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Draft report (2025/2248(INI)) 2026-06-22

Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2026 High-Level Political Forum

Committee on Development Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

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COMPROMISE 1

Compromise Amendment 1

Compromise supported by Co-Rapporteurs

and replacing Amendment(s) AM 91 to AM 113, AM 115 to AM 139 and AM 141 to AM 150

Motion for a resolution

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1. Reaffirms its strong commitment to the rapid and full delivery of the SDGs and calls for the EU to assume a leadership role in pursuing the implementation of the SDGs worldwide;

1. Reaffirms its strong and unwavering commitment to ensuring the full and prompt implementation and delivery of all the SDGs; believes the EU should remain fully committed to integrating the SDGs across all EU policies and legislative initiatives and ensuring policy coherence for sustainable development, while recognising that Member States play a key role in driving sustainable development at national, regional, and local levels; calls for the EU to continue its leadership role in pursuing the implementation of the SDGs in the EU and worldwide through political and financial support; reaffirms its strong commitment to the Pact for the Future; calls for strengthening the role and ability of multilateral institutions to improve SDGs delivery;

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2. Regrets that the global community is severely off track as regards implementing the 2030 Agenda; recognises the interconnectedness of the 17 SDGs and that achieving the 2030 Agenda will require action across all SDGs;

2. Acknowledges the steps made at EU level and worldwide since 2015 towards the implementation of the SDGs Regrets that, despite significant achievements over the past decade, the global community is severely off track as regards implementing the 2030 Agenda; recognises the interconnectedness of the 17 SDGs and that achieving the 2030 Agenda will require accelerated action across all SDGs; underlines that the scarring effects of escalating conflicts, geopolitical tensions, health and humanitarian emergencies and the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, constitute significant obstacles for the achievement of the SDGs; stresses therefore the urgent need for international cooperation and systemic transformation of the implementation framework to achieve the SDGs taking into account economic constraints and development differences between countries; regrets that most Member States will not have an opportunity to present their Voluntary National Review (VNR) on the SDGs during the 2026 High-Level Political Forum ; encourages all Member States to in any case conduct VNRs to inform their SDG implementation;

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3. Is concerned that the current geopolitical and security situation creates further challenges to achieving the SDGs and believes that stability, security and economic resilience will be required for their delivery; emphasises the urgent need for and the indispensable role of multilateralism and sustained investment play in addressing the problems underlying the SDGs;

3. Is concerned that the current geopolitical and security situation, coupled with the urgent challenge of achieving climate neutrality, creates further challenges for society and for the achievement of the SDGs; believes that stability, security, conflict prevention, and economic and climate resilience, in particular in fragile contexts, will be required for their delivery of SDGs, including human development and equality, and cannot be achieved in isolation from geopolitics, energy security, food and water security; emphasises the urgent need for increased efforts by all actors and the indispensable role which multilateralism, the defence and strengthening of a democratic and rules-based multilateral system under the United Nations, and sustained investment play in addressing the problems underlying the SDGs;

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4. Highlights that the EU’s commitment to the global implementation of the SDGs and 2030 Agenda remains crucial and should send a clear signal to partners around the world; calls for the EU to provide leadership by building alliances to deliver the SDGs and secure sufficient funding for their achievement;

4. Highlights that the EU’s commitment to the global and European implementation of the SDGs and 2030 Agenda remains crucial and should send a clear signal to partners around the world; recalls the EU’s commitment to respect planetary boundaries and to reach climate neutrality by 2050 and in this regard calls for increased resource efficiency; calls for the EU and its Member States to reinforce their leadership role by building global alliances and strengthen their engagement constructively with partner countries to deliver the SDGs and secure adequate and sustained funding for their achievement by filling the huge financing gap, including that left by the suspension of most USAID funding;

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4a. Stresses that accelerating SDGs implementation requires a pragmatic and results-driven approach, prioritising science- and evidence-based, transformative, innovative and coordinated solutions that deliver measurable results and strengthening coherence across the humanitarian-development-peace nexus; emphasises that effective SDG implementation depends on good governance, the rule of law, anti-corruption measures and sound public financial management; reaffirms the importance of a human rights-based approach; calls for more efficient monitoring, accountability and results-based reporting on SDGs implementation at EU and global level;

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4b. Highlights the important role of the private sector, innovation and sustainable finance in closing the SDGs financing gap, and calls for strengthened public-private partnerships, public governance and improved business environments in partner countries; emphasises the importance of supporting local entrepreneurship, small and medium-sized enterprises, skills development and appropriate regulatory frameworks while upholding environmental and social standards;

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4c. Stresses the need to prioritise vulnerable groups particularly in fragile and conflict-affected contexts, especially children, and calls for strengthened, coordinated and long-term investment in quality education, healthcare and child protection systems, in accordance with the 2030 Agenda and the principle of leaving no one behind, recognising such investment as essential for human development, resilience and sustainable long-term stability;

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COMPROMISE 2

Compromise amendment 2

Compromise supported by Co-Rapporteurs

and replacing Amendment(s) AM 151 to AM 218 and AM 362 to AM 367

Motion for a resolution

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5. Notes that SDG 6 is one of the worst performing SDGs, with none of its targets being met or on track to being met, and with half of its targets experiencing either stagnation or regression; recalls that access to water and sanitation is a fundamental right and that ensuring this access is crucial for achieving several other SDGs;

