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The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted as a call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity for all by 2030. Only a few years remain to achieve the SDGs, yet progress and funding are stalling: the current annual SDG funding gap is at least 4.3 trillion US dollars3. This shortfall is greatest in low income countries, where these resources are needed the most, with 1.6 trillion US dollars more needed annually in Africa alone. More philanthropic capital mobilized can help fill the critical funding gap.

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    annual funding gap to meet SDGs³

Sources:
1 UN (2023), retrieved from https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/1140997 .
2 Citi GPS (2022), Philanthropy and the Global Economy: Opportunities in a World of Transition.
3 OECD (2023), Bottlenecks to Access Sustainable Development Goals Finance for Developing Countries, OECD, Paris

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Are you looking to make a real difference in the world through your philanthropy, but aren’t sure where to turn next? Our UBS Philanthropy Academy offers the knowledge and tools you need to become a more effective change-maker.

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