A DECADE TO DELIVER ON THE SDGS

On today’s trajectory, nearly half a billion people will still live in extreme poverty in 2030: 589 million today compared with 479 million in ten years. The overwhelming majority of those will be in Africa, affected by a warming planet and unstable societies.
Poverty data for most of Sub-Saharan Africa, for example, comes from information gathered before the creation of the SDGs five years ago.
According to the 2020 Global Humanitarian Report, one out of every 45 people on this planet will need help and protection next year. In 2020, almost 170 million people in crises will need help and protection across more than 50 countries, the highest figure in decades.

These figures put into stark relief the challenges of achieving the SDGs in such daunting contexts. At current rates, 80% of the world’s population living in extreme poverty in 2030 will be in fragile or conflict-affected settings.

The year 2020 is the time to move the world closer to a sustainable, equitable, and just future and to set the tone for the decade ahead-
Kaysie Brown
Special adviser and head of Policy Planning,
UN foundation

Source:
B.T.L.F SDGs monitoring Team
U.N foundation
World poverty clock