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How is the world really doing on the SDGs?

Nov 25, 2024 | brookings.edu | Homi Kharas |John McArthur

Any reader of the daily news could be forgiven for thinking the world is in decline. Amid so many conflicts and societal strains, the United Nations regularly warns that only 17% of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—the economic, social, and environmental targets all countries set in 2015—are on track to be met by 2030, as agreed, leading many to wonder whether such goals still serve any purpose.
An enhanced growth framework for developing countries: Relaxing the straitjacket of limited fiscal space

Nov 7, 2024 | brookings.edu | Homi Kharas

Two strong currents ran through this year’s IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings. First, many developing country governments are at high risk of debt distress. Second, economic growth prospects in developing countries have slowed to the lowest long-run rates in decades. The themes are connected. According to IMF research, economic growth is the most powerful way to reduce the risk of debt distress.
How Is the World Really Doing on the SDGs?

Oct 5, 2024 | addisfortune.news | Homi Kharas

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How is the world really doing on the SDGs?

Oct 4, 2024 | zawya.com | Homi Kharas |John McArthur

Any reader of the daily news could be forgiven for thinking the world is in decline. Amid so many conflicts and societal strains, the United Nations regularly warns that only 17% of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the economic, social, and environmental targets all countries set in 2015 – are on track to be met by 2030, as agreed, leading many to wonder whether such goals still serve any purpose.
How Is the World Really Doing on the SDGs?

Oct 4, 2024 | dhakacourier.com.bd | Homi Kharas |John McArthur |Alamgir Khan

A properly nuanced assessment of the Sustainable Development Goals can offer encouragement alongside the sober realism that current conditions demand. The issue is not that everything is getting worse, but rather that many things are not getting better any faster than they were before the SDGs were adopted. Any reader of the daily news could be forgiven for thinking the world is in decline.
How is the world really doing on the SDGs?

Oct 3, 2024 | gulf-times.com | Homi Kharas |John McArthur

Any reader of the daily news could be forgiven for thinking the world is in decline. Amid so many conflicts and societal strains, the United Nations regularly warns that only 17% of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the economic, social, and environmental targets all countries set in 2015 – are on track to be met by 2030, as agreed, leading many to wonder whether such goals still serve any purpose.
¿Cómo estamos en realidad con los ODS?

Oct 3, 2024 | almendron.com | Homi Kharas |John McArthur

Si usted lee las noticias diarias, puede pensar que el mundo está en declive, y es comprensible. En un contexto de conflictos y tensiones sociales, la Organización de las Naciones Unidas advierte una y otra vez que de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible u ODS (las metas económicas, sociales y ambientales aprobadas por todos los países en 2015), sólo el 17% va camino de cumplirse en 2030, según lo acordado. De allí que muchos se pregunten si los ODS todavía sirven de algo.
SDG scorecard - progress, but not fast enough

Oct 2, 2024 | theasset.com | Homi Kharas |John McArthur

Any reader of the daily news could be forgiven for thinking the world is in decline. Amid so many conflicts and societal strains, the United Nations regularly warns that only 17% of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the economic, social and environmental targets all countries set in 2015 – are on track to be met by 2030, as agreed, leading many to wonder whether such goals still serve any purpose.
SDG scorecard - progress, but not fast enough

Oct 2, 2024 | theasset.com | Homi Kharas |John McArthur

Understanding ESG / ViewpointSDG scorecard – progress, but not fast enough A properly nuanced assessment of the Sustainable Development Goals can offer encouragement, alongside the sober realism, that current conditions demand. The issue is not that everything is getting worse, but rather that many things are not getting better any faster than they were before the SDGs were adopted Homi Kharas and John W. McArthur 2 Oct 2024
How is the world really doing on the SDGs?

Oct 1, 2024 | omanobserver.om | Homi Kharas

John W McArthurThe writer is Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings InstitutionAny reader of the daily news could be forgiven for thinking the world is in decline.