We work closely with our Private Sector Advisory Group. Our focus on partnerships through the UN is opening new opportunities for the public and private sectors to co-design, co-invest and co-implement programmes on the ground.

All our joint programmes are aligned with national priorities, as agreed by the UN and each national government in the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). Most country programmes contribute their own resources.

Joint programmes provide multi-faceted, integrated, and holistic approaches that contribute to achieving several SDGs simultaneously.

National partners match 56% of our programme resources, increasing impact, ownership, relevance and sustainability. Every dollar invested in the SDG Fund has generated 2.36 dollars in the programme budget.

Renowned artists, chefs, musicians and architects are among those leading the way in SDG implementation with creative new approaches to sustainable development.

We take two approaches towards the goal of gender equality: mainstreaming gender in all SDG Fund programmes and empowering women with targeted programmes.