Decent Work And Economic Growth - The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 8

The UN explains: "Roughly half the world’s population still lives on the equivalent of about US$2 a day. And in too many places, having a job doesn’t guarantee the ability to escape from poverty. This slow and uneven progress requires us to rethink and retool our economic and social policies aimed at eradicating poverty."

The UN has defined 12 Targets and 17 Indicators for SDG 8. Targets specify the goals and Indicators represent the metrics by which the world aims to track whether these Targets are achieved. Below we quote the original text of all Targets and show the data on the agreed Indicators.

How is the world doing on this goal?

Posted  updated 8 months ago

Population with financial account - SDG Indicator 8.10.2

Definition: Indicator 8.10.2 is the "proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider".



Data presented here details the percentage of adults (aged 15 and older) who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution.

Goal: "Encourage and expand access to banking, insurance, and financial services for all" by 2030.

Target 8.A: Increase aid for trade support

UN definition: "Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries, in particular, least developed countries, including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries."

Aid for trade - SDG Indicator 8.A.1

Definition: Indicator 8.A.1 is the "aid for trade commitments and disbursements".





Aid for Trade is reported here by the recipient, as well as by the donor country. This is measured as total Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocated to aid for trade in 2015 US$.

Goal: "Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries" by 2030.

Target 8.B: Develop a global youth employment strategy

UN definition: "By 2020, develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour Organization."

Youth employment strategy - SDG Indicator 8.B.1

Definition: Indicator 8.B.1 is the "Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment".

Goal: "Develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment".

Unlike most SDG targets with a target for 2030, the goal date for this indicator is 2020.

Credits: Main photo by Stanley Morales


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