Transforming Care Systems in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals and Our Common Agenda. UN System Policy Paper

The outcome of two consultations on care societies and the SDGs – held in November 2022 and February 2023 – this document serves as practical guidance for UN Agencies at the country, regional and global level to address care within the context of the SDGs and Our Common Agenda. It aims to inform and harmonize UN Agency efforts on care by offering definitions, guiding principles, approaches and policy options that can be contextualized to different socioeconomic realities. In doing so, it seeks to amplify the impact of the UN System in advancing comprehensive care systems that enable gender equality, well-being and social justice alongside sustainable development and economic transformation.