NPR Examines Whether Any of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals Will Be Met by 2030

NPR has published a report examining the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), asking whether any of them are likely to be achieved by their 2030 target date, according to the news organization.

The SDGs, agreed upon by world leaders in 2015, set out a broad and ambitious agenda covering areas such as ending hunger, addressing climate change, and achieving gender equality, NPR reported.

According to the report, the goals were designed to be far-reaching, prompting the outlet to ask whether the world is even close to meeting any of them as the 2030 deadline nears.

NPR's report also raises the question of what it would mean for the broader effort if the goals are not met, asking whether falling short should be considered a failure of the initiative as a whole.

The report does not specify detailed progress figures for individual goals in the portion reviewed, but frames the overarching challenge facing the international community as it assesses more than a decade of work toward the 2030 targets.