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Goal 5: Gender equality

Despite the importance of women in the global response to COVID-19, they remain underrepresented in leadership positions, subjected to violence and disadvantaged by discriminatory laws ...
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Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

Although there has been some progress towards Goal 6 worldwide, two billion people still lack access to safe drinking water and 3.6 billion lack safely managed sanitation services.
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Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy

The availability of affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy stands central to securing a viable future for humanity.
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Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered the greatest economic crisis in decades, with the manufacturing and transport industries among the sectors most impacted by the global restriction of movement of people and goods.
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Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth

​ Unemployment and underemployment are persistent issues in sub-Saharan Africa, where informal employment represents 85% of total employment. ​
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Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Inequality stunts macroeconomic growth and sustains high levels of poverty yet there is a troubling paucity of data on the topic across the African continent.