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- Building on the progress made by the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) between 2000 and 2015, this ambitious agenda sets out the framework through which the world will work together to combat the most pressing challenges of our time, including eradicating extreme poverty, ending hunger, protecting our environment and breaking down gender barriers.
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Mar 28, 2017 · The 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development (the Goals) will shape the world’s approach to growth and sustainable development until 2030. Building on the progress made by the Millennium...
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
- No Poverty. Goal 1: No Poverty. Economic growth must be inclusive to provide sustainable jobs and promote equality.
- Zero Hunger. Goal 2: Zero Hunger. The food and agriculture sector offers key solutions for development, and is central for hunger and poverty eradication.
- Good Health and Well-Being. Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being. Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being for all at all ages is essential to sustainable development.
- Quality Education. Goal 4: Quality Education. Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to improving people’s lives and sustainable development.
- End poverty in all its forms everywhere. In 2020, the number of people living in extreme poverty (living on less than USD 2.15 a day) rose to 724 million.
- End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. In 2022, about 9.2 per cent of the world population was facing chronic hunger, equivalent to about 735 million people - 122 million more than in 2019.
- Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. Great strides have been made in improving people’s health in recent years. 146 out of 200 countries or areas have already met or are on track to meet the SDG target on under-5 mortality.
- Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. Progress towards quality education was already slower than required before the pandemic, but COVID-19 has had devastating impacts on education, causing learning losses in four out of five of the 104 countries studied.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations members in 2015, created 17 world Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They were created with the aim of "peace and prosperity for people and the planet..." [1] [2] [3] – while tackling climate change and working to preserve oceans and forests.
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World leaders came together in 2015 and made a historic promise to secure the rights and well-being of everyone on a healthy, thriving planet when they adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...
