Prosperity for Coffee Producers through SDG Coffee Plans

Long-Term SDG Monitoring and Investments in Uzbekistan: Programme Launch in Tashkent

Strengthening Capacities for Long-Term SDG Monitoring and Investments in Uzbekistan at All Levels: Launch of the Cooperation Programme, Tashkent, 8-9 July, 2025

In partnership with the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, the SDG Transformation Center published a report titled Prosperity for Coffee Producers through SDG Coffee Plans. The report offers a three-step methodology to align investments towards thriving, sustainable coffee economies.

This report is the result of two years of work following an idea conceived by coffee growers from around the world gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, at the 3rd World Coffee Producers Forum in February 2023. It is intended to serve as a practical tool—a handbook for coffee farmers and the broader coffee value chain. Its goal is not only to ensure the prosperity of who produces coffee, going beyond simply guaranteeing its quality and availability, but also to secure the prosperity of those who produce it.
It offers a free, accessible guide to support the design, development, and implementation of Coffee SDG Plans—plans that aim to build the structures needed to strengthen the weakest link in the chain: the farmers.

This work aims to facilitate coordinated action among all value chain actors, governments, and local and international stakeholders, enabling producing countries to develop systems that lead to true farmer prosperity.

Read the full report [here](https://ccsi.columbia.edu/sites/ccsi.columbia.edu/files/content/ccsi-coffee-sdg-handbook-english.pdf)


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On 8-9 July, 2025, the SDSN’s SDG Transformation Centre, the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uzbekistan (MoEF) and the French Development Agency \- Agence française de développement (AFD) \- launched an 18-month cooperation programme aimed at strengthening capacities for long-term SDG monitoring and investments in Uzbekistan.

Hosted by the MoEF, the event started with a high-level signing ceremony, featuring remarks from Mr. Ilkhom Norkulov, First Deputy Minister of MoEF, Mr. Antoine Chevalier, Deputy Director of AFD Uzbekistan Office, Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs, President of SDSN, and Ms. Sabine Machl, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Uzbekistan.

All partners acknowledged the significant efforts undertaken by the Government of Uzbekistan to advance the SDG implementation, notably through the adoption of the ambitious national development strategy _Uzbekistan-2030_ and the submission of two Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) on the country’s progress towards the SDGs. Partners reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening national and subnational capacities in Uzbekistan to accelerate the transformation towards a more sustainable future.

The high-level ceremony was followed by a technical workshop which brought together representatives from various organisations, including the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Water Resources, the National Statistical Office of Uzbekistan, the Institute for Forecasting and Macroeconomic Research, Green University, Central Asian University of Environmental and Climate Change Studies, and Tashkent Institute for Irrigation and Water management. The event also featured virtual interventions from SDSN networks, including Spain, Thailand, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Australia, New Zealand & Pacific, SDSN FABLE India, IDDRI, and the Sustainable Cities Institute of Brazil.

The main goal of the event was to discuss project objectives,...

The Index of Countries' Support for UN-based Multilateralism

Innovative Financing Mechanisms for the SDGs: Lessons from Benin

Alongside the 4th Financing for Development Conference (FfD4) in Seville, Spain, the SDG Transformation Center together with the SDSN Benin developed a series of policy briefs to showcase a path toward more effective SDG financing solutions in Africa, building on Benin’s experience. Policy briefs highlight the institutional challenges and opportunities in resource mobilization and capital market development in Benin.

Read our policy briefs:

- [Beninese Companies Facing the Challenge of Accessing Bank Financing](https://files.unsdsn.org/Policy%20Brief_Model_Enjeux%20de%20financement_17072025_Clean.pdf) (in French)
- [Institutional Challenges in Resource Mobilization and Development Prospects for Capital Markets in Benin](https://files.unsdsn.org/Policy%20Brief_Marche%CC%81s%20des%20capitaux_11072025_VF_Final_Clean.pdf) (in French)
- [Bridging the SDG Financing Gap: Benin's Innovative Eurobond Experience](https://www.unsdsn.org/resources/bridging-the-sdg-financing-gap-benin-s-innovative-eurobond-experience/) (in French)
- [Strengthening School Feeding Programs to Improve Student Performance and Nutritional Status in Benin](https://www.unsdsn.org/resources/strengthening-school-feeding-programs-to-improve-student-performance-and-nutritional-status-in-benin/) (in French)


