UNDP: Plans unveiled for biggest ever Global Goals week to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals
“Plans for Global Goals Week 2018 were announced [last week] for the third annual week of action where the United Nations and partners from around the world come together to drive action, raise awareness, and hold leaders to account in order to accelerate progress to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals. … Timed to coincide with the U.N. General Assembly, Global Goals Week will be held 22 to 29 September, with events taking place in New York and around the world. … The announcement comes as leaders concluded the sixth High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) … which saw 46 countries … report on their progress to the Global Goals…” (7/26).