“We live in a world that is on the verge of ensuring that no one dies of hunger, malaria or diarrhea,” says economist Michael Green. To help drive progress, in 2015 the United Nations developed a set of 17 goals around important factors such as health, education and equality. In this data-rich talk, Green shares his analysis of what steps each country is taking (or not taking) to achieve these Sustainable Development Goals – and offers new ideas on what needs to change for us to achieve them.

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