5. Notes that SDG 6 is one of the worst performing SDGs, with none of its targets being met or on track to being met, and with half of its targets experiencing either stagnation or regression; recalls that access to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation are fundamental rights related to public interest, public and global goods and are instrumental to improve global health coverage, access to education, to achieve poverty reduction, food security and for the protection of ecosystems; stresses in addition that strengthening water resilience is crucial in the face of increasing pressures from climate change, droughts, floods and pollution in the context of increased water demand and competing uses; insists that access to water and its resilience are key for achieving several other SDGs; recalls the Right2Water European Citizens’ initiative and its resolution thereof and therefore calls for addressing the proposed measures to address SDG6;

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5a. Highlights that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has identified WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) services as one of the most effective adaptation measures for short-term climate shocks and a ‘low regrets’ adaptation and that progress on SDG6 is closely linked to the strengthening of efficient and resilient WASH systems and sectors; recognises that WASH services are essential for women’s and girl’s dignity, health, including for SRHR, and equality and calls on the Commission and Member States to support gender-responsive WASH interventions, prioritising interventions to ensure women’s access to SRH services and support women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in WASH related decision-making, stresses the need to ensure a disability-inclusive approach in WASH programming;

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5b. Recognises the central role of healthy ecosystems in achieving water security; stresses that restoring and protecting the water cycle is key to building resilience against floods, droughts and water scarcity; stresses the importance of protecting and restoring freshwater ecosystems, as essential for water security, biodiversity, climate resilience, ocean health and the provision of ecosystem services; calls in that regard on the Member States to fully implement all EU water legislation;

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6. Is alarmed at the irreversible losses of natural water capital, with many critical water systems already water-bankrupt; recalls that access to water underpins global stability and calls on the international community to use the upcoming UN Water Conference to place water-related issues higher on the international agenda;

6. Is alarmed at the irreversible losses of natural water capital, with many critical water systems already water-bankrupt which impacts the reliable provision of water services; recalls that access to water underpins global stability and calls on the international community to use the upcoming UN Water Conference to further elevate water-related issues on the international agenda; underlines that water policies must support the sustainable management of water bodies and integrate water efficiency practices, including water-smart solutions and innovative digital solutions, across all sectors; calls for stronger international action to prevent and mitigate water stress and overexploitation of water resources, restore degraded ecosystems and improve water governance;

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6a. Expresses deep concern that, according to the UN, around 3.5 billion1a people still lack safely managed sanitation services, while 1.7 billion lack even basic services; highlights that water security and particularly access to clean water and sanitation have significant impact on economic stability, climate resilience and peace; notes in that regard that water security is an integral part of peace-building processes; calls on the EU to strengthen its external investments in water and sanitation access and to support its leadership in cooperative management in water governance in fragile and conflict-affected contexts as a means to support stability, peacebuilding, resilience and climate adaptation; further calls on parties to conflict to not target water and energy infrastructure in line with their obligations under international law;

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6b. Calls for improved data and monitoring, particularly in informal settlements and water-scarce regions, and for targeted, climate-resilient investments to ensure long-term sustainability and resilience;

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7. Stresses that water pollution should be addressed both at source and by ensuring access to efficient waste water treatment; highlights the need to improve data collection and monitoring of freshwater quality and quantity and encourages public-private partnerships to scale up fresh water and wastewater infrastructure, including water and sanitation projects; encourages early warning systems and water-risk planning to prevent irreversible losses; highlights the importance of wastewater treatment for the health of populations and communities; furthermore, underlines that wastewater serves as a vital source of data, offering key indicators for tracking the spread of pandemics; emphasises the crucial role of monitoring and data collection, designed in a practicable and realistic way;

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7a. Recalls that solutions that are codesigned with the participation and knowledge of local communities are the most effective in achieving social and community resilience towards water-related shocks; stresses the importance of supporting capacity building for local communities, authorities and utilities, especially in fragile and developing context, including by promoting solutions that are adapted to and sustained in local contexts leaving no one behind; calls for targeted support to women, children and the most vulnerable communities as regards access to water and sanitation;

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7b. Calls to phase out forever chemicals (PFAS) – starting with consumer goods – linked to harmful effects on human health and the environment, based on scientific evidence, allowing their use where there are no safe alternatives; underlines the need to scale up investments and accelerate the research and development of equivalent and safe alternatives;

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8. Calls for the EU to take the lead in water diplomacy and in supporting transboundary water cooperation to harness its global potential for sustainable development, climate resilience, food security, biodiversity protection and conflict prevention;

8. Calls for the EU to take the lead in water diplomacy and in supporting transboundary water cooperation, notably through Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) to harness its global potential for sustainable development, human rights, climate resilience, food security, biodiversity protection, conflict prevention, peace building sustainable peace and gender equality, including by fully integrating climate-resilient water and sanitation instruments and infrastructures into the EU climate agenda; calls on the EU to integrate transboundary water management and water security into EU development cooperation and humanitarian action; calls furthermore on the EU to ensure that EU-supported transboundary water initiatives, including Global Gateway-funded infrastructures projects, address the needs of people including those in poverty and vulnerable and marginalised groups; calls for the inclusion of women, youth and indigenous communities in water governance; recommends to strengthen multilateral cooperation on water including through the ratification of the UN Water convention and UN water course convention;

