Foreword

This UNCTAD SDG Pulse comes at a crucial moment in the history of both multilateralism and trade and development. Since 2020, the world has been in a constant state of cascading crises that overlap and compound each other. Climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and now the war in Ukraine, have as a result impacted developing countries’ ability to meet their sustainable development goals. This SDG Pulse traces these complex disruptions in the world’s progress towards the 2030 Agenda through data-driven analysis relying on SDG indicators and other official statistics updated by our new stand-alone UNCTAD Statistics Unit.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Partnerships for the Goals