UN appoints Spain's Pedro Sánchez as new co-chair of SDG Advocates group

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez as a new co-chair of the SDG Advocates group. Sánchez will join Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, who has held the co-chair position since 2022, in leading the initiative.

Sánchez expressed his commitment to ensuring the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) translates into tangible opportunities, well-being, and prosperity for all people, while also safeguarding the planet for future generations. He described the 2030 Agenda as the essential roadmap for addressing contemporary challenges and contributing to global sustainable development, emphasizing the need to accelerate action and collective responsibility.

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I am committed to continuing to work to ensure that the implementation of the SDGs translates into opportunities, well-being and prosperity for all people, leaving no one behind, while caring for our planet for present and future generations.

The UN highlighted Sánchez as a "dynamic leader" on critical issues such as development finance, education, equality, and climate action. The organization noted that under his leadership, Spain hosted the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville in 2025.

The SDG Advocates are influential leaders who support the UN Secretary-General in fostering increased ambition and global action to meet the targets of the 2030 Agenda. Guterres welcomed Sánchez's appointment, stating that his contribution, alongside Mottley's, will strengthen advocacy efforts and drive urgent action needed to achieve the SDGs.

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Our mission is clear: accelerate progress at scale and speed. I welcome Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who joins Prime Minister Mia Mottley to strengthen the advocacy work and drive urgent action to achieve the SDGs.