Considering the sustainability of development implies -following Brundtland (1987)- satisfying the needs of the present without compromising the capacity of future generations; seeks to guarantee a balance between economic growth, care for the environment, as well as social well-being. In this context, the ^{Sustainable Development Goals (}SDGs) constitute the largest agenda to channel development worldwide, understood within a multidimensional context and marked in recent years by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has further hindered the progress of the SDGs, which affects the world's poorest and most vulnerable people the most. The ^{Sustainable Development Report for Paraguay} (2021) reports that the performance of the SDGs in Paraguay is slightly below the average for the region, with a score of 64.1. Within this framework, the purpose of this article is to review the progress and challenges of the SDGs, from the social, economic and environmental perspective of Paraguay, in accordance with the essential axes of sustainable development.

In this sense, regarding SDG1, based on the evolution of some indicators, it is possible to have a state of affairs. Thus, it is verified that in the period around 2015 to 2021 multidimensional poverty has been reduced by 39.4%, while the proportion of the population living below the international poverty line was reduced by 57.1%. However, the panorama of poverty through the population living below the national poverty line increased by 1.1%. On the other hand, the evolution of the coverage of the population covered by minimum levels of social protection has experienced an increase of 12.7%. For its part, SDG10, in one of its substantive goals, proposes by 2030, to strengthen and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all people, regardless of their age, sex, disability or other condition. The indicator used proportion of population in a situation of relative poverty, through 50% of the median income, broken down by area of residence, department, sex and age groups indicates that from 2015 to 2021, there has been improvement in a reduced proportion going from 20.6% to 18.3%, an improvement of 11.2% in the aforementioned period. Although each goal is prioritized by the signatory country, this one in particular points to the elementary rights of Paraguayan citizens. Regarding the SDG3 that is proposed, among others, as a goal for 2030, to reduce the global maternal mortality rate to less than 70 per 100,000 live births, from the initial point (2015) progress is verified reduced to 2020 of just 2, 9%, going from 81.8 to 78.9. On the other hand, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, achieving that all countries try to reduce neonatal mortality to at least 12 per 1,000 live births and mortality of children under 5 years of age to at least 25 per 1,000 live births, the results show a reduction of 12.8%. Although maternal mortality is still above the target in terms of maternal mortality and is already below the level set in the goal for mortality of children under 5 years of age, the advances in health in the period have been insignificant.

With regard to Education, SDG4, the information does not have regularity, despite what is available for the 2030 goal of ensuring equal access for all men and women to quality technical, professional and higher education, including university education, expressed through the indicator of minimum level of competence in reading and mathematics at the end of primary school (6th grade) in national coverage is 66.1% and 30.7% respectively in 2015, this is for every 3 children in reading, 1 does not achieve it, while in mathematics it is such that out of 3 children, 2 do not achieve the minimum required competence. This panorama reflects the worrying situation of Paraguayan education. A central area of the population's welfare potential is focused on the possibility of accessing decent work within the framework of economic growth and development. SDG 8 is one of the challenging targets of achieving higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including by focusing on high value-added and labour intensive sectors, expressed in The indicator annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person reflects that in 2015 it was 0.1%, excluding years of atypical behavior, this has improved on average to 1.2% per employed person. However, when analyzing the goal, promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, the creation of decent jobs, entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation, and promote the formalization and growth of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. companies, including through access to financial services, through the indicator proportion of population aged 15 and over, employed in the main and secondary occupation, in non-agricultural informal employment, it is verified that it has remained unchanged around 66.9%, that is, 2 out of 3 employed workers are informal in Paraguay.

With regard to SDG 6, one of the goals proposes, by 2030, to achieve universal and equitable access to drinking water at an affordable price for all: although Paraguay has a high level, in re- cent years there has been an increase Reduced in its growth, from 81.9% at the beginning (2015) to the latest available (2021), coverage has only increased by 4.6%, going to 85.7%. It reflects the need for greater efforts to expand the coverage of the vital liquid. For the ODS7 in one of its goals the commitment is to 2030, considerably increase the proportion of renewable energy in the set of energy sources. Known as Paraguay as a country of renewable energy, however, the proportion of renewable energy has remained almost unchanged, from a value of 60.9% to 61.5%, where transportation pushes the indicator down, since in this field the use of renewable energy is barely 6.9%, almost without variation in the time analyzed. It is here, then, that the country's public policy be reviewed in order to considerably increase the use of renewable energy, as proposed in the goal. SDG 13, in the goal of integrating measures against climate change into national policies, strategies and planning, with its indicator greenhouse gas emissions per year Equivalent kilotonnes of carbon dioxide (kt CO2 eq) reports that from 2015 to 2017 Accor- ding to available data, there has been a significant reduction leap of 33.7%. Sustainability and policies in this regard will be reflected in the future with more updated information.

In the analysis of SDG15, the proposed goal is by 2020, to ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and arid zones, in line with the obligations contracted under international agreements, through the alternative indicator available, forest area in proportion to the total area, it is reflected that this has decreased between the period 2015 to 2018 of 43.9% to 41.5% a reduction of 5.5% in the years with available data. The question here is, is the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of ecosystems being ensured?

In an evidence-based balance, it can be argued that progress has been made in social, economic and environmental aspects; however, there are still challenges and lags to address, as well as the need to set the pace of the process in differentiated intensity. Regarding the main actions required, the following stand out: focus efforts to reduce poverty and inequality, improve skills in mathematics and reading, formalize jobs, protect forests, among others; in such a way as to allow progress towards the sustainable development of Paraguay within the framework of the 2030 agenda.