The Sustainable Development Report 2021 was released on 21st June 2021.
The report ranks 193 UN member countries based on their performance against the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Major Observations
The report mentions that COVID-19 pandemic is a setback for sustainable development around the world.
Driven by Poverty and Unemployment, for the first time since its adoption, the global average SDG Index score for 2020 decreased from the previous year. According to the report, the pandemic is the anti-thesis to sustainable development and economic recovery.
Zoonotic diseases and other pathogens will increase, with even higher possibilities of fatalities, if damages to ecosystems and ....
