Progressing National SDG Implementation 2024

The report analyzes 2024 Voluntary National Review (VNR) submissions, noting slow progress on SDGs due to the climate crisis, poverty, and inequality. It emphasizes the critical but uneven role of multi-stakeholder collaborations, civil society, youth, and academia in achieving these goals, while highlighting the specific struggles of conflict-affected nations like South Sudan and Yemen.

• The majority of 2024 Voluntary National Review (VNR) reports indicate slow progress toward Sustainable Development Goals, specifically highlighting the climate crisis, rising poverty, and social inequality as primary concerns.
• While multi-stakeholder partnerships are increasing, they are often poorly coordinated and ad hoc, lacking transparency regarding participants, power dynamics, and concrete results.
• Civil society organizations, youth, and academia provide essential local knowledge, innovation, and accountability, yet they face barriers including funding shortages, access restrictions, and a lack of structured integration into decision-making.
• Conflict and economic instability continue to hinder SDG momentum, as evidenced by the first-time VNR presentations from South Sudan and Yemen, both of which are attempting to rebuild fragile governance and economies.

APA

Mwangi,, W. (2025). Progressing National SDG Implementation 2024. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/progressing-national-sdgs-2024

Chicago

Mwangi,, Wangu. Progressing National SDG Implementation 2024. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2025. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/progressing-national-sdgs-2024.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{mwangi2025progressing, author = {Mwangi,, Wangu}, title = {{Progressing National SDG Implementation 2024}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2025}, month = jun, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/progressing-national-sdgs-2024}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }