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(...) However, if the SDGs are to be achieved globally by 2030 - in line with the principle of “leaving no one behind” - they must be achieved everywhere. To date, progress towards achieving the SDGs in the least developed countries has been uneven and is not on track to achieve the targets set in the 2030 Agenda. The pandemic abruptly interrupted a prolonged period of sustained growth for some least developed countries, which are collectively home to 14 per cent of the global population but comprise more than 50% of the world’s extremely poor and account for only 1.3 per cent of global GDP. Given the post-COVID-19 trend and the persistent challenges facing the LDCs, it is highly likely that they will end up being “the battleground on which the 2030 Agenda will be won or lost”. Indeed, the SDGs recognize that these countries require special attention as demonstrated by the fact that 12 of the 17 SDGs directly and specifically target the least developed countries[3]. (...)