Pakistan struggles to make progress on Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a global agenda adopted by countries of the world in 2015 to address key development challenges and achieve sustainable development by 2030. Although progress varies significantly across countries and regions, the 2024 assessment suggests that the world is significantly off-track in achieving the 2030 Agenda. Out of 135 targets, only 17 percent are on course to be met by 2030. Nearly half (48 percent) are making minimal or moderate progress while alarmingly, 18 percent have stagnated, and 17 percent have regressed below the 2015 baseline levels (United Nations, 2024).