supported in revitalizing rural areas for achieving agrifood systems that promote sustained, inclusive & sustainable economic growth, full & productive employment & decent work for all

received nutritious meals
 

• Girls48%
• Boys52%

supported in ending hunger and food insecurity, promoting transition to healthy diets, ensure food safety & shift to more sustainable consumption & production in agrifood systems including through transparent trade, & reducing food loss & waste

benefited from services to prevent & treat malnutrition during first 1,000 days of life

benefitted from malnutrition prevention & treatment programmes in emergency

supported in ensuring sustainable food production systems & resilient agricultural practices to maintain genetic diversity, increase productivity/production & manage & restore terrestrial & freshwater ecosystems, & promote prevention/control of invasive alien species 

gained access to basic hygiene services
 

• Female12.4 M
• Male11.8 M

reached with water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in 65 countries, including through provision of clean & safe water, basic sanitation & access to hygiene promotion & services

reached to address menstrual health & hygiene needs 

designed, including SDG thematic bonds, SDG impact funds & climate/energy financing facilities

engaged children, adolescents & young people in action & advocacy to address climate change, unsustainable energy use and/or environmental degradation 

by governments, private sector & other stakeholders for digital connectivity projects in developing countries, including Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) & Small Island Developing States (SIDS), through the Partner2Connect Digital Coalition 

hosting the Network of Acceleration Centres of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Alliance for Digital Development supported in building national innovation capacities for sustainable digital transformation 

accessed education, including 3.1 million children on the move & 17.7 million in emergencies
 

• Girls18.7 M
• Boys18.1 M

engaged in civic initiatives across 92 countries
 

• Girls & women11.3 M
• Boys & men10.4 M

accessed learning materials, including 5.4 million in emergencies
 

• Girls14.8 million
• Boys15.6 million

received free, equitable & quality basic education through UN schools (2023/24 academic year)*
 

• Girls269,800
• Boys270,348

* Please note that the result pertains to the number of students enrolled in UNRWA schools at the start of the 2023/24 academic year on 1 September. Regular education services were suspended in Gaza in October 2023 following the onset of humanitarian crisis there.

individuals with improved social protection coverage following reforms

advanced women’s equal access to & use of services, goods and/or resources, including social protection

gained access to cash transfer programmes
 

• Girls45.3 M
• Boys33.3 M

provided with cash assistance to alleviate poverty
 

• Female399,320
• Male329,820

gained access to basic services, with support from 49 countries
 

• Female15.9 M
• Male20.0 M

*Sex-disaggregated data unavailable: 35.7 million

in 81 countries benefitted from government social protection programmes

ratified 49 international labour standards; including 5 ratifications of the Occupational Safety & Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) – to support the inclusion of a safe & healthy working environment– & 13 of the Violence & Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190)

have taken steps towards the UN's Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by setting up national committees & conducting legislation assessments

supported to develop or revise legislation on the status of the artist & cultural professionals

had legislative policy frameworks to eliminate the worst forms of child labour

gained greater awareness of international trade through the utilization of trade intelligence products, such as Global Public Goods, which includes over 1.4 million registered users

supported to close meteorological observation gaps (through the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF)): where 13 completed readiness phase; 11 received approval of their investment funding

supported in Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) implementation; of which with 114 Member States completed implementation

supported to advance national plans to reduce short lived pollutants such as methane & hydrofluorocarbons, which contribute to climate change & air pollution, through the Climate Clean Air Coalition

developed a climate rationale assessing climate risks & articulating climateresilient WASH services in key national documents related to climate change, including national adaptation plans & nationally determined contributions (NDCs)

supported with tropical cyclones advisories & warnings; 78 Member States supported on severe weather; & 71 on flash flood, through global & regional centers

acceded to the Water Convention in 2023 – Iraq, Namibia, Nigeria, Panama & The Gambia – bringing total number to 52 Parties

of mercury & Persistent Organic Pollutants prevented from being released to environment

pledged to plant 12.2 million trees as of 31 December 2023, within Trees in Cities Challenge

supported with enhanced capacities for collecting & reporting climate data, ensuring accuracy & reliability, under the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) of the Paris Agreement

