Keeping track of sustainable development on the road to 2030

In March 2017, based on the recommendation of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs), the UN Statistical Commission approved a global framework of indicators to monitor progress towards achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their 169 targets. But what are these indicators, and how can they help us build a sustainable future? When the 195 Member States of the United Nations unanimously adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a “plan of action for people, planet and prosperity”, they also agreed that they needed an effective way to track progress…

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