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href="/sdg/SDG04.html" title="Goal 4: Quality Education"> <div class="sdg sdg-04"> <img loading="lazy" src="/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/data/sdg/en/sdg04.png" class="img-fluid" alt="Quality Education"> <div class="sdg-bar sdg-04" style="--nb-std:760"> <div class="sdg-quantity">760</div> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/sdg/SDG05.html" title="Goal 5: Gender Equality"> <div class="sdg sdg-05"> <img loading="lazy" src="/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/data/sdg/en/sdg05.png" class="img-fluid" alt="Gender Equality"> <div class="sdg-bar sdg-05" style="--nb-std:292"> <div class="sdg-quantity">292</div> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/sdg/SDG06.html" title="Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation"> <div class="sdg sdg-06"> <img loading="lazy" src="/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/data/sdg/en/sdg06.png" class="img-fluid" alt="Clean Water and Sanitation"> <div class="sdg-bar sdg-06" style="--nb-std:891"> <div class="sdg-quantity">891</div> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/sdg/SDG07.html" title="Goal 7: 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class="sdg-quantity">3748</div> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/sdg/SDG13.html" title="Goal 13: Climate Action"> <div class="sdg sdg-13"> <img loading="lazy" src="/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/data/sdg/en/sdg13.png" class="img-fluid" alt="Climate Action"> <div class="sdg-bar sdg-13" style="--nb-std:1677"> <div class="sdg-quantity">1677</div> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/sdg/SDG14.html" title="Goal 14: Life Below Water"> <div class="sdg sdg-14"> <img loading="lazy" src="/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/data/sdg/en/sdg14.png" class="img-fluid" alt="Life Below Water"> <div class="sdg-bar sdg-14" style="--nb-std:491"> <div class="sdg-quantity">491</div> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/sdg/SDG15.html" title="Goal 15: Life on Land"> <div class="sdg sdg-15"> <img loading="lazy" src="/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/data/sdg/en/sdg15.png" class="img-fluid" alt="Life on Land"> <div class="sdg-bar sdg-15" style="--nb-std:1348"> <div class="sdg-quantity">1348</div> </div> </div> </a> <a 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