'Multiple shocks': Economic headwinds hamper progress on global development goals

Sep 18, 2023

Every year, there is a $4 trillion shortfall for the funding needed to meet the SDGs, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development. Image: Fikri Rasyid on Unsplash

Spencer Feingold

Digital Editor, World Economic Forum

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A majority of chief economists see tight financial conditions hindering global development in the coming year. Image: World Economic Forum

Progress on more than half of the SDGs is ‘weak and insufficient’, the UN says. Image: UN Sustainable Development Goals Report 2023

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