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Sustainable Development Goals not on track, says UN
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The UN has warned that the world is not on track to achieve the SDGs by 2030. The goals were created in 2015 to improve our lives. They include ending poverty, improving education, reducing gender inequality, and tackling climate change. Only a third of the goals are on track. Wars, climate change, slow economic growth, and other global shocks are making progress difficult. The UN asked countries to increase their efforts in the run-up to 2030.
The UN did report signs of progress. One billion more people have access to drinking water. Internet connectivity has also greatly increased. However, serious challenges remain. There is a lack of progress on gender equality. The UN said: "At the current rate of progress, gender equality would take 171 years to achieve." An official said countries needed to invest more in infrastructure. The UN said the goals could still be achieved.
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SDGs - Level 5
The UN has warned that the world is not on track to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. The goals were created in 2015 to improve our lives. They include ending poverty, improving education, reducing gender inequality, and tackling climate change. The UN reported that only one third of the goals are on track to be met. Around half are progressing too slowly. Wars, climate change, slow economic growth, rising debt, and other global shocks are making progress difficult. The UN has asked countries to increase their efforts in the run-up to 2030.
The UN did report signs of progress. It said one billion more people have access to drinking water. Internet connectivity has also increased to about 74 per cent of the world's population. However, many serious challenges remain. There is a huge lack of progress on gender equality. A UN spokesperson said: "At the current rate of progress, gender equality would take 171 years to achieve." Another official said countries needed to invest more in infrastructure. The UN said the goals could still be achieved, but faster action was needed.
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SDGs - Level 6
The United Nations has warned that the world is not on track to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The goals were implemented in 2015 to improve people's lives and protect the planet. They include eliminating poverty, improving education, reducing gender inequality, and tackling climate change. However, the UN has reported that only about one third of the goals are currently on track to be met. Around half are progressing too slowly. Wars, climate change, slow economic growth, rising debt, financing gaps, and other global shocks are making progress difficult. The UN has called on countries to increase their efforts in the run-up to 2030.
The UN did report signs of progress. It noted that one billion more people now have access to drinking water. Internet connectivity has also increased, from around 40 per cent of the world's population in 2015 to about 74 per cent today. Despite these improvements, many serious challenges remain. In particular, there is a considerable lack of progress on gender equality. A UN spokesperson said: "At the current rate of progress, gender equality would take 171 years to achieve." Another official said governments needed to invest more money in infrastructure and institutions. The official also wanted countries to cooperate more. The UN said the goals could still be achieved, but much faster action was needed.
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