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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and...
- 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 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with 169 targets are broader in scope and go further than the MDGs by addressing the root causes of poverty and the universal need for...
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. The 17 SDGs are integrated—they recognize that action in one area will affect outcomes in others ...
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.
