Global State of the SDGs

Three layers of critical action

Successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda requires that countries move beyond monitoring towards acting in contextualised and integrated policy solutions. This Report brings together country-level evidence-based analysis produced by more than 40 scholars from think tanks in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It is meant to enrich the global dialogue on the 2030 Agenda.

1. Introducing the theme, study design and framework issues, by Debapriya Bhattacharya

2. Initial challenges of SDGs implementation: Regional trends and country experiences, by Debapriya Bhattacharya & Sayeeda Jahan

3. Understanding the second-generation challenges of SDG implementation, by Debapriya Bhattacharya & Sayeeda Jahan

4. Leave no one behind: A cross-country synthesis, by Ibrahima Hathie

5. Leveraging synergies and tackling trade-offs among specific Goals, by Gala Díaz Langou, José Florito, Alejandro Biondi, Florencia Caro Sachetti, Luciana Petrone

6. Addressing global systemic concerns while implementing SDGs at country level,  Vaqar Ahmed, Shehryar Khan Toru

7. Collective capabilities for the Decade of Action, by Marcela Morales, Estefanía Charvet, Andrea Ordóñez Llanos

Southern Voice is an open platform for think tanks that contributes to the global dialogue on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It does this by disseminating evidence-based policy analysis by researchers from the Global South.