The shock of the unexpected coronavirus pandemic will make it harder to achieve success on the Sustainable Development Goals, now a third of their way to the finish line, in 2030. Click here to read more from SDG news this week.
Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC) Prof. Abubakar Rasheed announced that 32 federal, state and private universities are conducting different stages of research to tackle direct and collateral impacts of COVID-19. Click here to read more from SDG news this week.
Nigeria’s development partners are seeking the use of technology to meet the targets of the sustainable development goals during the coronavirus pandemic. Click here to read more from SDG news this week.
Dozens of developing nations across the globe have achieved the targets for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13: Climate Action — reducing greenhouse gas emissions and investing in climate resilience — while developed countries remain far behind. Click here to read more from SDG news this week.
A new report has predicted that an estimated 71 million additional people will be living in extreme poverty due to COVID-19. Click here to view more from SDG news this week