treated

covering more than 400,000 employees from 28 countries committed 105 actions under UNECE Sustainability Pledge to enhance traceability & transparency of sustainable & circular value chains in garment & footwear sector 58% of actors that submitted pledges are women-led actors/businesses

of CO₂ equivalent emissions reduced

supported to better regulate harvesting & end overfishing – including illegal & unreported – through science-based management plans & elimination of harmful subsidies; to enhance access of small-scale fishers to marine resources & markets and increase economic benefits to SIDS & LDCs from sustainable use of marine resources

of protected area created or received improved management in [56] countries

34,000 maternal deaths averted

27 million women & young people reached with integrated sexual & reproductive health services (SRHS)

8,700 women & girls living with obstetric fistula received treatment

9.9 million marginalized girls reached by life skills programmes

902,800 women, adolescents & youth benefited from high-quality services related to harmful practices (HP)

vaccinated against measles, including 32.4 million in emergencies

benefitted from integrated management of neonatal & childhood illnesses services

83 countries supported to scale up combination HIV prevention programmes 

69 countries supported to remove or amend HIV-related punitive & discriminatory laws and policies and/or to develop protective ones affecting the HIV response 

50 countries supported to scale-up multisectoral interventions to increase access to sexual & reproductive health (SRH) services, including comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)

vaccinated through mass campaigns in outbreak scenarios in crisis contexts in 13 countries

accessed mental health & psychosocial support services (MHPSS)
 

• Female19 M
• Male13.3 M

primary health care (PHC) consultations were provided in 47 countries

with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) had their conditions controlled through care received in UN health centers
 

• Women35,313
• Men20,926

Please note that regular care for patients with non-communicable diseases was suspended in Gaza in October 2023 due to the onset of the humanitarian crisis in that field. As such, the result includes non-communicable disease patients under control in Gaza up to 31 September 2023.

adolescents accessed health services, including sexual & reproductive health (SRH)

supported with the procurement of medicines, medical equipment & medical supplies

refugees, asylum seekers, & others of concern in 77 countries received essential healthcare services (EHS)

US$4.95 billion in additional resources catalyzed for SDG acceleration from domestic, developmental & private financing (cumulative since 2019) 

70 SDG financing strategies formalized or under development 

256 policy reforms being implemented or prioritized in the short-term across public, private & public-private finance for SDGs

who experienced violence accessed health, social work, justice or law enforcement services

developed & strengthened institutions, mechanisms & regulatory frameworks for social dialogue, labour relations & dispute resolution, supporting green transition & digital economy, through tripartite consultations

supported with technical assistance on trade & interrelated issues in areas of finance, investment, technology & sustainable development

approved in 36 countries & territories to strengthen peacebuilding

refugees, asylum seekers, IDPs & other persons of concern in 163 countries accessed protection services

people gained access to justice in 68 countries

provided with support on specialized justice for children systems

supported to establish or improve oversight, accountability, or protection mechanisms to enhance compliance with international human rights standards

trained worldwide on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Rule of Law, freedom of expression & Safety of Journalists

supported to establish or improve functioning of mechanisms dedicated to integrated reporting or implementation UN human rights mechanisms recommendations

had free & universal birth registration service within civil registration & vital statistics, in accordance with international standards & best practices

supported to significantly improve the level of meaningful participation of selected groups in public processes

from 75 requesting Member States trained on criminal justice responses to terrorism & efforts to prevent & counter terrorism

• Female900

supported to establish national human rights institutions or improve compliance with international standards (Paris Principles)

saved from female genital mutilation (FGM)

supported in implementing gender-responsive policies, strategies, programmes & legal frameworks in agrifood sector to improve productivity & incomes for women, increase access to land and other economic resources & promote recognition & value of unpaid care & domestic work

received prevention & care services to address child marriage
 

• 10-14 yrs2.0 M
• 15-19 yrs5.3 M

Gender Based Violence (GBV) services made available to forcibly displaced & stateless people who are survivors

strengthened protocols, guidelines & initiatives to prevent & respond to violence against women