Sustainable Development Goals in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review

Abstract

The present narrative review aimed to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sustainable development goals (SDGS). This information would allow a better comprehension of the actual state of the SDGS and a more efficient programming in future interventions. To achieve the objective of the study, a consensual and critical review was carried out using both primary sources, such as scientific articles, and secondary sources, such as bibliographic indexes, web pages and databases. The Sustainable Development Goals are a global call to action to end poverty, close the gender gap, protect the planet, and improve the lives of people around the world. In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted 17 goals as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which sets out a plan to achieve the goals in 15 years. However, the COVID-19 pandemic crisis has been a turning point in the achievement of these goals, due to all its consequences at the political, economic, and socio-cultural levels. This review can be used as a guide for future research and reviews in order to understand the status of each of the SDGs and what actions have been taken and proposed in the aftermath of the pandemic in recent years.

Gender Differences of University Students in the Online Teaching Quality and Psychological Profile during the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…Our data suggest that females had higher stress levels during the confinement phase of the COVID-19 pandemic than males, as well as higher levels of anxiety and loneliness. In this line, authors reported similar results, showing that females have a higher perception of danger from COVID-19 and higher values of anxiety, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience than males [ 27 ]. This may be explained due to the greater emotional vulnerability of females, as reported by previous authors [ 28 ], and the lower stress coping abilities than males [ 29 ], consequent with previous studies conducted during COVID-19 in females [ 30 ], thus supporting the present results.…”

“…Yet, gender-related risk factors for and experiences of burnout and poor mental health remain under-researched and under-reported in the post-pandemic crisis. The educational model change and the return to the traditional model could be an extra stressor for students, being a source of stress that could affect other life aspects, such as personal and interpersonal relations and daily behaviors [ 27 , 42 , 43 , 44 ], and having, in this aspect, information access, a direct effect to modulate the stress perception and a fact that would indirectly affect the educational process [ 45 ].…”

“…In this line, women tend to present more frequent pathologies related to alterations in mood, such as anxiety disorders and depression. However, in men, it is more common to find pathologies related to interactions with the environment, such as substance use and the expression of disorders related to difficulties in relationships with others [ 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 ]. Another determining factor is the social environment, since, in environments where women are educated with a marked difference between genders, more serious consequences appear.…”

The era of sustainable development and the challenge of climate change

“…It should not be forgotten how the latest crisis caused by COVID-19 has led nations to reposition themselves in terms of SD (Clemente-Suárez et al, 2022). And, so the international data show it clearly and concisely (Sachs et al, 2022).…”

Residential Environment Assessment by Older Adults in Nursing Homes during COVID-19 Outbreak

“…Various aspects of COVID-19′s influence have been noted in [ 37 ], such as those on livelihoods [ 38 ]; socio-economic issues [ 39 , 40 ]; business, consumption, employment, market [ 41 ]; sustainable development goals [ 42 ]; education [ 43 , 44 ]; tourism and travel [ 41 , 45 , 46 ]; work, workers, remote work [ 45 , 47 ]; environmental implications [ 48 ]; and urban agglomerations [ 49 ], or the exodus towards suburban areas of higher environmental quality [ 50 ], the latter process having begun before the pandemic and gathered pace during COVID-19 [ 45 ].…”