The SDG Global Festival of Action

The SDG Global Festival of Action is a ground-breaking event powered by the UN SDG Action Campaign with the support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the German Federal Foreign Office and partners. The Festival is crowdsourced, designed BY the SDG Action community FOR the SDG Action Community.

The Festival’s overall aim is to gather and inspire SDGs campaigners and multi-stakeholder partners to scale up and broaden the global movement to take action for the SDGs.

Taking place in Bonn every year, the Festival provides a dynamic and interactive space to showcase the latest innovations, tools and approaches to SDG advocacy and SDG action. It brings together leaders from governments, local authorities, international organizations, civil society,activists, young advocates, the creative industry and the private sector– to scale up the impact of their work and strategize joint actions, whilst motivating new organizations and individuals to join the movement and take action for the SDGs. You can sign up for free. Interested in the program? you can check this page to see what the schedule is for this event.

why now?

he Sustainable Development Goals will only be achieved if everyone takes action

The 2019 edition of the Festival comes at a time where critical SDG milestones are on the horizon at the international level. In September 2019, world leaders will be reviewing progress on the goals at the High Level Political Forum and a number of key indicators will need to be met by 2020. As the global community approaches the ’10 years to go milestone’, now is the time for actors at every level to renew their commitment towards achieving the goals together.

Location: Bonn, Germany

Price: Free