What are Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? What are the Sustainable Development Goals?
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030.

The 17 SDGs are integrated—that is, they recognize that action in one area will affect outcomes in others, and that development must balance social, economic and environmental sustainability.

Through the pledge to Leave No One Behind, countries have committed to fast-track progress for those furthest behind first. That is why the SDGs are designed to bring the world to several life-changing 'zeros', including zero poverty, hunger, AIDS and discrimination against women and girls. How does the United Nations (UN) measure progress towards these goals? The annual Sustainable Development Goals Report provides an overview of the world's implementation efforts to date, highlighting areas of progress and areas where more action needs to be taken to ensure no one is left behind. Where does Nigeria rank against other countries in the 2020 report? 160	Nigeria	49.28 Is this low in the rankings? Yes There are only 6 countries with a lower registered score. What do the statistics for 2019 show? Nigeria ranked 43 out of 52 countries in Africa. Where did Nigeria rank in 2018? 150th out of 156 countries ranked overall. Are there rankings for 2016 and 2017? No None found.
Nigeria performed poorly in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the past five years.
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Claim: Nigeria performed poorly in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the past five years.

Evidence: What are Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? What are the Sustainable Development Goals?
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030.

The 17 SDGs are integrated—that is, they recognize that action in one area will affect outcomes in others, and that development must balance social, economic and environmental sustainability.

Through the pledge to Leave No One Behind, countries have committed to fast-track progress for those furthest behind first. That is why the SDGs are designed to bring the world to several life-changing 'zeros', including zero poverty, hunger, AIDS and discrimination against women and girls. How does the United Nations (UN) measure progress towards these goals? The annual Sustainable Development Goals Report provides an overview of the world's implementation efforts to date, highlighting areas of progress and areas where more action needs to be taken to ensure no one is left behind. Where does Nigeria rank against other countries in the 2020 report? 160	Nigeria	49.28 Is this low in the rankings? Yes There are only 6 countries with a lower registered score. What do the statistics for 2019 show? Nigeria ranked 43 out of 52 countries in Africa. Where did Nigeria rank in 2018? 150th out of 156 countries ranked overall. Are there rankings for 2016 and 2017? No None found.

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Claim: Nigeria performed poorly in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the past five years.

Evidence: What are Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? What are the Sustainable Development Goals?
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030.

The 17 SDGs are integrated—that is, they recognize that action in one area will affect outcomes in others, and that development must balance social, economic and environmental sustainability.

Through the pledge to Leave No One Behind, countries have committed to fast-track progress for those furthest behind first. That is why the SDGs are designed to bring the world to several life-changing 'zeros', including zero poverty, hunger, AIDS and discrimination against women and girls. How does the United Nations (UN) measure progress towards these goals? The annual Sustainable Development Goals Report provides an overview of the world's implementation efforts to date, highlighting areas of progress and areas where more action needs to be taken to ensure no one is left behind. Where does Nigeria rank against other countries in the 2020 report? 160	Nigeria	49.28 Is this low in the rankings? Yes There are only 6 countries with a lower registered score. What do the statistics for 2019 show? Nigeria ranked 43 out of 52 countries in Africa. Where did Nigeria rank in 2018? 150th out of 156 countries ranked overall. Are there rankings for 2016 and 2017? No None found.

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 - refuted

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 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
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