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How Many People Will the World Leave Behind?
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How Many People Will the World Leave Behind?

Assessing Current Trajectories on the Sustainable Development Goals


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8

Qualities

  • Analytical
  • Eye Opening
  • Overview

Recommendation

In 2015, United Nations members signed on to sweeping environmental, economic and social goals for 2030 that would improve the lives of all people. In this incisive analysis, researchers Homi Kharas, John W. McArthur and Krista Rasmussen measured the accomplishments so far and find that most countries will fall far short of their targets. The good news is that enough time remains to enact changes to better millions of lives. This detailed report is for those who want to know how well countries are doing in raising their standards of living.

Take-Aways

  • Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 will be highly unlikely under current practices.
  • The cost of failing to achieve the SDGs is 44 million preventable deaths, including those of nine million children under the age of 5.
  • The world is moving in the right direction in areas such as child mortality and extreme poverty. But other areas are regressing, and progress in reducing fatalities by homicide, suicide and traffic accidents is at a standstill.

About the Authors

Homi Kharas, John W. McArthur and Krista Rasmussen are with the Brookings Institution. 


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