Efforts must intensify if the international community is to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, according to the Sustainable Development Goals Report 2017. This year’s Report states that the pace of progress has been insufficient and advancements have been uneven to fully meet the implementation of the SDGs.
Using the latest available data, the annual Sustainable Development Goals Report provides an overview of the world’s implementation efforts to date, highlighting areas of progress and areas where more action needs to be taken to ensure no one is left behind.
Who: Mr. Wu Hongbo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
Mr. Stefan Schweinfest, Director, Statistics Division
Ms. Francesca Perucci, Assistant Director, Statistics Division
What: Press briefing on The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2017
When: Monday 17 July, 11:00 a.m. EDT.
Where: S-237, UN Headquarters, New York or live through http://webtv.un.org
Available for interviews:
• Mr. Stefan Schweinfest, Director, Statistics Division (English, French and Spanish)
• Ms. Francesca Perucci, Assistant Director, Statistics Division (English)
• Ms. Yongyi Min, Chief, Sustainable Development Goals Monitoring Unit, Statistics Division (English, Chinese)
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