- Info-Repository: Sustainable Development Goals


GDRC Info-Repository:
Sustainable Development Goals
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all UN Members in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.

At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries in a global partnership.

They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth Eall while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.

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The SDGs InfoRepository presents a broad range of information on activities that the Global Development Research Center (GDRC) is undertaking in order to better understand the goals and develop solutions for the various global problems and challenges that we face today. The targets and their respective indicators provide an insight into the priorities and policy solutions that countries will be looking at over the next decades.



Highlights of GDRC Research
GDRC Docs  ■ 17 Goals, 17 Steps: Actions to Operationalize the Sustainable Development Goals
Concept Note series E-115.
 ■ “The Sustainable Development Goals: Environmental Policy Patterns for Local Action [PDF]
Journal of Environmental Policy and Administration, Vol. 12, 2018, Pp. 123-148
 ■ “Localization of the SDGs: Role of Local Governments [PDF]
Bullein of the Yokohama City University 2019, Vol.70 No. 2 , Pp. 335-351
GDRC and the SDGs
The Sustainability Dashboard

Elsewhere
in GDRC


The SDGs Report 2025 (UN)

This is the official annual report from the UN that monitors global progress toward the SDGs.

SD Reports

An interactive site with rankings, scores, and country profiles; compare performance by goal or indicator; see trends.

SDG Country Profiles

More country information: what specific indicators are up or down, region-level breakdowns, et al.

SDG Tracker

Updated data on SDGs indicators - trends, challenges, position of targets ...

SDG Progress Reports

Collection of "Voluntary National Reviews" by countries + UN reports on overall progress.

Archives
Millennium Development Goals(MDGs)

During 2005-2015, the United Nations, its agencies and the world community undertook to implement eight development goals, collectively called as the MDGs. These goals were a precursor to the SDGs and dealt with eight themes - poverty, education, gender equality, child mortality, health, HIV/AIDS, environment, and global partnerships.

Key resources on MDGs:

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Comments and suggestions:
Hari Srinivas - hsrinivas@gdrc.org