource wars, biodiversity loss and economic volatility to name but a few. We need to turn the #GlobalGoals into actively shared objectives for all of humanity, if we want to create a more sustainable world that works for all by 2030. Having national leaders endorse a non-binding #UnitedNations agreement to support the #SDGs is not enough. Leaders can — at best — set an intention on behalf of their electorate. Manifesting the agenda will require active participation of people and communities around the world. We need effective collaboration between the public and private sector and civil society at local, regional and global scale. We need to create processes that generate engagement with the SDGs at the level of communities and bioregions everywhere. Only if local people will take responsibility for implementing the SDGs in their community and their region do we have a realistic change of accomplishing the audacious task set by Agenda 2030. To motivate such a commitment we need people to understand the multiple benefits that will result from a successful implementation of all SDGs for their own lives, their families and communities, nations, and for humanity and the community of life as a whole. The #future we want has to be co-created by us! #ActNow United Nations African Union UN SDG Action Campaign UN Sustainable Development Group UNDP United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) The World Bank Oxfam International UNIDO António Guterres

Declaration of Bold Commitments: Shaping the Future at the Summit I participated in the Summit of the Future, where world leaders and experts came together to address the most pressing challenges facing humanity. This gathering wasn’t just about identifying issues but about committing to real, actionable solutions for a more sustainable and inclusive future. The final declaration laid out a bold framework to accelerate the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Key priorities included eradicating poverty, ending food insecurity, advancing climate action, and strengthening global peace. The summit also highlighted the importance of technology and innovation in closing development gaps and ensuring that no one is left behind. A major outcome was the call for stronger international cooperation, particularly in empowering developing nations. Global progress requires collective action, solidarity, and shared responsibility to meet today’s challenges and build a prosperous future for all. This summit marked a turning point, setting the stage for a more resilient, just, and sustainable world. Now, the focus shifts to transforming these commitments into real-world actions that will benefit current and future generations. #futuresummit #un #undp #unfccc ##unwomen #NY #cop29 #cop16 #climateweek #agn #amcen #gender #youth #innovation #sdg #creativity United Nations UNICEF UNDP UNDP Climate UN Women IOM - UN Migration African Development Bank Group UN Environment Programme UN Climate Change Future Summit IUCN Climate Emergency Fund Climate Action Global Center on Adaptation COP29 Azerbaijan

🌍 Just 9 days until COP29 Azerbaijan ! I'm committed to sharing daily resources and updates, aiming to inspire more youth to engage in the climate-health dialogue. This year, I had the privilege to contribute to YOUNGO’s Global Youth Statement, aligning our demands with negotiation language to strengthen youth advocacy. 🔗 Access it here: www.bit.ly/GYS24 🔍 What’s unique about this? - Inputs from over 2,200 youth across 80+ countries  - A collective investment of 76,000+ hours  - Health is strategically woven throughout the document, making it easily accessible to negotiators 💡 How is this useful? - Direct Action: Negotiators can quickly reference our GYS text  - Strategic Insight: Key points to advocate for health across the negotiation tracks 📚 How did I build my expertise? - Listening in on negotiations at SB60 in Bonn  - Reading ECBI’s Guide to the Paris Agreement   - Learning from friends in the constituency with invaluable experience 📢 Here's a shoutout to some of my friends and mentors who have been quite patient with my questions: 1. Adaptation: Rachel Juel 2. Mitigation: Shaurya Patel | Boróka Ürge 3. Finance: Genaro González | Marina Guião 4. Just Transition: Yusuke Sakai | Marius Wallstein 5. NDCs: Zainab Bie 6. Food and Agriculture: Alice Diana | Shaik Imran 7. Health: Hajar Chams Eddine | Katherine Feng Let’s amplify our voices for climate justice and health equity! #COP29 #ClimateAction #HealthEquity #YouthAdvocacy #YouthEmpowerment #ClimateJustice #YOUNGO #GlobalYouthStatement #Health #ClimateChange #NegotiationInsights #ClimateandHealth

🇺🇳 The newly launched 2024 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Report illuminates our progress and challenges in pursuing a sustainable future. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres highlights key achievements:    ↳ Many women are breaking more glass ceilings – in politics, in business, and beyond.  ↳ New malaria vaccines are being rolled out that could save millions of lives. These milestones inspire hope and emphasize the need to intensify our efforts to achieve the Global Goals. 🌐 The 2024 SDGs Report provides a comprehensive assessment of progress, successes, and challenges, serving as a vital tool for policymakers, stakeholders, and individuals committed to creating a more equitable and sustainable world. Explore the report >> https://lnkd.in/dgJKB8Mf #GlobalGoals #SDGs #Sustainability #GenderEquality

🔎 The failure to comply with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations for 2030 is bad news for the world and, especially, for the Mediterranean region where climate change is the key challenge of our time and the main challenge for its economic development. According to UN's 2023 Sustainable Development report, only 12% of the evaluable goals will be achieved by 2030. 📌 ASCAME warns that this situation is particularly serious in the Mediterranean, one of the regions most affected by the consequences of climate change. Not only it causes losses of between 5% and 15% of its annual GDP, but it also causes increasingly frequent natural disasters, such as floods, earthquakes, rising sea temperatures, water scarcity, loss of biodiversity or decreased agricultural productivity. In addition, this situation has a negative impact on the achievement of social challenges that are increasingly urgent, such as eradicating extreme poverty or guaranteeing gender equality and inclusive education across all the countries. 🎯 To reverse this situation, ASCAME calls on the public and private sectors to promote regional integration, avoid further restrictions on the financing of climate action projects, and move towards a greater multilateral cooperation, with a global and comprehensive agreement on progress towards a sustainable development. #ASCAME #Mediterranean #Mediterraneancooperation #medconnet #shapingthefutureoftheMediterranean #unitedbytheMediterranean #greeneconomy #blueeconomy #2030Agenda #Mediterraneansustainability #WeAreASCAME #ASCAMEprojects