SDG
MEDIA
ZONE
Since 2016, the SDG Media Zone has been one of the main features of the UN General Assembly high-level week, bringing together UN Member States, content creators, advocates, and media partners to highlight actions and solutions in support of the Sustainable Development Goals.
The SDG Media Zone, organized by the UN Department of Global Communications and the PVBLIC Foundation, is a prominent feature and platform for progress and action during major international conferences, taking the conversation on advancing the 2030 Agenda out of the policy sphere and into the public discourse through impactful in-depth interviews and panel discussions
AT A GLANCE
29 SDG Media Zones
1550+ speakers
1.1+ billion people engaged
80 countries reached
MOBILIZING MEDIA TO
ENGAGE GLOBAL CITIZENS
The SDG Media Zone welcomes media, content creators and digital influencers to cover high-level panels and interviews.
The SDG Media Zone main stage programming is broadcast via UN Web TV.Media attendees and partners have included:
MEDIA PARTNERS:
ABC News, Al Jazeera English, ATTN, BBC World Service, Business Insider, Channel 14 Mexico, CNN, Devex, Discovery, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Fuji TV, HuffPost Japan, Mexico Metro, Phoenix TV, Scientific American, Sky News, TVC Nigeria, Univision and UN News.
PROMINENT PLATFORM FOR PROGRESS
The SDG Media Zone provides an opportunity to showcase global efforts to restore balance with nature, tackle the climate emergency, and attain a more equal and inclusive society. The platform aims to reach and inspire audiences everywhere through meaningful partnerships with global, regional, and local leading brands, organizations, and NGOs committed to the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Our valued partners make it possible for the SDG Media Zone to welcome world leaders, governments, celebrities, advocates, and media to highlight actions and solutions in support of the Sustainable Development Goals.
GLOBAL VOICES AMPLIFYING SOLUTIONS
The SDG Media Zone hosts high-impact discussions and interviews with global leaders and advocates accelerating action and amplifying solutions toward a more equal and sustainable future for all. Previous speakers have included:
Amina J. Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General
United Nations
Richard Branson
Founder
Virgin Group
Jayathma Wickramanayake
United Nations Secretary-
General's Envoy on Youth
Forest Whitaker
Actor and
SDG Advocate
Dia Mirza
Actor and UNEP
Goodwill Ambassador
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Actor and UNEP
Goodwill Ambassador
Sylvia Earle
President and Chairman
Mission Blue
Andrea Bocelli
Singer
Rebecca Minkoff
Fashion Designer
Rebecca Minkoff
Aidan Gallagher
Actor and UNEP
Goodwill Ambassador
Patti Smith
Singer
Dr. David Nabarro
Director General
WHO
Ciara
Grammy Award
Winning Singer and
Songwriter, Entrepreneur
and Philanthropist
Nyle DiMarco
Actor and Advocate
Ginger Zee
Chief Meteorologist,
ABC News right
Natalie Portman
Academy Award-winning
actress, director, author,
and activist
Satcha Pretto
Journalist, Univision
Melissa Fleming
UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications
PARTNER WITH US?
The SDG Media Zone welcomes partners as we amplify voices and visions of global efforts to recover better, stronger and together. Collaboration is key at this time of unprecedented paradigm shifts and sweeping opportunities that come with change in a post-pandemic world.