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8a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to integrate the implementation of water policy objectives in other relevant policy areas, in order to ensure policy coherence between inter alia agriculture, trade, and environment policy, including in its external dimension in line with the principle of policy coherence for development;

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8b. Welcomes the European Commission first-ever Water Resilience Strategy, which commits to support access to clean drinking water and sanitation for at least 70 million people and calls on the EU and its Member States to step up its efforts and close the gap to achieve SGD6 targets by effectively and fully implementing this Strategy;

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8c. Calls on Member States to ensure better coordination of their water resilience programmes , with a focus on climate-resilient water and sanitation services and infrastructures; calls on the EU, through Team Europe initiatives, to support capacity-building, institutional strengthening and integrated water resource management approaches in partner countries to improve the planning, governance and maintenance of water and sanitation services, including through partnerships with local authorities, public service providers and civil society; calls for strong ambitions in strengthening global water governance and engagement in multilateral fora such as the G7, G20 and the Baku Water Dialogue and the UN Water Conference;

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8d. Is alarmed by the lack of progress in the sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine resources. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to build on the 2025 UN Ocean Conference commitments to urgently protect the ocean and to step up their financial contribution to protecting and restoring marine ecosystems Is alarmed by the increasing levels of marine pollution. Calls for stronger measures and accelerated implementation as a matter of urgency to put an end to marine pollution both at EU and international level. Regrets the failure of global negotiations on a first ever inter-governmental plastics treaty. Calls for the adoption of an ambitious binding global treaty on plastic pollution at the resumption of the intergovernmental negotiations in 2026;

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COMPROMISE 3

Compromise Amendment 3

Compromise supported by Co-Rapporteurs

and replacing Amendment(s) AM 219 to AM 272

Motion for a resolution

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9. Stresses that achieving SDG 7 will help advance several SDGs, including those related to poverty eradication, gender equality, climate change, food security, health, sustainable cities and communities, clean water and sanitation;

9. Underlines that achieving universal access to clean and affordable energy is a key cross-cutting enabler for the entire 2030 Agenda; Stresses that achieving SDG 7 will help advance many SDGs, including those related to poverty eradication, living standards and socio-economic developments, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, gender equality, climate change, food security, health, sustainable cities and communities, clean water and sanitation;

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9a. Calls on the EU to continue supporting the global transition towards a renewables-based energy system, which represents a key driver of economic development, resilience, and long-term energy security; recalls for the delivery of SDG 7 the central role of renewable energy;

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9b. Stresses that achieving SDG 7 requires a modernised, interconnected European grid; recognises the potential of the European Grids Package for enabling cross border flow of affordable energy;

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9c. Highlights the pivotal role of affordable, sustainable and secure energy in supporting sustainable economic growth, strengthening Europe’s industrial base and preserving quality jobs; emphasises the importance of strengthening the long-term resilience of Europe’s energy system by ensuring sustainable supply chains, fostering innovation and maintaining competitive, affordable and fair energy costs, thereby enabling a reliable and future-proof energy system for citizens and industry;

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9d. Recalls the need to diversify energy sources, particularly by boosting renewable energy production, as well as to promote energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate sustainable and responsible investment in clean tech as key components of achieving SDG 7; calls, moreover, on the Commission and the Member States to stay ahead of the curve in the renewable energy roll-out and to reduce dependencies on third countries;

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10. Welcomes that SDG 7 is one of the goals with the most progress recorded to date, largely due to the rapid expansion of renewable energy production; encourages the Commission to prioritise the deployment of cost-effective renewable, energy-efficient solutions, for households and industry, along with partner countries, by securing the necessary financing, and in particular by helping unlock private financing; in particular, calls for scaling up renewable and independent power systems in fragile and conflict affected contexts, using a conflict-sensitive approach, benefiting both displaced populations and host communities, and strengthening resilience and local economic and human development;

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10a. Stresses the importance of phasing out fossil fuels as soon as possible, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the UAE Consensus, and the phase out of all fossil fuel and environmentally harmful subsidies in line with 8th EAP; welcomes, in this regard, the First International Conference for the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels to be held in Santa Marta, Colombia, on 28-29 April 2026;

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10b. Underlines the importance of promoting EU investment in decentralised sustainable and renewable energy systems, including solar home systems, mini-grids and off-grid systems and community-own initiatives in order to strengthen efforts to close the energy access gap, particularly in partner countries and in fragile settings, recognising its critical impact on education, healthcare and protection, especially for women and children;

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10c. Stresses that the expansion of energy access can be accelerated by partnerships between public institutions and private sector; underlines that energy interventions and projects should be informed by conflict-sensitive analysis and responsive to local realities and needs in order to maximise their transformative impact, particularly in underserved and fragile contexts; underlines the critical role played by civil society organisations in this regard and the need for meaningful engagement with local stakeholders;