Sustainable Development Report 2025

Press Release: Sustainable Development Report 2025

Now available: the Sustainable Development Report 2025

 A Decade After Their Adoption at the UN, the World Remains Highly Committed to the Sustainable Development Goals

_Limited and declining support for UN-based multilateralism by major powers and insufficient fiscal space pose key obstacles to achieving the Global Goals_

**24 June 2025** (Paris, France) — Ten years after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), progress remains alarmingly off-track, with less than 20% of targets projected to be achieved by 2030. Yet, global averages mask stark disparities across regions and countries in SDG progress. Despite these challenges, commitment remains high among the majority of UN Member States, reveals the 10th edition of the Sustainable Development Report (SDR), released today by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).

The SDR includes the SDG Index and Dashboards, which rank all UN Member States on their performance across the 17 Goals, and this year’s report features a new Index (SDGi), which focuses on 17 headline indicators to track overall SDG progress over time. Ahead of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (Ff4D) in Seville, Spain (30 June – 3 July, 2025), the report outlines urgent reforms to the Global Financial Architecture (GFA) that should be adopted during the conference to unlock the financing needed to achieve the SDGs. On the heels of the 80th anniversary of the creation of the UN System, the report also provides improved measures and a new web platform to track countries’ support for and engagement with the UN system via its Index of countries’ support for UN-based multilateralism (UN-Mi).

Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, President of the SDSN and a lead author of the report, emphasizes the following: “Amid rising geopolitical tensions, widening global inequalities, and the escalating climate crisis, this year’s SDR underscores that the world overwhelmingly recognizes the Sustainable Development Goals as the vital pathway to peace, equity, and...

Bridging the SDG Financing Gap: Benin’s SDG Eurobond

Innovative Financing Mechanisms for the SDGs: Benin’s SDG Eurobond Experience

**By Eduardo Weirich, Samory Toure, and Isabella Massa**

With the upcoming 4th International Conference on Financing for
Development (FfD4) in Seville, Spain, financing for development is
receiving increased attention from the international community. Funding
remains largely insufficient, and developing countries are facing major
challenges in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Traditional sources of funding, notably [official development
assistance](https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/official-development-assistance-oda.html)
(ODA), [foreign direct
investment](https://unctad.org/publication/world-investment-report-2024)
(FDI), and
[remittances](http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099714008132436612),
are limited in volume and effectiveness. The recent COVID-19 pandemic
exacerbated the issue, [pushing back progress towards the 2030
Agenda](https://sdgtransformationcenter.org/reports/sustainable-development-report-2024)
and making resources scarce and unpredictable. According to estimates,
the [SDG financing gap amounted to \$4 trillion in 2022--2023 and could
grow to \$6.4
trillion](https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/global-outlook-on-financing-for-sustainable-development-2025_753d5368-en.html)
by 2030 if significant measures are not implemented.

Innovative ways of mobilizing resources are crucial to overcoming the
financing gap. Sustainable financing instruments, such as green, social,
sustainability, and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bonds, sustainability
and sustainability-linked loans, and ESG funds, among others, help
diversify funding sources to support the achievement of the SDGs. Among
developing countries, Benin stands as one of the pioneers in the
mobilization of these innovative financing instruments. [In July 2021,
the country issued its first SDG
Bond](https://gsh.cib.natixis.com/our-center-of-expertise/articles/republic-of-benin-s-trailblazing-500m-12-5-y-inaugural-issuance-under-its-new-sdg-bond-framework),
amounting to €500...

Launch of the 2025 Sustainable Development Report on 24 June 2025

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🗓️ Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

🕗 Time: 8:00–9:45 AM EST | 2:00–3:45 PM CET

🔗 Register: [https://bit.ly/43nxDmt](https://bit.ly/43nxDmt)

Join the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) for the online launch of 2025 SDR on June 24, 2025. This event will take place in the days leading up to the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4).
This year’s SDR focuses on reforming the Global Financial Architecture (GFA) and scaling up and aligning global financing flows to achieve the SDGs by 2030 and mid-century. The event will present the report’s key findings, including the updated SDG Index and Dashboards, and feature interventions from high-level leaders on major priorities for reforming the GFA to support sustainable development.


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