Uganda presented her third Voluntary National Review (VNR) at this year‟s UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) that took place from 8 to 17 July 2024 in New York. The VNR was presented by the Rt. Hon Prime Minister - Robinah Nabbanja. It was under the theme “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective
delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions‟, and concentrated on five SDGs (SDG 1, 2, 13, 16 & 17).
According to the VNR, Uganda has made progress in reducing the proportion of the population living in monetary and multidimensional poverty (SDG1). The incidence of monetary poverty (all ages) declined from 21.4% in 2016/17 to 20.3% in 2019/20. On SDG2, Uganda‟s VNR notes that the nutritional status of children in Uganda under-five years of age has been improving over the years. The prevalence of stunting in children under five years of age reduced from 45% in 2001 to 38% in 2006, then to 33% in 2011, further declining to 29% in 2016 and finally to 24% in 2022