Introducing the New UNAI SDG Hub Chairs
United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) has appointed a new cohort of United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Hub Chairs which will play a critical role in advancing the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through education, research, and partnerships. Each UNAI SDG Hub Chair will focus on actively promoting a specific SDG by leveraging the power of academia to create positive social, economic, and environmental change. Learn more about UNAI SDG Hubs and meet the new Hub Chairs.
Worth Watching
UN Secretary-General briefs General Assembly on 2025 Priorities
On Wednesday 16 January, UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefed the 56th plenary meeting of the General Assembly on his priorities for 2025, addressing multiplying conflicts, widening inequalities, the intensifying climate crisis and the unchecked rise of technology.
SDG of the month
Goal of the Month | January 2025: Affordable and Clean Energy
Goal 7, Affordable and Clean Energy, is about ensuring access to clean and affordable energy, which is key to the development of agriculture, business, communications, education, healthcare and transportation. 733 million people don’t have access to electricity, about one in ten people worldwide. Ensuring universal access to affordable electricity by 2030 means investing in clean energy sources, expanding infrastructure and upgrading technology to provide clean energy in all developing countries, to encourage growth and help the environment.