Explore the SDGs in New York City
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are at the core of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which member states adopted in 2015. Click on any SDG below to learn more about it—and to read a little about how things stand here in New York City! For more resources to learn about the Goals, scroll down.
Deepen your knowledge of the Global Goals!
Take the official SDG Primer
Take the United Nations System Staff College’s official SDG Primer course, which is designed to give people a broad understanding of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and each of the Goals. The course is free to the public and participants will receive a certificate upon completion.
Explore UN Academic Impact’s SDG quizzes
Test your knowledge of each Sustainable Development Goal, along with a variety of other United Nations topics and focus areas, on UN Academic Impact’s website.
Read NYC’s Voluntary Local Review on the SDGs
In 2018, NYC became the first city in the world to provide the United Nations, New Yorkers, and other stakeholders with an update on the city’s advances toward the Global Goals.
Track New York State’s Headway on the Global Goals
Want to learn about progress on the SDGs beyond NYC? The United States Sustainable Development Report has its own SDG grid tracking progress toward the Goals across the country — check out how New York State is doing!
Our Explore the SDGs in New York City resource page was inspired by the Global Goals at Home program created by UNA-NCA, our fellow UNA-USA chapter in Washington DC (UNA-NCA). Global Goals at Home localizes and catalogues progress towards sustainable development across MD, VA, and DC through the SDG framework. Learn more about their work here.
