The UN Sustainable Development Goals 2024 report indicates that only 17% of the SDGs will be achieved on time. It has repeatedly found that inequality, poverty and hunger have increased.

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On 28 June, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs) Cooperates with the United Nations statistical system: United Nations Statistics) publishedSustainable Development Goals Report 204 (SDG Report 204) Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals worldwide has stalled at an alarming rate. Only 17% of the SDGs will be achieved by 2030. Inequality is also showing signs of widening, with extreme poverty and hunger problems becoming more acute than in previous years.

Some of the key findings of the report include:

• Sustainable Development Goal 1 – The growth rate of per capita GDP in half of the world's developing countries was lower than that in developed countries. For the first time in a century
• Sustainable Development Goal 2 – By 2022, nearly 60% of countries worldwide will face moderate to exceptionally high increases in food prices.
• Goal 3 – Improved access to medical care has prevented 20.8 million AIDS-related deaths over the past 30 years.
• Goal 4 – Educational progress remains a concern. Only 58% of students worldwide can read at the end of primary school.
• Sustainable Development Goal 5 – In 2022, according to data collected from 120 countries, 55% of countries do not have laws prohibiting discrimination (either direct or indirect) against women.
• Sustainable Development Goal 7 Global renewable energy capacity is expanding at an unprecedented rate, increasing by 8.1% annually over the past five years.
• Sustainable Development Goal 8 – Global unemployment will reach a record low of 5% in 2023, and barriers to workers getting good jobs remain.
• Sustainable Development Goal 9 – 95% of the world's population has access to and can use mobile broadband (3G or higher), up from 78% in 2015.
• Goal 14 Record-breaking ocean temperatures have led to the world's fourth-largest coral bleaching event.
• Sustainable Development Goal 17 External debt levels remain at the highest levels ever recorded in developing countries. About 60% of low-income countries are at high risk of debt distress or are already in such trouble.

The report also notes that there are only six years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.There are three urgent and important issues that the world needs to act on. he is called

1. Development financing: This is because the investment gap to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in developing countries amounts to US$4 trillion per year. Developing countries need more financial resources and fiscal space. Reforming the global financial architecture is crucial to unlocking the volume of capital needed to stimulate sustainable development.
2. Peace and Security: As of May 2024, nearly 120 million people were displaced worldwide. This is a number never seen before. Amid intensified conflict, there was a 72% increase in civilian casualties between 2012 and 2013. The period from 2022 to 2023 also underscores the urgent need for peacebuilding and conflict resolution.
3. Work's strength: Massive investments and effective development partnerships are urgently needed to drive solutions to development issues in the areas of food, energy, social protection, digital connectivity and more.

The Sustainable Development Goals Report or SDG Report isThe only official UN report tracking progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It provides the latest information on 17 goals from more than 50 international and regional agencies around the world. Based on data and diagnostics from the Global SDG Indicators Database, it is scheduled to be published in late June and July each year, or before the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).

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Such issues are related to
#The first goal of sustainable development goals is to eradicate poverty.
#SDG2: End hunger
#SDG3 Health and Well-being
# Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education
# SDG 5 Gender Equality
# SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
#SDG7: Accessible and clean energy
#SDG8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
#SDG9 Infrastructure, Innovation and Industry
#SDG10 reduces inequality
#SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
#SDG12 Sustainable production and consumption
#SDG13 Addressing Climate Change
#SDG14 Marine Resources
#SDG15 Terrestrial Ecosystems
#SDG16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.
#SDG17 Cooperation for Sustainable Development

source: Sustainable Development Goals Report 2024 – Key Messages (UN Statistics)

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