Malaysia set to achieve nearly half of SDG targets by 2030
Based on an analysis of national data from 2023, Malaysia is estimated to reach 49 per cent of its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets before 2030, Qazinform News Agency reports via TV BRICS.
This forecast, put forward by the nation’s deputy economy minister, puts Malaysia significantly ahead of the global completion average of 18% reported this year.
According to the deputy minister, the two goals demonstrated the strongest performance: SDG 4, which targets quality education, achieving 70%, and SDG 12, which aims at ensuring sustainable consumption and production, at 64%.
Such advances were associated with broad-based access to education, rising recycling rates and improvements in the management of hazardous waste.
Eight more goals were said to be performing above the national average, including those concerning gender equality, clean and affordable energy, sustainable urban development and strengthened global partnerships.
It was highlighted that Malaysia’s progress is assessed using the framework developed by its Department of Statistics, which defines 17 goals, 169 targets and 244 indicators across economic, social and environmental dimensions.
Previously, Qazinform News Agency reported Malaysia is to resume the search for the flight MH370 in late December.
