To usher in a new era of transformative change for a more sustainable, equitable and greener world, public and private capital needs to reach people, geographies and economies that need them the most. Both governments and financial markets have begun to demand a stronger integration of the SDGs in public and private investment decisions.

With a launch of a historical $US80 million grant to close the SDG financing gap which is considered the largest systemic UN led initiative on SDG financing in its history. The Joint SDG Fund is convening governments, civil society, private sector and others to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals.