Sustainable Development Goals Tracker
In September 2015, every UN member state adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: 17 goals and 169 targets to end poverty, protect the planet and secure peace by 2030. This tracker explains each goal and follows it with live news and research.
The 17 goals
Where the world stands in 2026
These figures come from the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Report 2026, released on July 7, 2026, which assessed the 139 targets with trend data. It found real gains, including nearly one billion more people with safely managed drinking water and a 30% fall in new HIV infections between 2015 and 2024, but warned that progress is too uneven to meet the 2030 deadline.
Canada and the 2030 Agenda
Canada has committed to the 2030 Agenda at home and abroad and publishes a national strategy, Moving forward together. Statistics Canada tracks Canadian progress on each goal.
Latest sustainable development news
- How 39 young people experience climate education in a rapidly changing worldPhys.org: environment ·
- Balcony solar bill introduced in Congress for the first timeCanary Media ·
- Africans reuse, repair, recycle and resell waste: What's needed to build on the circular economy basicsPhys.org: environment ·
- Trump admin finds yet another way to attack offshore windCanary Media ·
- Data vital in holding militaries accountable for the environmental toll of warPhys.org: environment ·
- Rising military spending could worsen climate change and undermine security, experts warnPhys.org: environment ·
- Why is a peat fire so bad? BBC is in Indonesia to find outBBC: science and environment ·
- Study finds air quality warnings had only a modest impact on Montrealers' movements during wildfiresPhys.org: environment ·
- Arizona adds U.S.'s newest national park, but National Park Service remains underfundedNPR: environment ·
- Limiting Global Warming to 1.5 Degrees Celsius Is No Longer Feasible, UN Report FindsInside Climate News ·
- How a massive ice shelf buttressed the last ice age's glaciers—and what it could mean for Antarctica todayPhys.org: environment ·
- El Niño is threatening California's fragile coast again—the 1982–83 El Niño opened eyes to the serious erosion risksPhys.org: environment ·
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What are the Sustainable Development Goals?
They are 17 goals with 169 targets adopted by all UN member states in September 2015 as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, covering poverty, hunger, health, education, equality, water, energy, work, infrastructure, cities, consumption, climate, oceans, land, peace and partnerships.
Are the SDGs on track?
No. The UN’s 2026 report found 36% of measurable targets on track or making moderate progress, 49% advancing too slowly and 15% going backwards.
Are the SDGs legally binding?
No. They are a political commitment by governments, not a treaty, although many targets overlap with binding laws and agreements such as the Paris Agreement and human rights treaties.
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