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

TA-10-2026-0250 · P10_TA(2026)0250 · PE784.194

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Parliament's resolution on implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ahead of the 2026 High-Level Political Forum reaffirms EU commitment to the 2030 Agenda and calls for accelerated action across all SDGs, with a focus on water, energy, infrastructure, cities, and global partnerships. It urges the EU and member states to increase financing, meet ODA commitments, address the investment gap, and support vulnerable groups, while integrating SDGs into all policies and strengthening multilateral cooperation.

Key points

  1. Reaffirms commitment to full implementation of all SDGs and calls for integrating them across EU policies, strengthening multilateral institutions, and supporting the Pact for the Future.
  2. Regrets that the world is off track on the 2030 Agenda and stresses the need for accelerated action, international cooperation, and systemic transformation, while encouraging member states to conduct Voluntary National Reviews.
  3. Calls for increased efforts to address geopolitical, climate, and security challenges, and for the EU to fill financing gaps, including those left by USAID funding suspension.
  4. Highlights that democratic backsliding and shrinking civic space risk reversing SDG progress, and stresses the need for good governance, rule of law, and human-rights-based approaches.
  5. Calls for prioritising vulnerable groups, especially children, with investment in education, healthcare, and child protection, particularly in fragile contexts.
  6. On SDG 6, calls for strengthening water resilience, implementing EU water legislation, protecting ecosystems, and supporting gender-responsive and disability-inclusive WASH services.
  7. Calls for phasing out PFAS in consumer goods, scaling up investments in safe alternatives, and strengthening water diplomacy and transboundary cooperation.
  8. On SDG 7, supports the transition to renewables, modernising the European grid, phasing out fossil fuels, and scaling up energy access in fragile contexts, while addressing energy poverty.
  9. On SDG 9, stresses the need for resilient infrastructure, closing inequality gaps, promoting circular economy, and increasing investment in green and digital infrastructure, especially in least developed countries.
  10. On SDG 11, calls for integrating climate adaptation into urban planning, tackling urban inequalities, improving waste management, and ensuring access to affordable housing and basic services by 2030.
  11. On SDG 17, urges the EU to advocate for multilateralism, fill the annual USD 4 trillion investment gap, meet ODA commitments of 0.7% and 0.2% of GNI, and support debt relief for developing countries.
  12. Calls for developing implementation plans with targets beyond 2030, ensuring the next multiannual financial framework is consistent with the 2030 Agenda, and translating Summit of the Future commitments into action.

Who is affected

  • EU member states: urged to implement water legislation, conduct Voluntary National Reviews, and increase ODA to 0.7% of GNI.
  • Developing countries, especially least developed and low-income: need enhanced support, debt relief, and increased financing for SDGs.
  • Women and girls: targeted support for access to water, sanitation, and energy, and participation in decision-making.
  • Civil society organisations: need adequate, long-term, flexible funding and protection of civic space.
  • Private sector: encouraged to invest in SDGs through public-private partnerships and sustainable finance.

Figures and deadlines

  • USD 4 trillion annual SDG investment gap
  • 0.7% of GNI as ODA commitment; 0.2% of GNI for least developed countries
  • 3.5 billion people lack safely managed sanitation
  • 2.2 billion people lack safely managed drinking water
  • 70 million people: target for access to clean drinking water and sanitation in EU water resilience strategy
  • 2030 deadline for access to decent housing and basic services

Legal basis: Article 3(5) of the Treaty on European Union and Article 208(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union