RUDN Journal of Public AdministrationRUDN Journal of Public Administration2312-83132411-1228Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)2964710.22363/2312-8313-2021-8-4-386-394Research ArticleSustainable Development Goals in 2020ChepusovAnton G.<p>Head of Educational Activities Sector of the Strategic Planning and Partnership Department</p>chepusov@isedc-u.comInternational Sustainable Energy Development Centre under the auspices of UNESCO101220218438639410122021Copyright © 2021, Chepusov A.G.2021<p style="text-align: justify;">This article provides a brief overview of the term sustainable development and its brief characteristics. The author considers the details of the ongoing changes in the current macroeconomic context of the global pandemic. The author concludes that only a few indicators have improved their dynamics in 2020-2021. In the future, inertial development is predicted for most of the key areas of sustainable development. Therefore, the article shows that achieving the SDGs on a global scale by 2030 is nothing more than an indicative and currently unattainable goal.</p>sustainable developmenthumanitytrendsglobalismpovertybirth ratehealthenergyустойчивое развитиечеловечествотенденцииглобализмбедностьрождаемостьздравоохранениеэнергетика[The Strategy of Sustainable Development in the Context of Political Processes of the XXI Century: A collective monograph. Ed. by Kostin A.I. Moscow: MSU; 2018. 320 p. (In Russ.).][Ivanov V.G. The Concept of State Capacity: Comparative International Ratings against State Legitimacy. RUDN Journal of International Relations. 2015;15(3):43–50 (In Russ.).][Social Innovation Management: Experience, Problems and Prospects. Collection of articles of the VIII All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference. Moscow, November 19–20, 2020. Moscow: RUDN; 2020. 178 p. (In Russ.).][Ignatskaya M.A., Malykhin D.R. Extremely High Environmental Turbulence as a Challenge to 21st Century System Management. RUDN Journal of Public Administration. 2021;8(2):115–127. DOI: 10.22363/2312-8313-2021-8-2-115-127]