Global Goals

How countries are tackling SDG 4, from India's learning recovery and NEP 2020 to Arabic learning in the UAE, Zambia's Catch Up and sub-Saharan Africa's gaps.

What young people can do for SDG 8: spot a decent job, avoid job scams, build lasting skills and find study and career paths linked to decent work.

SDG 4 aims for quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030. Here are its main targets, the latest UN data and where the world is off track.

Ocean protection around the world: new high seas and fishing treaties, regional fisheries data, and how India and the UAE tackle plastic and coastal loss.

How students and young people can support SDG 16 on peace and justice: taking part safely, using your right to information, and careers in law and policy.

Practical SDG 16 steps for small and growing businesses: anti-bribery policies, checks on agents, safe ways to speak up and the laws in the UK and India.

How technology helps clean water and sanitation under SDG 6: open data, mobile surveys, water point maps, satellites and reuse, with real examples and limits.

Practical SDG 12 steps for small businesses: measure waste, work with suppliers on packaging, design for repair, handle e-waste and report what you can prove.

SDG 2 for young people: simple, safe ways students can cut food waste and fight hunger, plus the study subjects and careers that work on zero hunger.

How regions are doing on SDG 8: productivity gaps, informal work, child labour trends, India's e-Shram registry and UAE rules on Emiratisation and heat.

SDG 14 life below water explained: the ocean targets, where overfishing, pollution, acidification and marine protection stand in 2026, and what is off track.

Poverty progress around the world under SDG 1: the latest UN and World Bank data for India, sub-Saharan Africa and the UAE, and approaches that worked.