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The Global Goals are 83% off track. That's actually an improvement.
The U.N.'s grim annual report card shows the Sustainable Development Goals improved from 85% off track last year.
Many businesses, governments and organizations are committed to sustainable goals like reducing their environmental footprints and conserving resources. Sustainable finance includes environmental, social and governance considerations in investment decisions. In 2015, the U.N.'s 193 member nations adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. Despite some progress, the U.N. says 83% of the agenda is off-track from the pandemic, climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and conflict.
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The U.N.'s grim annual report card shows the Sustainable Development Goals improved from 85% off track last year.
Developing nations' 30% share of global public debt in 2023, particularly in Asia and Oceania, rose from 16% in 2010.
Calls for more debt relief and climate finance dominated the multilateral development bank's annual meeting.
The treaty is the first on genetic resources and traditional knowledge of Indigenous peoples and local communities.
WEF said that since 2015 it has been transforming from a 'convening platform' to a leader of public-private cooperation.
Environmentalists said they were disappointed the treaty talks did not address plastic production measures.
The chair of the talks called for optimism despite divisions among plastic-producing nations and those urging restraints.
The wars in Europe and the Middle East, climate change and soaring national debts hung over the annual talks.
A new U.N. report shows how prioritizing debt over services like health care and education plagues the developing world.
Just 22.3% of all the e-waste - any product that has a plug or battery - was properly collected and recycled in 2022.
Europe dominates the top rankings as development in half of the world’s poorest nations falls below pre-pandemic levels.
From fishing subsidies to agricultural reforms, the World Trade Organization failed to reach common ground.
IMF forecasts a strengthening global economy as inflation cools, but warns of the threat of wars and other disruptions.
FAO's Food Price Index tracks five commodity groups. Experts say food distribution is a worry even if supplies are plentiful.
Global economic growth is projected to slow to 2.4% this year, down from 2.7% in 2023 and 3% before the pandemic began.
The World Bank is warning of a "lost decade" as rising interest rates push developing economies to the brink.