Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/193441 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
GLO Discussion Paper No. 327
Publisher: 
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Maastricht
Abstract: 
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recently adopted by the United Nations represent an important step to identify shared global goals for development over the next two decades. Yet, the stated goals are not as straightforward and easy to interpret as they appear on the surface. Review of the SDG indicators suggests that some further refinements can be made to their wordings, and their underlying objectives can be further clarified. We bring attention to potential pitfalls with interpretation, where different evaluation methods can lead to different conclusions about country performance. Review of the United Nations’ SDG database highlights the overwhelming challenge with missing data: data are available for just over half of all indicators and for just 19 percent of what is needed to comprehensively track progress across countries and over time. We offer further reflections and propose some simple but cost-effective solutions to these challenges.
Subjects: 
SDGs
monitoring
data challenges
survey data
international organization
JEL: 
F00
I3
O1
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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