10 Years of the 2030 Agenda: Progress, Challenges, and Future Perspectives
The event, hosted by ASviS – Alleanza Italiana per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile, in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations, the UN Global Compact Network Italy, and SDSN Italy, took place live from Rome and New York during the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week NYC.
In her intervention, Professor Phoebe Koundouri, Co-Chair of the forthcoming United Nations Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) – the last before the 2030 deadline – reflected on both progress and setbacks:
The state of the SDGs: Current reports from the United Nations and the SDSN Global Climate Hub confirm that only 17–18% of the Sustainable Development Goals are on track. Vital systems – food, water, land, and oceans – remain in deep crisis. While Europe has advanced frameworks such as the European Green Deal, global and national implementation efforts are still lagging behind.
The way forward: The SDGs must remain the global framework for action, with light revisions to reflect the impacts of artificial intelligence, shifting geopolitics, and emerging realities. Solutions are not lacking: policy frameworks, financing instruments, and technological innovations are already available. What is missing is a dedicated global mechanism to coordinate science, technology, finance, and capacity building – and to translate knowledge into large-scale action.
Watch the event recording here: Link
Distinguished speakers included:
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Enrico Giovannini, Scientific Director of ASviS and former Minister for Infrastructure and Transport of Italy
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Edmondo Cirielli, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
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Diene Keita, Executive Director of UNFPA
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Maurizio Massari, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations
