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United Nations Organization

$4,801,004.56

Support to the SDGs Advocates to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

FY 2022-23 · 2022-09-20

Summary
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocates uses these funds, along with other donors’ funding to generate awareness, catalyze political will, and accelerate action to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs). SDG Advocates is a group of academics, artists, politicians, and civil society leaders from around the world. SDG Advocates seek to inspire action with existing partners and new stakeholders from all sectors at a local, national, regional, and global level. Project activities include: (1) co-creating learning and advocacy joint missions; (2) participating in annual meetings with the Secretary-General; (3) collaborating on key SDG communications, engagements and events to promote the SDGs, including SDG dialogues in the UN’s SDG TV Studio; (4) participating in Women Rise for All engagements for women’s leadership and gender equality; (5) contributing to enhance the United Nations Office for Partnerships’ communications and advocacy capacity for mobilization of SDGs; and (6) helping strengthen the SDG partnership ecosystem. This grant is Canada’s co-chair contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Advocates and institutional support to the United Nations Office for Partnership.
Program
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Location
New York | New York, US
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

Amendments

Each version of the agreement as published, oldest first, with its total as of that version. The amount above is the latest.

AmendmentDateFiscal YearTotal
02022-09-202022-23$4,700,000.00
12022-09-202022-23$4,801,004.56

As published

Additional Information
Amendment #1 reflects an increase in the value of the agreement
Additional Information (French)
La modification n 1 reflète une augmentation de la valeur de l'entente
Agreement End Date
2024-12-31
Agreement Number
7443383 P011878001
Agreement Start Date
2022-09-20
Agreement Title
Support to the SDGs Advocates to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Agreement Title (French)
Assistance aux défenseurs des ODD pour la réalisation des Objectifs de développement durable (ODD)
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$4,801,004.56
Amendment Date
2024-04-09
Amendment Number
1
Description
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocates uses these funds, along with other donors’ funding to generate awareness, catalyze political will, and accelerate action to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs). SDG Advocates is a group of academics, artists, politicians, and civil society leaders from around the world. SDG Advocates seek to inspire action with existing partners and new stakeholders from all sectors at a local, national, regional, and global level. Project activities include: (1) co-creating learning and advocacy joint missions; (2) participating in annual meetings with the Secretary-General; (3) collaborating on key SDG communications, engagements and events to promote the SDGs, including SDG dialogues in the UN’s SDG TV Studio; (4) participating in Women Rise for All engagements for women’s leadership and gender equality; (5) contributing to enhance the United Nations Office for Partnerships’ communications and advocacy capacity for mobilization of SDGs; and (6) helping strengthen the SDG partnership ecosystem. This grant is Canada’s co-chair contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Advocates and institutional support to the United Nations Office for Partnership.
Description (French)
Le Groupe des défenseurs des Objectifs de développement durable (ODD) utilise ces fonds, ainsi que ceux d'autres donateurs, pour susciter une prise de conscience, catalyser la volonté politique et accélérer les actions visant à atteindre les objectifs de développement durable (ODD). Le groupe est composé d'universitaires, d'artistes, de politiciens et de leaders de la société civile du monde entier. Le Groupe des défenseurs des Objectifs de développement durable cherche à inspirer des actions avec des partenaires existants et des nouvelles parties prenantes de tous les secteurs au niveau local, national, régional et mondial. Les activités de ce projet comprennent : 1) la co-création de missions conjointes d'apprentissage et de plaidoyer; 2) la participation aux réunions annuelles avec le Secrétaire général; 3) la collaboration à des communications, des engagements et des événements clés pour promouvoir les ODD, y compris les dialogues sur les ODD dans le studio SDG TV de l'ONU; 4) la participation aux engagements de Women Rise for All pour le leadership des femmes et l'égalité des sexes; 5) la contribution à l'amélioration des communications et de la capacité de plaidoyer du Bureau des Nations Unies pour les partenariats pour la mobilisation des ODD; 6) l'aide au renforcement de l'écosystème de partenariat des ODD. Cette subvention constitue la contribution du Canada à la coprésidence du Groupe des défenseurs des Objectifs de développement durable des Nations Unies et un soutien institutionnel au Bureau des Nations Unies pour les partenariats.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased collaboration between Canada as Co-Chair and UN Partnership on key SDG moments and activations; (2) enhanced UN Partnership’s communication and advocacy capacity; and (3) strengthened SDG partnership ecosystem.
Expected Results (French)
Les résultats escomptés de ce projet comprennent : 1) une collaboration accrue entre le Canada en tant que coprésident et le Partenariat des Nations unies sur les moments et les activations clés des ODD; 2) une capacité de communication et de plaidoyer accrue du Partenariat des Nations unies; 3) un écosystème de partenariat ODD renforcé.
Organization Code
dfatd-maecd
Organization
Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada
Recipient City
New York | New York
Recipient Country
US
Recipient Legal Name
United Nations Organization
Recipient Operating Name
United Nations Organization
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
064-2022-2023-Q2-00095
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