Global Scans · Sustainable Development Goals · Weekly Summary

• [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] The projected 2.9% per capita income growth in developing countries for 2025 falls short of pre-pandemic levels by 1.1 percentage points, which threatens to delay United Nations Sustainable Development Goal achievements. Eurasia Review
• [New] USD 30 billion additional finance needs to be mobilised annually by 2030 to meet Sustainable Development Goal 6 target on water and sanitation. Africa Water Investment Program
• [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)
• [New] Antigua and Barbuda has surpassed its 2030 SDG goal of no more than 12 per one thousand. Antigua News Room
• [New] SDG 3 aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages and includes a specific target to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030. BioMed Central
• [New] The SDG2 Advocacy Hub coordinates global efforts to achieve SDG 2, aiming to end hunger, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030. Food Tank
• [New] 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
• [New] Rising obesity trends will in addition undermine the likelihood of countries attaining the SDG target 3.4 of reducing premature mortality from NCDs by one third by 2030 (,,). Global Heart
• [New] Only 19 countries are on track to achieve SDG target 3.4 of reducing premature mortality from NCDs by one-third by 2030. IFPMA
• [New] As the 2025 UNECE SDG progress report shows, progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been insufficient, with only 17% of the measurable SDG targets on track to being achieved by 2030. Mirage News
• [New] SDG 3.4 is a vital goal set by the United Nations to cut premature deaths from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), like cancer, by one-third with a deadline of 2030. Transparent Hands
• 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
• With only five years to the UN's 2030 target for its sustainable development goal - to conserve the oceans, seas and marine resources - and the Global Biodiversity Framework requirement to protect 30% of the ocean, we need to make significant progress. The Conversation
• Under current trends, the projected gains towards 2030 for UHC and health emergencies protection are significantly lower than what would be achieved if SDG and other global targets were met. communitymedicine4all
• In the absence of increased capital flow, a worldwide SDG financing gap will hit an estimated $6.4 trillion by 2030, highlighting both the magnitude of opportunity and the difficulty of mobilising funds. ClearTax
• SDG 12.3 (Halving Food Waste by 2030) - Requires urgent systemic action. Legacy IAS Academy
• Sodexo UK & Ireland has announced that it is on course to meet its goal of cutting food waste by 50% by 2025, five years ahead of the UN's Sustainable Development Goal target of 2030. Hospitality & Catering News
• Experts urged for stronger policy backing to integrate nutrition education into India's school system, aligning efforts with SDG-2 (Zero Hunger by 2030). newkerala.com
• $97m a year was needed to provide all Malawians with water within a half-hour walk by 2030 - the UN sustainable development goal (SDG) target year - with another $259m required annually for clean water in people's homes. The Guardian

Last updated: 15 September 2025