“Today’s report reveals the undeniable truth: progress is achievable, but is not fast enough,” said Sima Bahous, UN Women Executive Director.
“Let us unite to continue dismantling the barriers women and girls face and forge a future where gender equality is not just an aspiration but a reality,” she added.
The Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, are an internationally agreed set of targets to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure peace and prosperity for all by 2030.
While there are some promising trends towards achieving certain SDGs in the report – including declining poverty, narrowing of gender gaps in education and a push for positive legal reforms – just six years before the 2030 deadline, not a single indicator under Goal 5, gender equality, has been fully achieved.