{"id":86259,"date":"2020-07-29T12:51:02","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T16:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?page_id=86259"},"modified":"2020-07-29T12:51:02","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T16:51:02","slug":"goal-of-the-month-july-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/goal-of-the-month-july-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Goal of the Month | July 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0\u201cOur world has the knowledge, capacity and innovation, and if we are ambitious enough, we can muster the resources needed to achieve the [Sustainable Development] Goals.\u201d \u2013<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0statement<\/a> by SDG Advocate and Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway, and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"\"<\/a>A strong and resilient infrastructure remains the backbone of thriving communities. It is the driving force to ensure access to sustainable, smart and innovative technologies, and equitable rights to innovation, financial markets and jobs.<\/p>\n

In July, we look at the importance of Sustainable Industries, Innovation and Infrastructure <\/strong>as the foundation to build back better in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Look out for the numerous reports that have been or will be released throughout the month.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Why It Matters<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Infographic<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n

KEY EVENTS<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS REPORT: 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

GENDER EQUALITY<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

OTHER EVENTS<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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KEY EVENTS<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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High-level Political Forum (7-16 July)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\"High<\/a>The 2020 High-level Political Forum (HLPF)<\/a><\/strong><\/span> remains a key annual review of progress, challenges and lessons learned. The two-week Forum brings together all levels of governments, civil society, businesses and many others to look at how different sectors can advance the SDGs.<\/p>\n

Voluntary National Reviews<\/span><\/a> |\u00a0<\/strong>Programme<\/span> <\/a>\u00a0| <\/strong>Special Events<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nelson Mandela International Day and Annual Lecture (18 July)<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>At 9:00 am EDT on Saturday, 18 July, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres will deliver the 18th<\/sup> Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture<\/a><\/strong><\/span> on International Mandela Day under the theme of \u201cTackling the Inequality Pandemic: A new Social Contract for a New Era,\u201d focusing on inequalities and what needs to be done to address the world\u2019s fragilities and build back better.<\/p>\n

On 17 July (11:30 a.m. EDT), two new laureates will be bestowed with the 2020 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize<\/a>, presented every five years, for outstanding contributions to the service of humanity. The virtual recognition ceremony will take place on 20 July (10 a.m. EDT), as part of this year\u2019s Nelson Mandela International Day General Assembly online observance event.<\/p>\n

Tune in on Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Web TV<\/a> to watch the lecture and the commemorative events. Visit a virtual exhibit<\/a> marking the Day. Promotional materials can be found on a dedicated Trello Board.<\/a> Please contact us<\/a> for embargoed information on the laureates.<\/p>\n

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SDG Media Zone (14-16 July)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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The first-ever virtual SDG Media Zone<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, held on the sidelines of this year\u2019s High-level Political Forum, will feature three unique sessions on\u00a0solutions, solidarity<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0sustainability<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 conversations with world leaders and leading expert voices on the SDGs, vaccine development and human rights.<\/p>\n

Watch on\u00a0 www.un.org\/sdgmediazone<\/a> on 14, 15 and 16 July!<\/p>\n<\/div>

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THE Sustainable Development Goals REPORT: 2020<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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“Everything we do during and after this crisis [COVID-19] must be with a strong focus on building more equal, inclusive and sustainable economies and societies that are more resilient in the face of pandemics, climate change, and the many other global challenges we face.<\/strong>” \u2013 Ant\u00f3nio Guterres Secretary-General, United Nations<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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The 15-year global effort to improve the lives of people everywhere through the achievement of the 17 Goals by 2030 was already off track by the end of 2019. And now, in only a short period of time, the pandemic has unleashed an unprecedented crisis, causing further disruption to progress, with the world\u2019s poorest and most vulnerable affected the most, says the Sustainable D<\/a>evelopment Goals Report 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ News: What will power<\/span> the post-pandemic global economic recovery?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

The latest Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment report<\/a> shows that investing in renewables \u201cwill buy more generation capacity than ever before, and help governments deliver stronger climate action under the Paris Agreement.\u201d Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ News looks at the need for recovery plans to be built around low-carbon technologies to avoid a return to fossil fuel-based industries as governments try to kick-start their economies.<\/p>\n

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Report: Preventing the next pandemic<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>
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\u201cTo prevent future outbreaks, we must become much more deliberate about protecting our natural environment.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> – Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Environment Programme Executive Director Inger Andersen<\/p>\n<\/div>

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A new report from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵEP and the International Livestock Research Institute, Preventing the Next Pandemic: Zoonotic diseases and how to break the chain of transmission<\/a>, warns that further outbreaks will emerge unless governments take active measures to prevent other zoonotic diseases from crossing into the human population. It stresses the urgent need to adopt integrated global human, animal and environmental health expertise and policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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