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The 78th session of the UN General Assembly aims to rebuild trust and solidarity by accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Progress towards the SDGs is off track and some are even backsliding, prompting a call for renewed impetus and accelerated actions at the 2023 SDG Summit.
The 78th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 78) was gathering in New York City as this issue of The Lancet Neurology was sent to press. The aim of UNGA 78 is to “rebuild trust and reignite global solidarity” by “accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs]”. Midway between the introduction of the SDGs in 2015 and their completion in 2030, progress is off track and, for some SDGs, even backsliding. Hence, UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ has appealed for “a renewed impetus and accelerated actions”, which will be the focus of the 2023 SDG Summit that takes place alongside UNGA 78.