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10d. Calls on the Commission to strengthen EU investments, both under the Global Gateway initiative and the proposed Global Europe instrument, ensuring equal benefits to the partner countries, notably in terms of sharing of knowledge and transfer of technology, the training and re-skilling of the local population, job creation, the decarbonisation of hard-to-abate industrial activities and access to cleaner mobility and energy;

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11. Stresses the need to further develop global cooperation to ensure that critical raw materials, required for global energy security, are sourced in a way that takes potential impacts on the environment and local communities into account and contributes to the development of source countries;

11. Stresses the need to further develop global cooperation and sustainable value chains to ensure that critical raw materials (CRM), required for global energy security, as well as the digital and green transition, are sourced following a rights-based approach, taking into account the needs of both demand and supply sides, and in a way that mitigates adverse social, environmental and economic impacts, and human rights implications, such as child labour, as well as impacts on local communities into account, and contributes to the industrial and socio-economic development of source countries, including their role in the entire CRM value chain, and ensure meaningful engagements of local communities and civil society in the process; underlines, in this regard, the need to build upon the objectives and principles of the UN Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals, co-chaired by the EU, to promote the sustainable production of minerals and the development of local value chains;

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11a. Emphasises the importance of the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples and local communities throughout the CRM value chain, in line with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;

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11b. Acknowledges that without proper management, the increasing demand for critical minerals risks reinforcing strategic dependencies, increasing geopolitical vulnerabilities and tensions and human rights violations and contributing to environmental and social challenges; emphasises therefore the importance of strengthening a competitive and resilient circular economy, notably by enhancing resource efficiency, boosting recycling capacities and fostering innovation in secondary raw materials, with a view to reducing the use of natural resources and dependencies on critical raw materials; to this end, calls for steps towards increased global cooperation for sustainable resource management;

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12. Stresses the need to scale up measures to combat energy poverty, particularly in situations that are fragile and involve displacement; highlights that energy poverty undermines livelihoods, impacts the delivery of essential services and requires dedicated measures for vulnerable groups including social energy tariffs and subsidies;

12. Stresses the need to scale up measures to combat energy poverty, particularly in situations that are fragile and involve displacement; highlights that energy poverty affects living standards and undermines livelihoods, health and impacts the delivery of essential services and requires dedicated measures for vulnerable groups, particularly women and children, including social energy tariffs and subsidies;

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12a. Stresses that energy poverty in fragile and displacement-affected contexts undermines livelihoods, essential service delivery, human development and social stability, particularly affecting vulnerable groups;

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COMPROMISE 4

Compromise amendment 4

Compromise supported by Co-Rapporteurs

and replacing Amendment(s) AM 273 to AM 306 and AM 308 to AM 313

Motion for a resolution

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13. Commends the overall progress made on SDG 9; notes, however, that progress is uneven;

13. Commends the overall progress made on SDG 9, notably the significant advances in infrastructure development, inclusive and sustainable industrial growth and innovation; notes, however, that progress is uneven among countries and regions; believes that focused action is needed to bridge this divide and secure equal progress towards the implementation of SDG 9;

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13a. Stresses the strategic importance of secure, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including digital, transport and energy and water infrastructure, to support economic development, enhance connectivity, climate mitigation and adaptation, as well as improve human development , particularly in rural and peripheral areas; calls for a holistic approach to integrate climate resilience into every stage of the infrastructure lifecycle;

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13b. Stresses the need to close the infrastructure and socio-economic inequality gap, including those related to digital accessibility and energy poverty; insists that infrastructure and connectivity projects must contribute to local value creation and respect principles of universal accessibility to ensure that infrastructures do not create new barriers and encourage full inclusion of most vulnerable groups; stresses the need to ensure gender-responsive approaches in digital investments to close the gender digital gap, as persistent barriers limit women’s and girls’ prospects to gain from emerging technologies;

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14. Stresses the need to promote sustainable solutions to reduce the environmental footprint of businesses in all sectors, such as responsible consumption of resources and increased actions towards achieving a circular economy;

14. Stresses the need to promote sustainable solutions to reduce the environmental footprint of businesses in all sectors, such as responsible consumption of resources, resource efficiency and increased actions towards achieving a circular economy; recalls the importance of the “polluter pays” principle;

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15. Highlights that industrialisation for the purposes of the 2030 Agenda and beyond must be aligned with the goals of climate neutrality, environmental and biodiversity protection, and a just transition that leaves no one behind; stresses in this regard the need for further investment to achieve SDG 9, including through public-private partnerships and the Global Gateway strategy;

15. Highlights that, while fostering competitiveness, innovation and investment, highlights that inclusive and sustainable industrialisation for the purposes of the 2030 Agenda and beyond must be aligned with the goals of climate neutrality, environmental and biodiversity protection , and a just transition that leaves no one behind; stresses in this regard the need for further investment to achieve SDG 9, notably through public-private partnerships and other de-risking instruments, including via the Global Gateway strategy and other European development finance institutions; calls for increased public investment in green, digital and social infrastructure, including public transport, energy grids, and digital connectivity, harnessing progress across regions, particularly in LDCs; furthermore, calls on the EU to further mobilise private capital in order to make investments attractive for private investors; stresses that investments should support local value addition, good governance, fiscal benefits and high environmental standards to be “mutually beneficial”;

