Each September, thousands of world leaders gather through the United Nations General Assembly to represent member states as they advance a cooperative framework that this year celebrates its 75th anniversary. In 2020, they also kick off the ‘Decade of Action’ a ten-year sprint to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals – also known as the Global Goals – the universal platform to create a better world by 2030. As leaders meet virtually for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, they face an unprecedented challenge over the next ten years: to continue achieving progress on the Global Goals in the face of the biggest global health crisis of our time.
COVID-19 has changed the world as we know it. As leaders of the tech industry, we know we have a responsibility to help move society forward, and we are committed to driving change.
We recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of our partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations lead agency on the socio-economic response to the pandemic. This partnership allowed us to transform the Galaxy smartphone into a powerful platform through our Samsung Global Goals app and mobilize the Galaxy community to take small actions toward the achievement of the Global Goals. And today, we’re excited to announce that thanks to our dedicated Galaxy fans usage of the app, we’ve raised over $1M in donations to the UNDP.
Simple Acts Generating Meaningful Change
The funds generated by Galaxy users have contributed directly to UNDP’s progress towards the Global Goals and have supported major achievements in improving the quality of education, combating climate change, and advocating for gender equality.
The Samsung Global Goals app has also supported the immediate crisis and long-term recovery forward from COVID-19. Galaxy users, through the app, were able to direct increased funding to the WHO’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund and UNDP’s ongoing effort to build resilience for those deeply affected by the pandemic.
