Global State
of the SDGs
About the initiative
The ‘State of the SDGs’ is a conceptually innovative, policy-relevant empirical research initiative. It provides evidence-based analysis and recommendations to improve the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As a collaborative program, it compiles a broad range of perspectives usually missing from international debates. The reports aim to fill an existing knowledge gap, levelling the playing field with new voices from the Global South.
Latest Edition
Leveraging Abilities to navigate Inequalities
This second edition of the “State of the SDGs” (SVSS II, 2023) looks at the potential risks of implementing policies at a rapid pace to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report reflects on how COVID-19 related policies affected migrants, students and small and micro businesses in the Global South. Understanding how recovery policies contributed to amplifying inequalities can prevent us from compromising equity and resilience in future policy responses.
Previous Edition
Three Layers of critical Action
The “State of the SDGs” (SVSS I, 2019) initiative unpacks some of the critical relationships underpinning the 2030 Agenda. The aim is to identify those who are “left behind” across a diverse range of contexts, to reveal the complex relationship of trade-offs and synergies among specific goals of the 2030 Agenda, and to explore the global governance-related factors affecting implementation within countries.