KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia maiden effort to produce 16 sustainable development goal (SDG) reports for each state and federal territory, shows an improvement in 68 per cent, or 99 of SDG indicators, of available data for 2022.
The United Nations' (UN) SDG is a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
For the first time this year, DoSM published reports for each state and federal territory, along with five reports on SDG focus areas namely, people, prosperity, planet, peace and partnership.
The published indicators at the state and district levels can be used by state governments and local authorities to monitor and formulate the framework for the implementation of SDG at their respective state and district level.
This initiative aligns with the Mid-Term Review of the Twelfth Malaysia Plan (12MP MTR), which emphasises efforts to expand the implementation of SDG at the local level and empower state governments, local authorities and local communities.
The availability of indicators in 2022 increased to 79 per cent (195 indicators) as compared to 71 per cent (175 indicators) in the previous year.
From the total of 195 indicators, 146 data are available for the year 2022.
A total of 68 percent (99 indicators) show a positive improvement during that period.
Under the people focus area, l31 of the 69 indicators to measure the achievements in this area were positive in 2022. This included the maternal mortality ratio.
Under prosperity, 25 of a total of 53 indicators available, which included annual real gross domestic product (GDP) and unemployment rate were positive.
Under planet, 18 out of 40 indicators showed good progress in 2022. This included the national recycling rate and quantity of scheduled wastes.
Under the peace aspect, nine out of 16 indicators available showed notable achievements. This is included number of violent crime cases and unsentenced detainees.
Under partnership, 15 out of 17 indicators available showed better achievements in 2022, including percentage of individuals using the Internet.
