United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

A selection of scholarly databases, data sources, programs, news, and targeted information resources to investigate the overall SDG framework and research international progress of individual Sustainable Development Goals.

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Highlighted Resources

UN Library's Sustainable Development Goals Research Guides
Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2017
Case Studies – Achieving SDGs (UNDP)
Sustainable development case studies from the UNDP SDG Fund on best practices.
Measuring Distance to the SDGs Targets
Pilot Study on Measuring OECD Countries’ Starting Positions on the SDGs
SDG Index & Dashboard
SDG Measures at the country level.
SDG Industry Matrix
Industry-specific examples and ideas for corporate action related to the SDGs
SDG Mapping Tool (ITU)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)’s contributions to the SDGs; mapping ITU strategic and operational plans along the SDGs. ITU is a unit of the UN.
U.S. National Statistics for the UN Sustainable Development Goals
UN Global Compact
Resources to guide companies and other stakeholders to action-oriented platforms and tools to support SDGs
The World's Largest Lesson - SDG Promotion & Education Resources

SDGs in the News (Google News feed)

Spotlight

SDG Overview Resources

SDG Mobile Apps

SDG in Action Mobile App
Learn about the 17 SDGs, get news on goals, and find out how you can take action