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15a. Highlights the role of innovation, research and technological development in enhancing productivity, competitiveness and sustainability, including for the research, development and deployment of sustainable technologies; calls for enhanced support for entrepreneurship, vocational education and training, and skills development, as key enablers of innovation, productivity and inclusive industrial growth, especially in low-income countries;

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15b. Calls for strengthened cooperation on technology transfer, research partnerships and innovation ecosystems between the EU and partner countries, fostering research cooperation and enabling least developed and low income countries to move up global value chains;

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COMPROMISE 5

Compromise amendment 5

Compromise supported by Co-Rapporteurs

and replacing Amendment(s) AM 314 to AM 361

Motion for a resolution

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16. Notes the risks associated with rapid urbanisation, combined with climate change and the need to adapt in this regard;

16. Notes the risks associated with rapid urbanisation combined with climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss; underlines in this regard the need to integrate climate change adaptation and biodiversity into urban planning and to strengthen urban resilience measures, including by fostering energy-efficient and climate-resilient housing, expanding green areas for ecosystem restoration, strengthening disaster preparedness, prevention and response, and improving water management and flood protection; furthermore, highlights the importance of ensuring efficient land-use and limiting the negative effects of urban sprawl in order to protect ecosystems and achieve sustainable urban development;

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16a. Underlines that the achievement of SDG11 requires a dedicated focus on tackling inequalities in urban areas; stresses furthermore that climate change, including in urban settings, disproportionately affects women and girls, particularly those in a fragile or vulnerable contexts; calls on governments and local authorities to ensure that investments are distributed equitably, addressing marginalisation particularly in areas which currently suffer from a systemic lack of accessible and affordable transport, public services, local and sustainable food chain and housing, while giving special attention to vulnerable and socio-economically disadvantaged groups;

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17. Regrets that a large proportion of the urban population still does not have access to affordable and sustainable transport systems; notes that increasing the availability and use of public transport and soft mobility infrastructure is a crucial tool for reducing air pollution;

17. Regrets that a large proportion of the urban population still lacks access to affordable, efficient and sustainable transport systems; notes that increasing the availability, accessibility and use of public transport alongside soft mobility infrastructure, as well as other innovative and clean mobility solutions, is a crucial tool for reducing air pollution; stresses the importance of ensuring adequate infrastructure and services for people with reduced mobility, including people with disabilities;

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18. Recalls the urgent need to further improve and implement waste collection and management systems, in line with the waste hierarchy principles, including through using digital technology and AI, and investing in reuse and recycling systems;

18. Underlines the urgent need to further improve and implement waste collection and management systems, in line with the waste hierarchy principles, including, where appropriate, through using digital technology and AI , and investing in reuse and recycling systems and reduction of waste; emphasises the role of the upcoming Circular Economy Act in unlocking the value of the circular economy calls for measures to to facilitate a true European market for secondary raw materials;

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18a. Recalls the urgent need to implement energy and climate solutions at the local and city level, including through nature-based solutions, to address the effects of climate change, including exposure to extreme heat;

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18b. Recalls the need to act on the modernisation, affordability and sustainability of housing by scaling up energy-efficient and climate-resilient housing models and construction strategies; emphasises the importance of increasing investments, which may include private investments and public-private partnerships and calls on the EU to support cities in leveraging capital through innovative financing instruments;

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19. Recognises the right to live somewhere in peace, security and dignity, as a fundamental human right, and notes that the housing affordability crisis affects up to three billion people worldwide; stresses the need to ensure, by 2030, access for all to decent, suitable, safe, accessible, sustainable, energy-efficient and affordable housing and basic services, including through promoting public housing policies and combating abusive financialisation practices and speculative purchases; calls on the EU to support partner countries in developing social housing policies;

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19a. Encourages closer cooperation between cities, businesses, research institutions and civil society to foster innovation, share best practices and scale up successful urban solutions including through partnerships between European and partner-country cities, EU platform and knowledge exchange initiatives;

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COMPROMISE 6

Compromise amendment 6

Compromise supported by Co-Rapporteurs

and replacing Amendment(s) AM 368 to AM 416

Motion for a resolution

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20. Calls for the EU to continue advocating for multilateralism, provide global leadership in implementing the 2030 Agenda, and fill voids left by others, by building new alliances and strengthening existing ones;

20. Calls for the EU to continue advocating for multilateralism, an international rules-based order and for support for the UN system to provide global leadership in implementing the 2030 Agenda, and fill voids left by others, by building new alliances and strengthening existing ones and working with global partners to mobilise funding; stresses the need to reinforce international treaties and agreements, such as the Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and regional conservation initiatives;

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20a. Reiterates its full commitment to the enduring value of multilateralism and underlines that a modernised multilateral system to govern trade is essential; recalls the EU's support for the mandate of the WTO and the ongoing negotiations regarding the UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights;

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21. Is alarmed about the annual investment gap of USD 4 trillion in the funding needed to achieve the SDGs, which is further exacerbated by declining official development assistance (ODA) levels; urges the EU and the Member States to strive to achieve the 0.7 % gross national income (GNI) target on ODA; strongly encourages the exploration of options to leverage private finance and encourage further public-private partnerships to fill the SDG funding gap;

