With support from the Joint SDG Fund, Namibia is de-risking community-level initiatives and industrial scale projects by building the inclusive and environmental safeguards that allow innovation and investment to advance together.
With financing from the Joint SDG Fund, a UN-supported programme is reaching households and small businesses with affordable green financing, opening the door to lower electricity bills, fewer health risks and a less polluted climate.
Through the Joint SDG Fund, the UN is supporting governments in connecting skills to employment, social protection and inclusive growth, ensuring that youth can translate their abilities to real opportunities.
By combining access to finance, skills development, market opportunities and fair policy frameworks, the UN and partners are helping create environments where micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises across the world can flourish.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres discusses the devastating impacts of the intertwined climate crisis and global dependence on fossil fuels. Renewable energy offers a scalable, clean source of new electricity, with seven steps for effective implementation.
The Joint SDG Fund is supporting a UN-backed programme that works with local farmers in Covalima and Zumalai to change how food is produced and sold by expanding access to markets, agricultural innovation and nutrition.
With funding from the Joint SDG Fund and the Global Fund for Coral Reefs, a UN programme is supporting local businesses in Milne Bay Province to strengthen their fisheries, expand eco-tourism and protect marine ecosystems.
A UN partnership in Sudan's White Nile State invests in inclusive, sustainable education and advocates for the integration of refugees into national systems, supporting displaced and local students whose education was disrupted amid conflict.
As AI increasingly affects Small Island Developing States, they must have a say in who will shape it, under what rules and in whose interest. Through frameworks, programmes and assessments, the UN is supporting Jamaica and its youth to thrive in a technical world.
Amid the global transition to clean energy, strategic investments that address structural barriers can open doors for women and accelerate the shift toward sustainable energy, building economies and creating a greener and more innovative world for everyone.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
Joint SDG Fund
SDG 5: Gender Equality
Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Energy
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Economic Development
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
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