15 September 2025 - More than 351 million women and girls could still be living in extreme poverty by the end of the decade if current trends persist.

The world is retreating from gender equality, and the cost is being counted in lives, rights, and opportunities. Five years from the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) deadline in 2030,?none of the gender equality targets are on track. 

That¡¯s according to this year¡¯s  launched on Monday by  and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, which draws on more than 100 data sources to track progress across all 17 Goals. 

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