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📣 Goal of the Month: Goal 15
This October, the spotlight is on protecting Life on Land:
🌳 Improved forests preservation
🦋 #COP17Armenia focus on global progress and biodiversity
🌱 Yet, 48,600+ species face extinction
Let's turn commitments into action: bit.ly/SDGinFocus
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🐾Life on land sustains life everywhere. Forests, soils and biodiversity provide the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe. Protecting nature means protecting our future. 🌳
Learn more about the #GlobalGoals
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Nearly 200 countries have agreed to a historic "30 by 30" goal: protecting 30% of the world’s land and oceans by 2030. 🌲🐾
Learn more about how to protect Earth’s biodiversity: un.org/sustainabledevelopmen…
#GlobalGoals
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Registration is open for stakeholders from accredited organizations to attend the 2026 UN Water Conference!
Join us 8-10 December 2026 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Register by 6 November: sdgs.un.org/conferences/wate…
#WaterAction
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Mark your calendar for 2nd @FAO #Seeds2Foods Exhibition & discover the diversity of foods from around the world.
📍 Circo Massimo, Rome
📅 8–12 Oct 2026
🎟️ FREE ENTRY
👉 fao.org/seeds-to-foods/en
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Almost 90% of global deforestation is driven by agricultural expansion. Yet 28% of the world's agricultural land is used to grow food that is ultimately never eaten.
We must act now to #StopFoodLossWaste.
un.org/sustainabledevelopmen…
@FAO
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💡 What will it take to build a future-ready Caribbean?
From 29 September to 1 October, Caribbean leaders will gather in Santo Domingo to develop strategies for more inclusive, resilient and responsive public institutions.
More: desapublications.un.org/un-d…
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🎒School days are back in Gaza.
@UNICEF is bringing 350k children back to learning through 200+ learning centres across the #GazaStrip.
A safe place to learn.
A teacher by their side.
A future to build.
Thanks to donors including @eu_echo, @SwedeninJERU & @ItalyMFA_int.
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Longer lives are one of humanity's greatest achievements. But are our systems keeping up?
Today on #OlderPersonsDay, explore how we can turn increased longevity into lasting change.
Learn and join the commemoration on 8 October: desapublications.un.org/un-d…
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A better future means a future for everyone. 🌍
One where people can live with dignity, access opportunity and thrive on a healthy planet.
That promise is at the heart of the #GlobalGoals. #ActNow and leave no one behind.
un.org/en/actnow
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ICYMI 🎥 The SDG Media Zone put some of today’s biggest challenges in the spotlight during #UNGA81, and the conversations are available to watch on demand.
Catch up on the ideas and solutions shaping a better future for all:
un.org/sdgmediazone/
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🌊 Rising seas threaten more than coastlines.
For Small Island Developing States, #SeaLevelRise puts homes, livelihoods, cultures and entire communities at risk.
What does a future shaped by rising seas look like?
#ClimateAction #GlobalGoals
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📌 Register now!
Join @FAO & @UNEP for the 7th Observance of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste.
🗓️ 29 September 2026
🕧12:30 - 14:00 CEST
📝Register: fao.zoom.us/webinar/register…
#FLWDay #FoodLoss #FoodWaste
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Tuesday is #WorldHeartDay.
The risk of cardiovascular disease can be reduced by:
🍎 eating a healthier diet
🏃🏽♀️ increasing physical activity
🚭 quitting tobacco
🥃 reducing alcohol
More key facts from @WHO: who.int/news-room/fact-sheet…
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The #GlobalGoals are connected.
💧 Water
⚡ Clean energy
📚 Education
⚖️ Equality
🌱 Climate action
🕊️ Peace
Progress in one can unlock progress across many others.
That’s why achieving a sustainable future means working on all 17.
Learn more: un.org/sustainabledevelopmen…
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We scroll. We search. We ask AI.
But can we trust the information we receive?
From transparent public data to clearly labelled AI-generated content, the #RightToKnow must evolve with our digital world.
This #AccessToInfoDay, learn more about @UNESCO's work: unesco.org/en/days/universal…
#RightToKnow #IDUAI2026
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Safety is a fundamental right. Today, 87% of countries have enacted domestic violence laws. This is progress, but the work continues until every home is safe.
Learn more about Goal 5: un.org/sustainabledevelopmen…
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What if a day of travel could leave a lighter plastic footprint?
From refillable water in Cambodia 🇰🇭 to reusable cups in Lao PDR 🇱🇦 and waste solutions in Thailand 🇹🇭, meet 3 innovators rethinking tourism and plastic waste:
go.undp.org/Nht
via @UNDP
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Resilient cities save lives. 110 countries are now strengthening city resilience with disaster risk reduction plans—more than double the number in 2015.
Learn more about Goal 11: un.org/sustainabledevelopmen…
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Our future depends on how we treat our forests today. 🌳💚🌲
Here are 6⃣ reasons to treasure our forests 👇
#COFO28 #GenerationRestoration
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