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In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.

• [New] An accelerated SDG push in social protection, the green economy, education, labour markets, innovation and effective governance can reduce global female extreme poverty from 9.2% in 2025 to 2.7% in 2050 and can unlock an additional $35.6 trillion in global GDP in 2050. UN DESA VOICE
• [New] Most countries are not on track to achieve the SDG 3.4 target of reducing premature mortality by one-third by 2030. PubMed Central (PMC)
• Despite global efforts, progress in reducing suicide mortality is too low to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of a one-third reduction in suicide rates by 2030. World Health Organization: WHO
• SDG 13 has multiple targets to help humans to reduce their carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 45% in 2030, and to reach net zero emissions by 2050. Frontiers for Young Minds
• In the absence of major policy changes, the key Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2.1 of eradicating hunger by 2030 seems virtually unachievable. Nature
• Economic progress is only lasting if it is socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable, noting that a sustainable Ocean-based economy will not only contribute toward achieving SDG 14 but also toward poverty eradication, zero hunger, decent work, and industry and innovation. IISD Earth Negotiations Bulletin
• Only 19 countries are on track to achieve SDG target 3.4 of reducing premature mortality from NCDs by one-third by 2030. IFPMA
• India's presidency of BRICS in 2026 comes at a moment when the global community is falling perilously short of its 2030 SDG targets and is in urgent need of a renewed multilateral drive. OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATION ( ORF )

Last updated: 15 September 2025