The invisibility of adolescents within the SDGs

A central pillar of Agenda 2030 is the pledge to ‘leave no one behind’ – a pledge which must not be viewed as a separate course of action, but intrinsic to the achievement of the Agenda as a whole. Moreover, the United Nations (UN) member states made a commitment to reach those furthest behind first, and to fast-track them within the global agenda (United Nations, 2015). Nearly five years into implementation, and as the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) prepares for the 2020 Comprehensive Review, we must consider progress against this pledge.

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Guglielmi, S. and Jones, N. (2019) 'The invisibility of adolescents within the SDGs.' Policy Note. London: Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence. (https://www.gage.odi.org/publication/the-invisibility-of-adolescents-within-the-sdgs/)