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  • With only six years left to reach the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, progress remains off-track in reducing maternal mortality (SDG 3.1) and child mortality (SDG 3.2). World Health Organization: WHO
  • Delivering the Global Biodiversity Framework will mean that at least 30% of land and ocean is protected globally by 2030, and 30% of degraded ecosystems are under restoration, working towards conserving life below water (SDG SDG 14) and protecting life on land (SDG SDG 15). GOV.UK
  • The development progress required to meet the SDGs SDGs in 2030 needs much more than aid; it needs global policy change, a greater role for the private sector, for science and technology, and a whole-of-UK effort for international development. GOV.UK
  • The Global Biodiversity Framework offers a strategic opportunity to update national frameworks to prevent and control invasive alien species, which will contribute to achieving many GBF goals and several Sustainable Development Goals. SpringerLink
  • Several governments in Africa are seeing their efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) by 2030 sidelined by deliberate damage to drinking water supply systems. Afrik 21
  • The cost of achieving universal access to electricity and clean cooking fuels by 2030 (SDG 7) is USD 45 billion per year, less than 2% of overall spending on clean energy. IEA
  • The Cooperation Framework articulates the UN development system's support for Thailand's strong commitment to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and its ambition to become a high-income, inclusive, sustainable and resilient country. Sustainable Development Goals | The United Nations in T
  • The new bus network will reduce travel times by 50 minutes and avoid 59,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually, in line with the PIDG ambition to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goal 13 on Climate Action. TechAfrica News
  • The EU is committed to meeting the Sustainable Development Goal Target 12.3 to halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer level by 2030, and reduce food losses along the food production and supply chains. Food Safety
  • The UN estimates the funding gap to achieve the SDGs by 2030 at USD $ 2.5-3 trillion per year for developing countries (UN Sustainable Development Group). ESG News
  • With less than seven years left to meet 2030 targets like ending hunger, achieving gender equality, and accelerating climate action, the gap in financing for the UN Sustainable Development Goals has widened to roughly $4 trillion a year. ImpactAlpha
  • To achieve sustainable development goals, the United Nations has designated 2021-2030 as the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, and countries worldwide are increasingly committed to restoring degraded ecosystems and regenerating the services natural ecosystems provide to humanity. Nature
  • Companies are free to identify any of the 17 SDG that are aligned with its goals, such as affordable and clean energy, climate action, or sustainable cities and communities, and carry out sustainable practices that will contribute to reaching the global SDG goal. The Conversation
  • Recommendations on sleep disorders from WHO, and its inclusion among the NCD Best Buys, could mean that sleep is finally leveraged as a way to reach the sustainable development goal target to reduce premature mortality from NCDs. The BMJ
  • The growing socioeconomic impacts of the condition on communities, health systems and development put at risk countries' ability to achieve Sustainable Development Goal Target 3.4 - to reduce by one third premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases by 2030. World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eas
  • If current trends persist, 1.5 billion hectares of degraded land worldwide would need to be restored by 2030 to achieve Sustainable Development Goal target 15.3 on LDN. IISD Earth Negotiations Bulletin
  • According to UNCTAD's Least Developed Countries Report 2023, fiscal constraints in LDCs pose a severe threat to their ability to implement crucial development policies, potentially derailing progress towards Sustainable Development Goals and a low-carbon transition. United Nations
  • In spite of government's efforts to improve potable water supply to all Nigerians, the national access to water supply is still about 67%, which is below the Sustainable Development Goals target of 100% by 2030. Stallion Times
  • Coordination across existing SDG targets concerning technology and filling in gaps where targets were not identified in 2015, such as the positive use of AI, will position the Global Digital Compact as an accelerator of the wider 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Stimson
  • Trade finance is an asset class that not only offers attractive uncorrelated and consistent returns but is central to the UN's 2030 targets for achieving its Sustainable Development Goals. IPE
  • If current trends persist, the world will need to restore a staggering 1.5 billion hectares of degraded land by 2030 to reach LDN targets enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNCCD
  • According to research just 30% of all countries will achieve the first SDG of No Poverty by 2030, as extreme deprivation is affecting more people than it was in 2019. Yahoo Finance

Last updated: 05 February 2024



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