Operational activities for development

The year 2015 was a watershed for global development. The agreements reached by Member States—the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030, the Paris Climate Agreement, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on financing for development—set a new global agenda for a generation. The preceding years had demonstrated the power of development, allowing more countries than ever before to graduate from low- to middle-income status and changing the development landscape. The opposite, however, had also become apparent, with seemingly robust development derailed by insecurity and conflict. In that changing context, the design of smart, riskinformed and sustainable human development solutions was critical, and the development agencies of the United Nations were committed to remaining strong partners to Member States as they made the sustainable development goals a reality for their citizens.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions