Sustainable Development Report 2022

Who released the Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022?

       - United Nations  (Published by a group of independent experts at the Sustainable Development Solutions Network)

What is the purpose of the report?

     - A global overview of progress on the accomplishment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

What is Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) / Global Goals?

- A universal call of action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 aimed for the peace and prosperity of people.

- Adopted by UN in 2015.

How many goals are included in SDG?

- 17

 

Which country topped in SDG Goal performance?

- Finland ( followed by Denmark, Sweden and Norway)

What are the major findings of this 2022 SDG goal report?

-  3Cs (COVID-19, Climate Change and Conflict) are negatively affected the SDG goals.

-  About 1 in 10 people are suffering from hunger in the world.

- Immunization coverage reduced for the first time in 10 years.

-  Rise in the death from Tuberculosis and Malaria.

- 17 metric tons of plastic entered in the ocean.

- Number of Internet users surged to 782 million from 4.9 billion in 2021.

- Projected economic growth for 2022 was reduced by 0.9 % due to the pandemic. 

What is the rank of India in SDG report 2022?

       - 121/ out of 163 countries.

What are the major challenges faced by India in SDG?

 

-  More challenging goal is  SDG 8 (ensuring decent work).

- India continues to face major challenges in achieving 11 of the 17 SDGs.

- India’s performance on SDG 13 ( climate action) has faced lot of challenges and slipped from 2020.

( Decline in performance due to the weak performance of following states:-

Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Punjab, Rajasthan, 

Telangana, Uttar Pradesh).

- India shown a progress in  SDG 2 (ending hunger), SDG 3 (good health and well being) and SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation).

This topic deals with the -

GS 1 PRELIMS:- Sustainable Development.

GS Paper 3 in MAINS- Environmental Pollution & Degradation, Conservation, Inclusive Growth.

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