Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

Partnerships for the Goal


Goal 17 is about revitalizing the global partnership for sustainable development. The 2030 Agenda is universal and calls for action by all countries – developed and developing – to ensure no one is left behind. It requires partnerships between governments, the private sector, and civil society.

The Sustainable Development Goals can only be realized with a strong commitment to global partnership and cooperation to ensure no one is left behind in our journey to development.

However, not all countries are setting off from the same start line, and low and middle income countries are facing a tidal wave of debt which they are treading water.

Developing countries are grappling with an unprecedented rise in external debt levels following the COVID-19 pandemic, compounded by challenges such as record inflation, escalating interest rates, competing priorities and constrained fiscal capacity, underscoring the urgent need for debt relief and financial assistance.

While official development assistance (ODA) flows continue to reach record peaks, the increase in 2022 is primarily attributed to spending on refugees in donor countries and aid to Ukraine.

To be successful, everyone will need to mobilize both existing and additional resources, and developed countries will need to fulfill their official development assistance commitments.

Name Acronym Founded City HQ Country/Territory HQ Type I Type II

Global Initiative on Disaster Risk Management

GIDRM 2013 Bonn Germany G g

Global Initiatives for Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Action

GI Kathmandu Nepal G

Global Institute for Disease Elimination

GLIDE 2017 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates C

Global Issues Network

GIN 2006 F

Global Jewish Assistance and Relief Network

GJARN 1992 New York NY USA G

Global Labor Justice-International Labor Rights Forum

GLJ-ILRF 1986 Washington DC USA G f

Global Labor Organization

GLO 2017 Essen Germany F

Global Labour University

GLU Kassel Germany F y

Global Land Programme

GLP Bern Switzerland E v

Global March Against Child Labour

1997 Delhi India F

Global Mayors' Forum

GMF 2005 Shenzhen China F

Global Millennium International NGO

Wilmington DE USA G

Global Network for Africa's Prosperity

GNAP G

Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction

GNDR 2007 London UK F

Global Network of Export-Import Banks and Development Finance Institutions

G-NEXID 2006 Geneva Switzerland F

Global Network of Women Peacebuilders

GNWP New York NY USA F y

Global NGO Executive Committee

GNEC 1962 Mamaroneck NY USA E y

Global Outreach Doctors

2014 Santa Fe NM USA G

Global Parliament of Mayors

GPM 2016 The Hague Netherlands F v

Global Partners in Care

1999 Mishawaka IN USA G f

Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation

GPEDC 2011 New York NY USA E g

Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy

GPZL 2018 Decatur GA USA F y

Global Partnership on Forest and Landscape Restoration

GPFLR 2003 Toronto ON Canada F y

Global Partnerships

1994 Seattle WA USA N

Global Partnerships Forum

GPF 2010 New York NY USA F

Global Peace Development Organization

GPDO Monrovia Liberia G

Global Public Policy Network

GPPN 2005 Singapore Singapore F

Global Relief Alliance

2004 Portland OR USA G y

Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness

GLOPID-R 2013 Berlin Germany C y

Global Resource Information Database

GRID 1985 Geneva Switzerland F g

GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY - Austrian Platform for Development and Humanitarian Aid

2008 Vienna Austria G y

Global Rewilding Alliance

GRA 2020 Boulder CO USA C

Global Rights

1978 Abuja Nigeria G

Global SAEMAUL Development Network

GSDN N

Global Snow Leopard & Ecosystem Protection Program

GSLEP 2013 Bishkek Kyrgyzstan E g

Global Soil Partnership

GSP Rome Italy E gy

Global SOL Network

1997 Northampton MA USA F

Global Student Forum

GSF Brussels Belgium F y

Global Support for Kids Initiative

GSK Initiative 2003 G

Global Survivors Fund

GSF 2019 Geneva Switzerland J f

Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative

GSSI Haarlem Netherlands F y

Global Sustainable Technology and Innovation Conference

G-STIC 2017 S c

Global Sustainable Tourism Council

GSTC 2010 Washington DC USA B y

Global Transportation Professional Networking Group

GTNG 2014 Baltimore MD USA D

Global Waste Cleaning Network

GWCN 2020 Bury St Edmunds UK J y

Global Water Operators' Partnerships Alliance

GWOPA 2009 Bonn Germany E y

Global Water Partnership

GWP 1996 Stockholm Sweden F

Global Water Solidarity

GWS 2012 Geneva Switzerland E y

Global Young Academy

GYA 2010 Halle (Saale) Germany F v

Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative

GCGI 2002 J

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