The annual report reviews progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development utilizing the latest available data and estimates assessing progress on each Goal and its associated targets. The report details the significant challenges the world is facing in making substantial strides towards achieving the SDGs. It features areas with setbacks while also showcasing where tangible progress has been made, for instance, in reducing global child mortality, preventing HIV infection, and access to energy and mobile broadband. The report also highlights where action must accelerate, particularly in critical areas undermining SDG progress - climate change, peace and security, inequalities among and between countries, among others.

Prepared by UN DESA in collaboration with more than 50 international and regional organizations, the report aims to serve as a foundational resource by providing the latest data and evidence for developing recommendations and solutions to advance progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.