Germany is among those leading the way on the global Sustainable Development Goals. Nonetheless, it is falling significantly short of the targets in key areas such as poverty, inequality, education and gender equality.

Naila Conita is an illustrator from Indonesia. Two of her artworks are featured in the D+C January monthly issue.

For a long time, we discussed the UN Sustainable Development Goals primarily in terms of figures: Where is progress being made, and where not? Today, the goals themselves have become the target of criticism. That’s one more reason to hold onto the idea.