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Sustainable Development Solutions Network Kenya (SDSN) Kenya is one of the UN SDSN global network chapters that were approved by the UN SDSN network strategy council to operate in Kenya in March 2020. The network was later launched on the 24th of September 2020. In laying out its strategy, the Network recently on February 6th, 2022 launched and outlined its 5year strategic plan which brought in the academia, the government, the Civil Society, and other key stakeholders. Two universities co-host the network; Moi University and the University of Nairobi.

Over the past 25 years, the number of workers living in extreme poverty has declined dramatically, despite the lasting impact of the 2008 economic crisis and global recession. In developing countries, the middle class now makes up more than 34 percent of total employment – a number that has almost tripled between 1991 and 2015. However, as the global economy continues to recover we are seeing slower growth, widening inequalities, and not enough jobs to keep up with a growing labor force. According to the International Labour Organization, more than 204 million people were unemployed in 2015. The SDGs promote sustained economic growth, higher levels of productivity, and technological innovation. Encouraging entrepreneurship and job creation are key to this, as are effective measures to eradicate forced labor, slavery, and human trafficking. With these targets in mind, the goal is to achieve full and productive employment, and decent work, for all women and men by 2030. Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth | UNDP "Good Health and Well-being", is also one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015. The official wording is: "To ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages." The targets of SDG 3 cover and focus on various aspects of a healthy life and a healthy lifestyle. Progress towards the targets is measured using twenty-one indicators.

The Sustainable Development Report 2020 presents the SDG Index and Dashboards for all UN member states and frames the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in terms of six broad transformations. It was prepared by teams of independent experts at the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Bertelsmann Stiftung.