Policy document
Sustainable Development Goals summit 2023 and the global pledge on disability-focused early childhood development
Bolajoko Olubukunola Olusanya, Vivian G. Cheung, Mijna Hadders‐Algra, Cecilia Breinbauer, Tracey Smythe et al. ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This document discusses the 2023 UN Sustainable Development Goals summit and its focus on early childhood development for children under 5 years old. It emphasizes the importance of reviewing global progress on SDG 4.2, which aims to ensure no child is left behind. The document highlights how the summit provides an opportunity to assess commitments to disability-inclusive early childhood development and accelerate action towards SDG targets.
Key points
- The September 2023 SDG summit marks the midpoint appraisal of the 2015-2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- The summit will review global progress on SDGs and consider new challenges since 2015
- There is a specific focus on early childhood development for children younger than 5 years
- The summit aims to review global commitment on disability-focused early childhood development
- SDG 4.2 emphasizes the principle of leaving no child behind
Limitations
This document appears to be an announcement or policy position rather than a comprehensive report with data or findings. It does not provide information about specific outcomes, interventions tested, or evidence of effectiveness on child well-being.
Abstract
In September, 2023, the second global summit on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be held during the annual UN General Assembly for the midpoint appraisal of the 2015–30 Agenda for Sustainable Development.1 The summit will review the global progress in implementing the SDGs, consider new challenges that arose since 2015, provide updated policy guidance, and mobilise action to accelerate progress towards achieving the SDGs. This occasion provides a rare and timely opportunity to review the global commitment on early childhood development (ECD) for children younger than 5 years, and to leave no one behind (SDG 4.2).