A decade after world leaders adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — a sweeping 2015 United Nations framework to end hunger, reduce inequality, and expand education by 2030 — global progress has largely stalled, with most targets still far out of reach. The international community is now facing the prospect of arriving at the 2030 deadline having fulfilled only a fraction of its commitments. The failure to advance on these benchmarks carries serious consequences for the world's most vulnerable populations, who stand to lose the most if systemic poverty, food insecurity, and lack of educational access go unaddressed.