21. Is alarmed about the annual investment gap of approximately USD 4 trillion in the funding needed to achieve the SDGs, which is further exacerbated by declining official development assistance (ODA) levels; urges the EU and the Member States to strive to ensure that sufficient financing is dedicated to fulfilling the commitment to spend 0.7 % of gross national income on ODA and 0.2 % of GNI as ODA to the least-developed countries;

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21a. Strongly encourages the exploration of options to leverage private finance including through the Capital Markets Union; welcomes, in this regard, UNDP’s “SDG Investor Platform”, which allows private companies to identify “Investment Opportunity Areas” in order to contribute to sustainable development, and encourages further investment, including through public-private partnerships, to contribute to filling the SDG funding gap, respecting the OECD-DAC criteria; further encourages combatting illicit financial flows, tax avoidance and tax evasion;

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22. Is deeply concerned about the prospects of a debt crisis in the developing world; calls for debt relief and debt restructuring for developing countries, including through creating and implementing a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation;

22. Is deeply concerned about the prospects of a debt crisis for developing countries, in particular for low-income and least-developed countries and calls for debt relief and debt restructuring for affected countries, taking into account the UN Conference on Trade and Development principles on promoting responsible sovereign lending and borrowing, the OECD debt sustainability principles as well as resource sovereignty, as a first step; stresses the need for efficient and responsible use of available resources; recognises the importance of grant-based and highly concessional finance and non-debt creating instruments for affected countries; underlines the limits of the global financial architecture and insufficient international support, stresses that these countries urgently require more financial resources and fiscal space to facilitate far greater investment in the SDGs; notes in this regard the ongoing negotiations on creating and implementing a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation;

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23. Emphasises that effective global partnerships should be based on mutual cooperation and deliver on the partners’ common objectives; stresses the importance of transparency, good governance and measurable impact in all development cooperation efforts;

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23a. Underlines the strategic importance and the potential of the EU's Global Gateway as a flagship instrument to strengthen sustainable partnerships and deliver high-quality infrastructure, while promoting international standards and long-term economic and social development in partner countries;

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23b. Encourages closer cooperation with partner countries, international financial institutions, regional development banks and local stakeholders to coordinate development efforts, avoid duplication and maximise impact in support of the 2030 Agenda, particularly in fragile, conflict- and displacement-affected settings; stresses that development cooperation programmes should include clear impact evaluation mechanisms and participatory monitoring involving local stakeholders;

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COMPROMISE 7

Compromise amendment 7

Compromise supported by Co-Rapporteurs

and replacing Amendment(s) AM 102 and AM 417 to AM 465

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24. Reiterates that the SDGs are the only globally agreed and comprehensive set of goals on the major challenges faced by both developed and developing countries, and are the best tool for tackling their root causes; calls for the EU to play an active role in deliberations on a forward-looking agenda for global sustainable development that goes beyond 2030;

24. Reiterates that the SDGs are the only globally agreed and comprehensive set of goals on the major challenges faced by both developed and developing countries, and are currently the best available tool for tackling their root causes; reaffirms that Least Developed Countries and Low Income Countries, as the most vulnerable group of countries, need enhanced global support to achieve the SDGs; calls for the EU to continue and strengthen its role in deliberations at the UN High-Level Political Forum, paving the way for accelerated action in view of the deadline for the 2030 Agenda and in promoting a forward-looking agenda for global sustainable development that goes beyond 2030;

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24a. Calls on the EU and Member States to have implementation plans with concrete timelines for achieving the SDGs and setting ambitious targets beyond 2030; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to lead by example and develop a comprehensive strategy accompanied by a structured SDG implementation plan; welcomes the EU’s first voluntary review of SDG implementation in 2023 and believes that such reviews should become regular exercises;

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25. Points out that the SDGs also present an economic opportunity to build true well-being and a sustainable economy that enables people to live a decent life while fully respecting biodiversity and the environment, using new technologies and creating new economic sectors and jobs;

25. Points out that the SDGs also present an economic opportunity to build true well-being and a sustainable and inclusive economy fostering competitiveness, innovation and resilience, which enables people to live a decent life while fully respecting planetary boundaries, including biodiversity and the environment, using new technologies and creating new economic sectors and jobs; stresses that the transition to a sustainable and resilient economy should promote decent work, social protection, and strong labour rights worldwide;

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25a. Emphasises the necessity of ensuring policy coherence for development pursuant to Article 208 of the TFEU aiming at integrating the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development at all stages of the policymaking cycle, in order to foster synergies across policy areas, identifying and reconciling potential trade-offs, as well as addressing the international spillover effects of EU policies;

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26. Highlights that an independent and adequately funded civil society is a core partner in advancing the 2030 Agenda; stresses the need to create and protect civic space, and to ensure civil society organisations participate meaningfully in achieving the SDGs;

26. Highlights that an independent and adequately funded civil society, as well as local authorities and communities, are core partners in advancing the 2030 Agenda; stresses the need to create, support and protect civic space, and to ensure civil society organisations, including local NGOs, participate meaningfully in achieving the SDGs and receive adequate long-term and flexible funding, particularly in countries where civic space is shrinking;

