The report Racing Against Time reveals that as few as eight countries are making inclusive progress on child marriage – progress which benefits children from rural and poorer families - and only 40 countries are on track to end stunting and other forms of malnutrition.

The Sustainable Development Goals – the roadmap to a better future for all – are off track. However, the SDG Moment 2024, taking place Tuesday 24 September, will show that dramatic progress is still possible between now and 2030 if the world comes together to act with decisiveness and determination to reach our shared destination by 2030.

By Annika Silva-Leander - Head of North America and Permanent Observer of International IDEA to the United Nations.

Mira Milosevic, Executive Director, Global Fund for Media Development, said her organization has been lobbying for media freedom to be included in the SDGs and has had some success with target 16.10 to Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements.