World leaders met in September in New York for UNGA80 to commemorate 30 years since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The Beijing +30 Action Agenda provides a clear path forwards to realise the Sustainable Development Goals.
The meeting considered the Gender Snapshot report on progress with the SDGs. Drawing from more than 100 data sources, the report tracks progress for women and girls across 17 SDGs. However, as Women's Agenda reports, the 2025 edition shows that with only 5 years left to achieve the SDG’s goal of reaching gender equality by 2030, the current trajectory will miss every indicator.
The United Nations also declared the SDG Moment 2025 which marks a critical juncture. It is the mid-point of the Decade of Action, the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, and 30 years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. It builds on transformative milestones reinforcing the spirit of multilateralism and shared responsibility to deliver on the 2030 Agenda.
The United Nations asserts that, ultimately, the promise of the 2030 Agenda will only be realised if we act—together and now. Whether governments, policymakers, business leaders, civil society, women organizations or youth—we all have a role to play in advancing the SDGs at the national, regional, and global levels.
The SDG Moment is a call to keep the promise: to build a more just, peaceful, inclusive, and prosperous world for all.
