Prioritizing the UN Sustainability Goals

Background

The United Nations (UN) has set 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Achieving these goals would ultimately lead to an improved life for many people around the world. These goals are not independent of each other. So, often positive gains in some goals have an impact (positive or negative and sometimes both) on other goals. This interconnectedness makes the achievement of all goals a fluid process where funding limitations and other national and international priorities may take precedence. Additionally, the impact of technological advances, global pandemics, climate change, regional wars, and refugee movements have had serious implications on many of the goals.