Our Top 10 Stories of the Decade: Solutions, Surprises, and Rising Stakes - SDG Update - 7 January 2020

Policy Briefs Our Top 10 Stories of the Decade: Solutions, Surprises, and Rising Stakes As this new decade begins with high stakes and high hopes, what is on our readers' minds?  Read News Plans Outlined for SDG Moment, Decade of Action The first SDG Moment will highlight successes and identify where more action is needed. Read Governments Approve USD 3 Billion Budget for UN Secretariat in 2020 The UNGA President declared that the programme budget "prepares us well for entry into the Decade of Action for SDG implementation". Read UN Launches One-Minute Survey on Aspirations for 2045 The survey will inform the UN's 75th anniversary celebration in September 2020. Read Report Highlights Identity Management Practices to Advance SDG Target 16.9 Read Mission Innovation Frames Post-2020 Agenda to Accelerate Clean Energy Access Read Netherlands Must Prevent Dangerous Climate Change, Dutch Top Court Rules Read   Six Countries Launch NDC Partnership Plans at UNFCCC COP 25 Read CTCN Publication Explores Role of Technology Transfer in Raising Climate Ambition Read UNECE Countries Renew Commitment to Clean Air for Better Environment and Human Health Read   EU, ACP Countries Strengthen Cooperation to Enhance Ambition ahead of UNFCCC COP 26 Read Barcelona Convention COP Steps up Action for a Sustainable Mediterranean Read GWP Initiative to Integrate Water Resilience in Climate and Development Plans Read   SAICM Details Efforts to Reduce Chemicals of Concern in Textiles, Toys, Building Materials and Electronics Read Climate, SDG Synergies Highlighted during COP25 Read GEF Council Approves Work Program to Promote Impacts in Cities, Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration Read   Forward to a colleague     Current and Upcoming Events Events Calendar Click the calendar to view the full lineup of global SDG events and processes, or see highlights below.   Tenth Session of the IRENA Assembly (view) 10-12 January 2020 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2020 (view) 11-18 January 2020 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   World Future Energy Summit (view) 13-16 January 2020 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   Future Sustainability Summit (view) 14-15 January 2020 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020 (view) 21-24 January 2020 | Davos, Graubunden, Switzerland   54th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (view) 27-29 January 2020 | Mombasa, Coast, Kenya   32nd UN-Water Meeting (view) 28-29 January 2020 | Rome, Lazio, Italy     OECD Private Finance for Sustainable Development Conference 2020 (view) 28-30 January 2020 | Paris, Ile-De-France, France Received this SDG Update as a forward? Subscribe