GCUA 2030 webinar spotlighted SDG monitoring and key findings from the 2025 SDG Report

News published:  17/11/2025

GCUA 2030 hosted a webinar featuring Daniel Eshetie from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), who discussed the Division’s work in coordinating the Global SDG Indicator Framework and monitoring global progress toward Agenda 2030.

The webinar was well represented by around 50 participants from several different countries in Europe, U.S. and Africa. For those who couldn't join live, it is possible to watch a recording of the presentation. See below.

Daniel Eshetie, a statistician at UNSD, works closely with National Statistical Offices and international partners on methodology and capacity-development initiatives related to SDG indicators. During the webinar, he outlined his role and the Division’s broader efforts to strengthen data systems and ensure consistent monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals.

The session also included an overview of the recently published Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025. Prepared annually by UN DESA in collaboration with more than 50 international and regional agencies, the report draws on data from over 200 countries and territories. It serves as a key reference document, offering up-to-date evidence to inform recommendations and solutions aimed at accelerating progress toward Agenda 2030 and the SDGs.

Read the Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025 here

“Daniel emphasised the important tools to monitor and evaluate SDG indicators in this very inspiring webinar. This is the only UN official report that monitors global progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which makes it both interesting and essential for evaluating and develop ways forward.” – Paul Egan, GCUA 2030 programme coordinator.

Three summarising points: 

  •        The progress is to slow and uneven.
  •        Transformative change is still possible.
  •        Sustained multilateral engagement is essential to keep the goals within reach.
“With only five years to reach the Sustainable Development Goals, we need to shift into overdrive”.  – Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations

 

 

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