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Accelerating Social Progress to Boost SDG Implementation
On the margins of the 2025 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) held a special event exploring how we can guide integrated policy solutions to advance several of the SDGs under review this year: SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being), SDG 5 (Gender Equality), SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). The event aimed to generate actionable recommendations for governments and stakeholders to help restore trust, expand opportunity and accelerate SDG implementation through inclusive, people-centered policy innovation.
Meeting Our Commitments to the World’s Women and Girls: A UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue on Gender Equality
After the United Nations’ Summit of the Future, where world leaders highlighted the need to deliver a better present and safeguard the future, it was clear that women and girls will need to be at the heart of the new Pact for the Future. However the report, “The Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2023,” shows there is much work to be done.
How Close Are We to Gender Equality? A Snapshot Across the SDGs
The “Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2023” published by UN DESA and UN Women in 2023 provides a comprehensive analysis of the current state of gender equality across all 17 SDGs. It highlights prevailing trends, gaps, and recent setbacks on the journey towards achieving gender equality by 2030. However, the report paints a worrisome picture. Halfway to 2030, progress on SDG 5 – Gender Equality – is clearly way off track, with only two Goal 5 indicators being “close to target” and no SDG 5 indicator at the “target met or almost met” level.
Promoting Gender Equality Through Education: Exploring SDGs 4 and 5
Ahead of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) happening 5-15 July, UN DESA hosted a discussion on two of the SDGs to be reviewed in-depth at the Forum. Experts at Tuesday's session on SDG 4, Quality Education, and SDG 5, Gender Equality, will discuss ways to strengthen the interlinkages between these Goals and ideas for building and scaling up partnerships to reach our targets.