Sustainable Development in the UNECE Region in 2025:

More Data,

Persistent Challenges

Foreword

Concluding the Pact for the Future in 2024, world leaders renewed their commitment to bold and ambitious actions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and leave no one behind. Such renewed vigor for action is crucial for accelerating progress towards the Goals and overcome the many challenges faced on the global, regional and national levels.

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Introduction

Every year, all five United Nations regional commissions organize regional forums on sustainable development for international exchanges among governments and other stakeholders. In the region of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), which comprises 56 countries of Europe, North America and Central Asia, the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development will be held for the ninth time on 2 and 3 April 2025 in Geneva.

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Progress in the UNECE region

How many targets are on track?

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Stories

The agencies and United Nations country teams participating in the Regional Coordination Group on Data and Statistics for Europe and Central Asia and all UNECE programmes provided stories. These 19 stories provide rich insights into the ways in which various regional and country level actions relate to sustainable development outcomes. The contribution from UN Women provides an overview of gender equality and women’s empowerment (Goal 5) in the region.

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EXPLORE Building demographic resilience in challenging times in 21st century Albania to ensure that no one is left behind

UNFPA Albania

EXPLORE The future starts with us: how youth recommendations are redefining global priorities

United Nations in Kyrgyzstan

EXPLORE Inclusive adaptation to climate change: ensuring safety for people with disabilities

United Nations in Kyrgyzstan

EXPLORE Transforming Moldova’s health system: hope for the smallest warriors

United Nations in Moldova

EXPLORE Strengthening synergies between well-being and education in South-East Europe

UNESCO

EXPLORE UNFPA’s response to the October 2024 floods: empowering women’s health

UNFPA Bosnia

EXPLORE Bridging immunization gaps in the Europe and Central Asia Region

UNICEF

EXPLORE Walking: the missing link in transport, health and environment

UNECE Environment

EXPLORE From challenges to solutions: successful international experience in addressing vital issues of water supply, sanitation and water resource protection in Uzbekistan

UNECE Environment

EXPLORE Promoting gender equality and empowering women

UN Women Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

EXPLORE Partnership for gender equality in land ownership and control: Towards SDG 5.a.1 reporting in the Western Balkans

FAO

EXPLORE Empowering youth and advancing SDGs through Y-Peer in Bosnia and Herzegovina

UNFPA Bosnia

EXPLORE Empowering survivors of gender-based violence in Georgia: a collaborative effort

UNFPA Georgia

EXPLORE Building resilience through digital health – UNFPA’s innovations in Georgia

UNFPA Georgia

EXPLORE Mainstreaming gender for inclusive trade

UNECE Economic Cooperation and Trade

EXPLORE Partnering to facilitate the financing of the SDGs: a multi-year pragmatic approach

UNECE Sustainable Energy

EXPLORE Reversing direction in the used clothing crisis: global, European and Chilean perspectives

UNECE Economic Cooperation and Trade

EXPLORE Building partnerships for National Evaluation Capacity Development to achieve better results for children in Europe and Central Asia

UNICEF

EXPLORE New resources to provide statistics for SDGs and reflect on lessons learned

UNECE Statistics