Global Learning: Sustainable Development Goals: Resources

List of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations with links to further information for each.

United Nations 2022 Sustainable Development Goals Report.

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Report 2023

United Nations 2024 Sustainable Development Goals Report

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Progress charts for 2022.
Downloadable charts showing progress of global and regionally selected targets.

A flip book from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Report 2022. The book shows success stories that highlight the Sustainable Development Goals.

The United Nations Campaign for Individual Action. The Act Now campaign was started in 2018 and includes information on what an individual can do to help with climate change.

United Nations Be the Change Initiative. Contains guides and information on steps that can be taken at home and work to live more sustainable lives.

United Nations guide. Contains actions that can be taken by individuals to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

United Nations
5 actions you can take to save our ocean. Includes links to further sources and guides on the ocean and climate change.

United Nations
Document of 170 daily actions that can be taken to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

United Nations
The Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The Gender Snapshot 2022. Reports and data on gender equality across the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Learn about global food crisis, ending hunger, food assistance, supply chain, fighting famine, disaster risk reduction , and other programs, services, and information offered by the World Food Programme.

United Nations world hunger map
Interactive live map. View hazards, conflicts, undernourishment, current food consumption, vegetation, rainfall, and IPC/CH. Access reports regionally or by country.

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. FAO Framework for the Urban Food Agenda 2019. Report includes guiding principles, FAO’s role, vison, and mission, targeted outcomes, and areas of support.

Natural Resources Forum: A United Nations Sustainable Development Journal

“Many Voices, One World” by UNESCO
A knowledge sharing podcast, that started in 2017, where hosts engage in conversation about challenges the world faces. Access the podcasts from this page.

World Health Organization (WHO)
World health statistics 2022 for WHO members. Data is monitoring for Sustainable Development Goals.

World Health Organization (WHO)
Look at and search for more information on world health statistics that monitor Sustainable Development Goals.

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)
Find information on animal health and welfare, improved veterinary services and products, safe trade and movement of animals, and emergency preparedness.

United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
Information on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as they relate to refugees.

Journal article from Refugee Survey Quarterly
“UN Sustainable Development Goals and the ‘Refugee Gap’: Leaving Refugees Behind?” by Chiara Denaro and Mariagiulia Giuffre (March 2022)

International Institute for Sustainable Development data hub
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Contains guest articles, policy briefs, news and events relating to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

United Nations
Statement on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9: industry, innovation, and infrastructure

Presentation slides from the University of Zurich Department of Informatics shown by Lorenz Hilty at the European Computer Science Summit 2021 Madrid. Covers topics of mixing digital change and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Actionable Innovations Global is a collaborative, dynamic, worldwide professional community of educators who believe that learning at all levels should embody action and innovation.

Teaching resources to bring connection, compassion, and conversation to the classroom. Browse hundreds of teaching resources from top publishers, react to global news events in the classroom with our "In Focus" topics, and plan SDG 4.7 into your curriculum using the events calendar.

From the University of North Caroline at Chapel Hill. These community college global modules were developed by community college teams and individual instructors in the Scholar of Global Distinction. Each module is a self-contained unit that infuses global content, context, and connections into the course. All modules are available free of charge for download and use with the appropriate citation.

Brings students, faculty and staff, as well as local and world communities, into a new learning paradigm. GLFA fully integrates Global Learning and its core concepts of Sustainability, Diversity and Internationalization into the fabric of every SUNY experience.

Builds on their “Getting Stared with the SDGs in Universities“ guide. The guide was launched on September 22 as part of the 2020 International Conference on Sustainable Development.

Guide to help universities, higher education institutions, and the academic sector in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific to accelerate their contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Guide highlights the important role universities have in implementing the SDGs through their teaching, research, operations and leadership, and provides practical guidance and examples to inspire further action. Published in 2017, the Guide is an initiative of SDSN Australia/Pacific in collaboration with the Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS), the global SDSN, and Australian and New Zealand universities.

Explore microcredentials in 21st century learning through global education, using technology to support the 4Cs in the classroom, activate thinking for deeper learning, addressing adult learner variability, etc. Digital Promise shapes the future of learning and advances equitable education systems by bringing together solutions across research, practice, and technology.

Dozens of guides are available to you with books, film, website, and curriculum recommendations about global education and world regions, histories, and cultures.

From Actionable Innovations Global, the new name of the Global Education Conference Network. Explore resources on teaching, programs & organizations, global topics, events, and research & policy.

The SDG Academy creates and curates graduate-level courses on sustainable development for learners around the world. "From sustainable cities to human rights to climate action, each of our courses addresses the fundamental challenge facing our world today."

Global platform of universities and other higher education organizations committed to working together and in partnership with the United Nations (through UNITAR), SDSN, and other relevant organizations, in support of the Sustainable Development Goals both locally and globally through our education, research, and service missions.

Actively supporting and enhancing the work of the United Nations' efforts within K-12 classrooms

Dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries

Resources to help understand the challenges that will define our lifetime.

From the Global Oneness Project. This project provides free multimedia platform for educators and students. "Through our immersive storytelling and curricula, we aim to plant seeds of empathy, interconnectedness, and a sacred relationship with our planet. Use our award-winning films, photo essays, and essays to learn about social, cultural, and environmental issues from individuals and communities worldwide."

From the SDG Academy. The SDG Academy represents the education and training portfolio of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

Online resources for global education curriculum and for connecting classrooms around the world through projects

Foster students' awareness of the most vulnerable participants in society and the importance of social justice, using curated multimedia resources. Includes discussion guide.

Aims to serve as a unique access point to timely, comprehensive migration statistics and reliable information about migration data globally. The site is designed to help policy makers, national statistics officers, journalists and the general public interested in the field of migration to navigate the increasingly complex landscape of international migration data, currently scattered across different organizations and agencies.

The Planetary Boundaries Framework, which measures Earth’s stability and resilience amid rapid global change, provides a unique meeting-point for these disciplinary convergences, with systems thinking providing the thread that ties them together into a holistic view of planetary sustainability.

Collection of resources for social justice- and equity-focused educators.

"Students as invaluable participants to achieve the SDG's". University Global Coalition's Student Action Toolkit (February 2021)

A global design challenge inviting students and teachers to design solutions to real problems and take action to build a better world. Join the Challenge and empower students to reimagine a world that is more peaceful, just, and sustainable.

Promotes use of the Sustainable Development Goals in learning so that children can contribute to a better future for all. Produces creative tools for educators and action focused learning experiences for children and young people that build skills and motivation to take action for the SDGs.

Asia Society Education has a mission to develop global competence in students, young leaders, and educators as the foundation for understanding. They have been a center for global education for over 18 years.
Link includes resources for educators on teaching global competency, background reading, and case studies.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 assessment.
Find information on international global competence assessment, implications for education, and the PISA 2018 assessment.

Asia Society Education has a mission to develop global competence in students, young leaders, and educators as the foundation for understanding. They have been a center for global education for over 18 years.
Link includes downloadable content on global leadership performance outcomes for grades K-12 and postsecondary.

Globalocity resource guide on global education.
Find information on the global competencies and the global competence matrix

Asia Society and Council of Chief State School Officers
Educating for Global Competence: Preparing Our Youth to Engage the World by Veronica Boix Mansilla and Anthony Jackson
Publication date: 2011
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Information on global approaches to teaching and resources. Access guides on global citizenship in education, critical thinking, sustainable development goals, and making global connections.

Find information on a group working to break stereotypes and build connections across the world since 1998. Access information on online courses and programs offered by Global Nomads Group.