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• [New] FAO's Target 12.3, as specified under the Sustainable Development Goals, aims 'by 2030 to halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses'. PubMed Central (PMC)
• In the race to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, attention is turning to the role that over five hundred public development banks worldwide could play. Inter Press Service
• Green hydrogen is already competitive in regions with all the appropriate conditions and will play a significant role in achieving sustainable development goals for the UN 2030, based on the agenda for sustainable development adopted wholly by UN Member States. OUP Academic
• Many low- and middle-income countries continue to lack adequate systems for tracking progress to meet Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 of halving food waste by 2030, particularly in retail and food services. United Nations Environment Programme
• Targets aim to meet the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of ending TB by 2030 by reducing TB deaths by 90% and incidence by 80% (WHO, 2021). LSHTM
• The SMG expects to become one of the top five cities in the global community, by contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and by expanding collaboration with local governments of developing countries. Seoul City Hall
• Africa remains off-track to meet the food security and nutrition targets of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, and the Malabo targets of ending hunger and all forms of malnutrition by 2025. ReliefWeb
• The shortfall of teachers is global - in sub-Saharan Africa there is a need for 15 million teachers to meet Sustainable Development Goal of education for all by 2030 (SDG 4), while in Europe and North America, 4.8 million teachers are needed (Ahmed, 2023). University of York
• UHC is central to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3) and embodies a transformative force for the entire 2030 Agenda. World Health Organization: WHO
• Countries in the European Union have made progress over the past decade toward Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7), which calls for access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. ScienceDaily
• If current trends persist a staggering 1.5 billion hectares of land will need to be restored globally by 2030 to reach targets enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs. UNCCD
• One of the specific targets of the health Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 3) is that by 2030 there should be an end to the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases, hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases. WHO | Regional Office for Africa
• The National Dialog represents a significant stride towards eradicating child marriage in Nigeria by fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 5.3, which targets the elimination of child marriage by 2030. ReliefWeb
• The Royal Government of Cambodia and the United Nations have signed the next step United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2024-2028, a strategic development policy that aims to accelerate Cambodia's socio-economic development and achieve Cambodia's Sustainable Development Goals. Mekong Tourism
• Eliminating trans-fatty acids from the food supply will enhance the health and wellbeing of people and also help attain the SDG targets of reducing premature mortality by one-third from noncommunicable diseases by 2030. World Health Organization: WHO
• Aid agencies around the world have highlighted the need to deploy DPI in one hundred countries by 2030, thereby helping fulfill the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Carnegie India
• With only six years left to reach the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, progress remains off-track in reducing maternal mortality (SDG 3.1) and child mortality (SDG 3.2). World Health Organization: WHO
• Delivering the Global Biodiversity Framework will mean that at least 30% of land and ocean is protected globally by 2030, and 30% of degraded ecosystems are under restoration, working towards conserving life below water (SDG SDG 14) and protecting life on land (SDG SDG 15). GOV.UK
• The development progress required to meet the SDGs SDGs in 2030 needs much more than aid; it needs global policy change, a greater role for the private sector, for science and technology, and a whole-of-UK effort for international development. GOV.UK
• The Global Biodiversity Framework offers a strategic opportunity to update national frameworks to prevent and control invasive alien species, which will contribute to achieving many GBF goals and several Sustainable Development Goals. SpringerLink

Last updated: 15 April 2024