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26a. Recalls that women and children, particularly girls are disproportionately affected by economic crises, limited healthcare, climate change, gender-based violence and conflicts, and that persistent inequalities continue to limit their full participation in society; stresses the need for adequate and flexible funding, including for local and women’s rights organisations, many of which face severe financial constraints;

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27. Emphasises that sustainable economic growth within planetary boundaries, competitiveness and innovation are indispensable enablers of sustainable development; encourages the EU to use its influence to advance the 2030 Agenda, delivering on improvements in living standards, poverty reduction and opportunities for future generations;

27. Emphasises that sustainable and inclusive economic growth within planetary boundaries, competitiveness and innovation, and a strong private sector, are indispensable enablers of sustainable development and the well-being of societies and that digitalisation, AI, and clean technologies have the potential to help achieve global sustainability goals and should play a role in the EU’s development vision; encourages the EU to use its influence to advance the 2030 Agenda, that delivers tangible improvements in living standards, poverty reduction, and expanding opportunities for future generations including through enhanced resilience and innovation;

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28. Calls for the commitments made during the Summit of the Future and the 4th Financing for Development Conference in Seville to be translated into concrete actions and for investment to be scaled up to close the financing gap for sustainable development;

28. Calls for the commitments made during the Summit of the Future, in the Pact for the Future and the 4th Financing for Development Conference in Seville to be translated into concrete actions and for investment to be scaled up to close the financing gap for sustainable development; stresses that any post-2030 global development framework must be ambitious, measurable, and focused on delivery of results;

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28a. Stresses the importance of Multilateral Agreements, particularly environmental agreements, as effective frameworks for promoting international cooperation and advancing the SDGs, and encourages the EU to further strengthen their implementation and impact;

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28b. Calls for the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework 2028-2034 to be fully consistent with the 2030 Agenda and to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs; stresses that the EU’s commitment to the SDGs should be supported by ambitious financial commitments in the post-2027 MFF; calls on the EU and its Member States to provide additional financing for climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as loss and damage, in line with the “Baku to Belem Roadmap” agreed at COP 29;

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COMPROMISE 8

Compromise amendment 8

Compromise supported by Co-Rapporteurs

and replacing Amendment(s) AM 1 to AM 90

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Citation 1 a (new)

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– having regard to the joint statement by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission of 30 June 2017 on the New European Consensus on Development – ‘Our world, our dignity, our future’1a,

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1a OJ C 210, 30.6.2017, p. 1.

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2 OJ C 210, 30.6.2017, p. 1.

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– having regard to the Commission communication of 12 May 2021 entitled ‘Pathway to a Healthy Planet for All - EU Action Plan: Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil’ (COM(2021)400) and its annexes,

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– having regard to the WHO One Health Initiative,

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– having regard to UN General Assembly Resolutions 64/292 of 28 July 2010 and 68/157 of 18 December 2013 on the human right to clean drinking water and sanitation, and UN Human Rights Council Resolution 45/8 of 6 October 2020 entitled ‘The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation’,

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– whereas the 2030 Agenda and the 17 integrated SDGs represent the only globally shared and politically agreed framework for evidence-based policies to address common challenges, reorient the global compass towards social, economic and environmental sustainability and ensure peace and prosperity for all people,

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– whereas the SDGs have improved millions of lives in the past decade, with over 100 million children and youth gaining access to education, hundreds of millions of people gaining access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and electricity, and with electricity access reaching 92% of the global population,

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B. whereas the current geopolitical climate and multiple crises, including climate change, biodiversity loss, growing inequalities, conflicts and shrinking space for civil society, severely affect progress towards achieving the SDGs;

B. whereas the current geopolitical climate and multiple crises, including armed conflicts, economic pressure and international instability, the energy crisis, increasing water scarcity and the incidence of droughts, the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, growing inequalities, conflicts, democratic backsliding, growing anti-gender and anti-rights movements and shrinking space for civil society, severely affect progress towards achieving the SDGs;

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Ba. whereas, beyond the SDG financing gap, growing inequalities within and between countries constitute a main structural obstacle to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals; whereas we are currently consuming 1.8 planets worth of resources per year globally, and 3 planets worth of resources within the EU;

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Bb. whereas the European Union and its Member States should continue playing a key role in promoting sustainable development and UN-based multilateralism;

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Ca. whereas access to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation is a human right, as recognised by the Resolution 64/292 of the UN General Assembly;whereas around 2.2 billion people still lack safely managed drinking water, including 600 million children, 3.5 billion lack safely managed sanitation, including 1.1 billion children, and about 4 billion people experience severe water scarcity for at least one month a year; whereas nearly three-quarters of the world’s population lives in countries classified as water-insecure or critically water insecure; whereas, in the EU, economic losses from water scarcity reach up to €9 billion per year, affecting 30% of Europeans and 20% of land each year1a;

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1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/article/20250428STO28142/europe-s-waters-key-challenges-and-eu-solutions

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Cb. whereas climate change represents a major threat to water resources and aquatic ecosystems; whereas, by 2030, global water demand will exceed available resources by 40% and, at the current speed, and according to recent estimations, the world will not achieve sustainable water management until at least 2049;

