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Leaders set ambitious goals to better the world by 2030. They've made little progress

In 2015, global leaders set ambitious goals to reduce inequality, end hunger and boost education. More than a decade later, the world is nowhere near achieving much of what was promised.

Leaders set ambitious goals to better the world by 2030. They've made little progress

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In 2015, global leaders set ambitious goals to reduce inequality, end hunger and boost education.

More than a decade later, the world is nowhere near achieving much of what was promised.

In 2015, global leaders set ambitious goals to reduce inequality, end hunger and boost education. More than a decade later, the world is nowhere near achieving much of what was promised.

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In 2015, global leaders set ambitious goals to reduce inequality, end hunger and boost education. More than a decade later, the world is nowhere near achieving much of what was promised.

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