🏆 Winners of the 2023 UN SDG Action Awards Announced! 

The winners of the 2023 UN SDG Action Awards were announced at a live ceremony in Rome, Italy, on 24 July during the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment, hosted by the Government of Italy and the United Nations. The Ceremony celebrated changemakers and initiatives that drive transformative action around the world and featured performances by international artists Inna Modja, Italian superstar Mr. Rain, Cill, as well as the unveiling of a digital artwork by internationally acclaimed artist Foodmasku

The 2023 winners are: 

🏆Mobilize Winner:  World Cleanup Day is celebrated for its work in coordinating global one-day waste cleanups that have rallied over 70 million people from more than 190 countries. 
 
🏆Inspire Winner: Green Obsession is acknowledged for its work changing city paradigms and emphasizing urban forests as a priority for governments around the world, ensuring a greener future for all. 

🏆Connect Winner: Signpost is the world’s first scalable approach to running digital, community-driven, and responsive information platforms in countries where people are impacted by conflict, disasters, poverty, and violence. 

🏆Changemaker Winner: Nery Santaella reached over 600,000 Venezuelan immigrants through her Voices of Venezuela initiative, which gives refugees access to crucial information that allows them to survive and succeed in host countries. 

Honourable Mention was given to UN IFAD Goodwill Ambassadors Sabrina and Idris Elba,for their work in propelling the role smallholder farmers play in global agriculture into the media spotlight.  

The finalists were selected from over 5,000 applications from 190 countries and reviewed by an esteemed panel of 28 judges. The 2023 Winners now join an illustrious set of UN SDG Action Awards alumni and will ally with the UN SDG Action Campaign for the 2023 Global Week during which more than 150 million people will be mobilized around the world to drive action for the SDGs.
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