Discover how hopeful action can grow into system-wide transformation.
Rocky Dawuni, performing “Shine a Light.” Photo: UN Food Systems Coordination Hub/Aron Simeneh
From painted walls to live stages, creativity is engaging communities.
🎥Watch Rocky Dawuni—singer-songwriter, four-time Grammy nominee, activist, and UNEP Goodwill Ambassador—who uses music to move hearts. And when hearts move, action follows.
📖 Read VAS Hub’s story, and see how they empower youth to turn public spaces into murals of hope.
🎨Discover the Parallel Realities Pavilion at Triennale Milano invites audiences to step into immersive art experiences that challenge perspectives and inspire bold action for the SDGs.
Just In
Open Day at the German Development Ministry
As part of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Open Day in Berlin, we were honored to welcome H.E. Reem Alabali-Radovan, Germany’s youngest Federal Minister, and State Secretary Niels Annen to our space and explored how art, creativity, storytelling, and youth engagement as powerful drivers of global change.
Heroes of Tomorrow
Payzee Mahmod, Ending Child Marriage and Honour-Based Violence
Payzee Mahmod, Campaign Manager at IKWRO. Photo: UN SDG Action Campaign
Our UN SDG Action Awards changemakers are leading the transformation. Payzee Mahmod, a child marriage survivor, helped pass the Minimum Age Act in England and Wales, ending child marriage and supporting survivors. Through advocacy and education, Payzee drives lasting change for gender equality.
Want to meet more changemakers? Join us on 29 October for the Heroes of Tomorrow: 2025 UN SDG Action Awards Ceremony.
Policy Spotlight
Tax, Cooperation & Global Progress
Photo:Â UN Photo/Manuel ElĂas
The first two rounds of negotiations on the historic UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation took place in New York. The new UN Framework is to be finalized and adopted by the end of 2027.
Released as part of the 30-year review of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the series offers practical guidance to accelerate efforts to end violence against women and girls.
UN Global Risk Report 2025
Over 80% of survey respondents across 136 countries identified mis- and disinformation as currently occurring risks, followed by more than 70% pointing to rise in inequalities.
