New report from UN Economic Commission for Europe measures progress on global goals UN News/Elizabeth Scaffidi People shop in Azerbaijan's Sederek Market. 17 March 2020 SDGs As all eyes, hearts and minds focus on the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) garnered attention on Tuesday when a new UN report revealed that only ten countries in the European region have levels of air pollution below the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended limit. The UN Economic Commission for Europe’s (UNECE) first regional report on SDG progress has singled out Iceland, Sweden, Finland, Canada, Estonia, United States, Norway, Portugal, Ireland and Spain as meeting the WHO standards, noting that others need to step up. UNECE @UNECE : First @ UNECE regional report on # SDGs uses # statistics on 49 indicators across all 17 # GlobalGoals to highlight progress, lags &
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