global goals

Workers stack bricks at a factory near Dhaka in Bangladesh.
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‘Deeply negative impact’ of COVID pandemic, reverses SDG progress

15 July 2021
SDGs

Closing a key international development forum on Thursday, the deputy UN chief observed that a year of “immense challenges” has reversed progress on meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

A strong, sustainable and inclusive recovery from the COVID pandemic is needed to keep the promise of the 2030 Agenda.
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UN chief says race to reach SDGs ‘can and must’ be turned around 

13 July 2021
SDGs

The COVID pandemic has taken four million lives, devastated the global economy, pushed a further 124 million people into extreme poverty and continues to inflict profound suffering – dramatically impacting progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN chief said on Tuesday at a key international forum.