End poverty in all its forms everywhere Globally, the number of people living in extreme poverty declined from 36 per cent in 1990 to 10 per cent in 2015. But the pace of change is decelerating and the COVID-19 crisis risks reversing decades of progress in the fight against poverty. New research published by the UNU World Institute for Development […]
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SDG 2
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture After decades of steady decline, the number of people who suffer from hunger – as measured by the prevalence of undernourishment – began to slowly increase again in 2015. Today, more than 820 million people regularly go to bed hungry, of whom about 135 million […]
SDG 3
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being at all ages is essential to sustainable development. Currently, the world is facing a global health crisis unlike any other — COVID-19 is spreading human suffering, destabilizing the global economy and upending the lives of billions of people around the globe. Before the […]
SDG 4
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all Education enables upward socioeconomic mobility and is a key to escaping poverty. Over the past decade, major progress was made towards increasing access to education and school enrollment rates at all levels, particularly for girls. Nevertheless, about 260 million children were still out of school in […]
SDG 5
Opnå ligestilling mellem kønnene og styrke kvinders og pigers rettigheder og muligheder En styrkelse af kvinders rettigheder og muligheder, og større ligestilling er afgørende for at fremskynde en bæredygtig udvikling. Fjernelse af alle former for diskrimination mod kvinder og piger er ikke kun en grundlæggende menneskeret, men det har også en multiplikatoreffekt på tværs af […]
SDG 6
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all While substantial progress has been made in increasing access to clean drinking water and sanitation, billions of people—mostly in rural areas—still lack these basic services. Worldwide, one in three people do not have access to safe drinking water, two out of five people do not have […]
SDG 7
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all The world is making progress towards Goal 7, with encouraging signs that energy is becoming more sustainable and widely available. Access to electricity in poorer countries has begun to accelerate, energy efficiency continues to improve, and renewable energy is making impressive gains in the electricity […]
SDG 8
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all Sustained and inclusive economic growth can drive progress, create decent jobs for all and improve living standards. COVID-19 has disrupted billions of lives and endangered the global economy. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects a global recession as bad as or worse than […]
SDG 9
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation Inclusive and sustainable industrialization, together with innovation and infrastructure, can unleash dynamic and competitive economic forces that generate employment and income. They play a key role in introducing and promoting new technologies, facilitating international trade and enabling the efficient use of resources. However, the world […]
SDG 10
Reduce inequality within and among countries Reducing inequalities and ensuring no one is left behind are integral to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Inequality within and among countries is a persistent cause for concern. Despite some positive signs toward reducing inequality in some dimensions, such as reducing relative income inequality in some countries and preferential […]