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Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2018 report
June 26 , 2018
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- According to United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2018 report, a number of hungry people in the world has risen for the first time in more than a decade.
- There are now approximately 38 million more undernourished people in the world, rising from 777 million in 2015 to 815 million in 2016.
- The report said Conflict, drought, and disasters linked to climate change are among the key factors causing this reversal in progress.
- South Asia, which includes India, has seen child marriage rates plunge, with a girl’s risk of getting married in childhood dropping by 40% from 2000 to 2017.
- On the other hand, water stress levels for many countries in the region are above 70%, indicating fast-approaching water scarcity.
- The report is an overview of progress towards achieving 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDG), which consists of 17 goals and 169 targets.
- It was adopted at t UN Sustainable Development Summit on September 25, 2015.
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