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Cc. whereas women and girls bear the main responsibility for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services and energy management at the household level; whereas women and girls are disproportionately affected by water scarcity due to gender-specific health needs, social factors and their primary responsibility for water collection and management; whereas women and girls face increased health risks, loss of educational opportunities and a heightened exposure to gender-based violence, especially in conflict-affected areas and humanitarian crises;

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Cd. whereas investments in gender-responsive WASH and energy policies lower the risks of gender-based violence, decrease child and maternal mortality, increase girls’ access to education and improve education quality, enhance women’s economic participation and livelihood, accelerate the transition to sustainable energy and help create resilient communities;

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Ce. whereas over 1,000 children under five die every day due to diseases linked to unsafe WASH, such as diarrhoea; whereas, for millions of people living with disabilities, the absence of adequate WASH services presents significant barriers with inaccessible infrastructure, and stigma hindering their health, safety, and dignity; whereas achieving universal coverage of essential water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) service targets in schools by 2030 will require doubling the current rate of progress;

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Cf. whereas water and energy infrastructures are protected under international humanitarian law; whereas access to water is essential for, inter alia, ecosystem management, agriculture and energy; whereas there is an increasing trend of using water as a method of warfare, where parties to conflict incidentally or deliberately destroy water systems, contaminate water resources and cut of power with severe impacts on the civilian population; whereas restoring WASH services in conflict settings remain essential and can act as a bridge for peace; whereas the mining industry and industrial farming require careful management to protect both the availability and quality of water resources;

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Cg. whereas Europe is a global leader in water technology, with EU Member States producing 40% of all international patents in water-related technologies; whereas healthy ecosystems enable the improvement of water quality, while increasing climate resilience;

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Ch. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation, as laid down in Article 208 TFEU, is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty;

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Ci. whereas people with disabilities face a higher risk of poverty due to limited employment and education opportunities, lower wages and higher costs of living; whereas the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities emphasizes the importance of international development cooperation in removing architectural and communication barriers, including in the cities, as a key element conducive to their professional and social activation;

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Cj. whereas investing in children and youth is one of the key factors for long-term socio-economic development, stability and poverty reduction; whereas children constitute a significant part of the population of developing countries and are particularly vulnerable to the effects of poverty, conflict and limited access to basic infrastructure and services; whereas actions under the Sustainable Development Goals, including in areas such as access to water, energy and infrastructure, should take greater account of the real needs of children;

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Ck. whereas roughly 1.18 billion people globally are considered energy poor, including 685 million without electricity; whereas energy poverty undermines service delivery, economic recovery and peacebuilding; whereas sustainable energy is a transformative opportunity to improve resilience, reduce conflict, support displaced populations, and reduce reliance on volatile supplies;

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Cl. whereas around 55% of the world’s population resides in urban areas; whereas, if well managed, urban forests and trees can reduce air temperature by up to 8°C, reduce the costs of air conditioning by up to 40%, reduce stormwater flows and improve air quality by filtering dust and pollutants; whereas cities produce up to about 70% of global waste; whereas poor waste collection and management causes air and water pollution, as well as marine litter and contributes to climate change;

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D. whereas there continues to be an annual SDG investment gap of USD 4 trillion; whereas high debt levels of low- and middle-income countries are an obstacle to the investments required for achieving the SDGs;

D. whereas inadequate financing represents the main challenge to achieving the SDGs; whereas there continues to be an annual SDG investment gap of USD 4 trillion; whereas high debt levels of low- and middle-income countries are an obstacle to the investments required for achieving the SDGs; whereas more than 50% of low-income countries are now in debt distress or facing high debt risks, jeopardizing the achievement of the SDGs; whereas Global Gateway as a strategy for sustainable investments has the potential to play a key role in contributing to progress on SDGs; whereas emphasis should be placed also on spending efficiency and fiscal responsibility;

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Da. whereas the EU has reaffirmed its unequivocal commitment to the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs; whereas it acknowledges that further progress is needed on many SDGs at EU level; whereas the role of EU-UN collaboration, including at country level, is key in advancing SDG implementation, particularly with regard to fragile and complex settings; whereas achievement of around 65 % of the targets is estimated to depend on input from local and regional authorities1a;

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1a https://www.cor.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2024-09/Report-state-regions-and-cities-EN.pdf

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Db. whereas the EU and its Member States are the leading donors of official development assistance globally; whereas, on the other hand, the EU and its Member States have collectively committed to providing 0.7% of gross national income (GNI) as official development assistance (ODA) but have cut their ODA commitments from 0.53% in 2023 to 0.47% in 2024; whereas the EU has set the collective target of reaching 0.2% of GNI as ODA to least developed countries (LDCs), but as of 2023 it amounted to 0.12% of GNI; whereas LDCs are disproportionately affected by this historic drop of funding;

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Dc. whereas the US administration has taken a series of deeply concerning and harmful decisions in the field of international development and humanitarian assistance, most notably the suspension of most funding for programmes under the USAID; whereas these cuts are already disrupting access to essential health, food, and protection services, and are expected to push millions of people into extreme poverty and exacerbate humanitarian crises; whereas, according to recent analyses, they could contribute to millions of preventable deaths, including up to 14 million by 2030, with particularly severe consequences for women, children and other vulnerable populations;

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