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

SDG Media Zone 2023 (UNGA '78)
SDG Media Zone 2023 (UNGA '78)

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.

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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

Amina J. Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General
United Nations

Richard Branson

Richard Branson
Founder
Virgin Group

Jayathma Wickramanayake

Jayathma Wickramanayake
United Nations Secretary-
General's Envoy on Youth

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker
Actor and
SDG Advocate

Dia Mirza

Dia Mirza
Actor and UNEP
Goodwill Ambassador

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Actor and UNEP
Goodwill Ambassador

Sylvia Earle

Sylvia Earle
President and Chairman
Mission Blue

Andrea Bocelli

Andrea Bocelli
Singer

Rebecca Minkoff

Rebecca Minkoff
Fashion Designer
Rebecca Minkoff

Aidan Gallagher

Aidan Gallagher
Actor and UNEP
Goodwill Ambassador

Patti Smith

Patti Smith
Singer

Dr. David Nabarro

Dr. David Nabarro
Director General
WHO

Diseño sin título (7)-1

Ciara

Grammy Award

Winning Singer and

Songwriter, Entrepreneur

and Philanthropist

Diseño sin título (6)

Nyle DiMarco

Actor and Advocate

Diseño sin título (7)

Ginger Zee
Chief Meteorologist,

ABC News right

Diseño sin título (8)

Natalie Portman

Academy Award-winning

actress, director, author,

and activist

Diseño sin título (9)

Satcha Pretto
Journalist, Univision

Diseño sin título (6)-1

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.

OUR EVENTS

UNGA 76:

High-level Political Forum 2021:

Youth 2021:

UNGA 75:

High-level Political Forum 2020:

Cannes Lions 2019:

UNGA 71:

COP23:

Oceanic Global:

UNGA 72:

Voices of Rural Women- CSW62:

Gender Data:

COP 22:

SXSW Festival 2019:

All4theGreen:

Web Summit 2019:

Cumbre Web

UNGA 74:

AGNU 74

HLPF 2019:

HLPF

Youth 2019:

Juventud 2019

UNGA 73:

AGNU 73

HLPF 2018:

HLPF 2018

Youth 2018:

Juventud 2018

Oceans Conference:

Conferencia de los Océanos