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Selected from more than 7,000 applications across 170 countries, the finalists are advancing action for a just,\u00a0peaceful\u00a0and sustainable future.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bonn, Germany (6 October 2026)<\/span><\/b>: The\u00a0<\/span>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ SDG Action Campaign<\/span><\/a>\u00a0today announced the nine finalists for the\u00a0<\/span>2026 Heroes of Tomorrow: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ SDG Action Awards<\/span><\/b><\/a>, recognizing individuals and initiatives taking bold action in their communities and advancing development, climate\u00a0action\u00a0and peace.\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u202f<\/span>The 9<\/span>th<\/span>\u00a0edition of the Awards has received over 7,000 applications from\u00a0across 170 countries in\u00a0three categories: Changemaker,\u00a0Creativity\u00a0and Resilience.\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u202f<\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Resilience Award<\/span><\/b>\u00a0finalists\u202fwork towards building resilience in the face of conflicts, inequalities,\u00a0and\u00a0climate change:\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The\u00a0<\/span>Creativity Award<\/span><\/b>\u00a0finalists\u202finspire hope and action through visual expression, art, innovation and more:\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The\u00a0<\/span>Changemaker Award<\/span><\/b>\u00a0finalists are leading collective action towards justice,\u00a0equality\u00a0and peace:\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A\u00a0<\/span>high-level panel of judges<\/span><\/a>\u00a0will select\u00a0the winner\u00a0in\u00a0each category, who will be announced at the\u00a0<\/span>Heroes of Tomorrow: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ SDG Action Awards Ceremony<\/span><\/b>\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span>Rome, Italy, on 29 October 2026<\/span><\/b>. Ahead of the Ceremony, the finalists will take part in a unique multi-day\u00a0programme\u00a0of networking,\u00a0coaching\u00a0and capacity building.\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Ceremony will bring together\u00a0the finalists, alongside\u00a0United\u00a0Nations\u00a0leaders, government representatives, civil society,\u00a0creatives\u00a0and private sector partners, and will be livestreamed worldwide through Rai, Italy\u2019s national broadcaster and official media partner, and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ WebTV.\u00a0<\/span>Register to watch the Ceremony<\/span><\/a>.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If you are interested\u202fin attending\u202fthe Ceremony in Rome on the 29<\/span>th<\/span>\u00a0of October 2026,\u202for\u202ffor more information please contact: Olcay Tetik | olcay.tetik@undp.org<\/span>\u2003<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ****<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n About\u00a0the\u00a0Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ SDG Action Campaign<\/span><\/b>: The Heroes of Tomorrow: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ SDG Action Awards\u00a0programme\u00a0is powered by the\u00a0<\/span>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ SDG<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Action Campaign<\/span><\/a>, a special initiative of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General, hosted by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Development\u00a0Programme\u00a0(Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP) in Bonn, Germany. It is made possible in partnership with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Photo Assets<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Join the conversation<\/span><\/b>: #SDGAwards #HeroesofTomorrow\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Visit us on social media:\u00a0<\/span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>Bluesky<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>Instagram<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>YouTube<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>X<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2026 Heroes of Tomorrow: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ SDG Action Awards Finalists Announced\u202f\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":348,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5270],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-material"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/348"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118915\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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