Topic outline

This short course introduces the process of monitoring progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). It highlights the role of UN agencies in supporting data collection and analysis, and it presents the SDG indicators under FAO custodianship.

This short course is intended as a quick introduction for all people interested in the process of data collection, analysis and reporting for SDG indicators, with a focus on indicators for which FAO is custodian agency.

  • 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
  • Importance of monitoring progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
  • How FAO and other UN organizations can support countries with data collection, analysis and dissemination
  • SDG indicators for which FAO is custodian agency

The online version of this course runs on the latest versions of the major browsers, such as Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox.

The downloadable version only runs on Windows PC’s and no additional software is needed.

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