Thank you for making the Festival possible!
We would like to thank every single person and organization that made the success of the Global Festival of Action for Sustainable Development possible! A huge thanks to all our partners, speakers, exhibitors and supporters for their time, effort and support – together we have this important moment firmly embedded in the calendar of all […]
#SDGglobalFest: 6 Messages from Young Leaders Driving SDG Action
“Young people are the leaders of tomorrow” is a cliche that is so often used, yet so disconnected with the real world. What’s actually happening around the globe is that young people are no longer just sitting and waiting to be leaders. They are already driving change for the better, today, or as Aya Chebbi, […]
Canon Launches 2018 Young People Programme at UN’s Global Festival of Action for Sustainable Development
London, UK – 22 March 2018 – Canon Europe, leader in imaging solutions, is officially launching this year’s Young People Programme for 2018 at this year’s Global Festival of Action for Sustainable Development with the help of two of its student storytellers and the UN SDG Action Campaign. Participants from the programme have appeared alongside […]
MY World 360° – Empowering the next generation of SDG journalists through virtual reality
BONN, GERMANY (March 22, 2018) – At the Global Festival of Action, the United Nations SDG Action Campaign, Digital Promise Global, and Oculus announced a new partnership and the launch of the MY World 360° project. (View video of the announcement here.) The partnership reflects a shared commitment to the idea that immersive technologies like […]
Winners of the first United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Action Awards announced
The Awards Ceremony honored winners in seven categories during the Global Festival of Action for Sustainable Development in Bonn, Germany, highlighting transformative action for the SDGs around the world March 21, 2018 (Bonn) – The winners of the first United Nations SDG Action Awards have been announced this Wednesday by the UN SDG Action Campaign, demonstrating […]
#SDGglobalFest: 10 Best Moments of the Opening Plenary
The Global Festival of Action for Sustainable Development just kicked off today at the World Conference Centre Bonn – and it’s not the usual (boring) kind of conference you’d expect. In the words of Dr. Ingolf Dietrich, Director of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Festival is “colourful” and “unconventional” which is “exactly […]
Bonn transport strike tomorrow but here are alternatives!
Please note – we have been informed that due to a strike there will be very limited public transport in Cologne and Bonn on Wednesday 21st and possibly also Thursday 22nd March. The operators KVB and SWB will have a strike from 3 am in the morning until Thursday morning. There will be no buses […]
Join the Festival via live-stream
If you’re not able to attend this year, no worries! You can still get inspired by our incredible speakers and participants. All plenary sessions and contributions to the SDG Studio will be live streamed by UN Web TV. The live-stream will also be available on this website. Follow the hashtag #SDGglobalFest and our accounts on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for live material and behind-the-scenes […]
Finalists announced for first-ever United Nations SDG Action Awards
Bonn, Germany, 22 March – The finalists of the first-ever United Nations SDG Action Awards have been announced today, in recognition of the most outstanding efforts to inspire action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For a complete list of finalists go to www.sdgactionawards.org. Organized by the United Nations SDG Action Campaign, the Awards acknowledge initiatives in seven categories: […]
Download the Festival app
Please remember to download the Global Festival of Action for Sustainable Development event app before you travel to Bonn! The app will act as your passport to the event and allow you to connect and chat with other attendees, schedule 1-2-1 meetings, see the venue map, browse the list of speakers, see the full program, […]
