2021 Global Week to Act for SDGs

The 2021 Global Week to Act for SDGs has inspired 100 MILLION+ collective actions from organizations and individuals around the globe to accelerate progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Held during the high-level week of United Nations General Assembly, from 17–28 September.

This year’s mobilization also highlighted the Food Systems Summit, pre-COP in Milan, and COP26 in Glasgow.

Most importantly, people around the world from over 190 COUNTRIES joined together in solidarity to show that there is hope beyond the pandemic, and that we can #TurnItAround for a healthy, just and green recovery, keeping the promise of the SDGs in this decisive decade counting down to 2030.

From igniting creativity, driving climate action, strengthening sustainable food systems, mobilizing local governments, bringing together youth movements and much more – the remarkable actions showed our commitment to ensuring a more sustainable environment and planet.

The remarkable actions which took place during this year’s mobilization illustrated not only a commitment to ensuring a more sustainable environment and planet, but also highlighted the ability of our convening partners, mobilizing partners, and participants to adapt their initiatives to the present-day global context.

Inspiring Action Highlights of the 2021 Global Week to Act for SDGs

1. Individually Led Action Campaigns

For the first year ever, the Global Week to #Act4SDGs opened its registration to individuals who take action by spreading awareness ons social media, such as using our butterfly effect AR filter, aimed at inspiring positive change in their communities.

Individuals promoting zero-waste lifestyles by providing the SDG community with sustainable life hacks proved to be an emerging trend this year. From making the switch from disposable to reusable items to unplugging your electronic devices to save energy, these simple actions make a small but meaningful difference. READ MORE HERE

The 2021 Global Week to #Act4SDGs is a prime example of how both individual and collaborative actions can achieve such great things. The UN SDG Action Campaign would like to thank all partners, along with participant organizations and individuals for making this year’s mobilization the greatest yet. Although the Global Week has concluded, we need to maintain this momentum in order to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieve 1 BILLION actions by 2030.

Join the movement and register your SDG action on our Global Heat Map to tell the world how YOU #Act4SDGs. We need to keep going, to keep challenging what we think, and to keep pushing what we believe we can do.