The sustainable development goals sdgs are a collection of 17 global goals designed to be a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. This agenda outlines a new plan for global development with the ambition to transform our world by 2030. In doing its part, the united nations has launched reform initiatives to reposition the united nations development system to deliver on the 2030 agenda. This agenda aspires to ensure prosperity and wellbeing for all women and men, while protecting our planet and strengthening the foundations for peace.
Aug 18, 2015 the united nations has published 17 sustainable development goals to guide the role of public, nonprofit, forprofit, and voluntary sectors in global development. Following the historic adoption of a new sustainable development agenda by the united nations general assembly in september 2015, african leaders decided to take quick and firm action by. Unodc partners with regional organizations in the collection and dissemination of homicide data, respectively with eurostat in europe and with the organisation of american states in the americas. The 2030 agenda for sustainable development sustainabledevelopment. The goals cover areas such as sustainable communities, health, education, diversity, poverty, environmental protection and climate change. Sustainable development goal 4 introduction the 2030 agenda for sustainable development and set of 17 sustainable development goals sdgs were unanimously adopted at the united nations general assembly summit in september 2015. Africa regional report on the sustainable development. Achieving the united nations sustainable development goals. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all10 the achievement of sdg 8 will require more privatesector investment. Thus every society strives towards development invariably giving rise to uneven or unequal development. Achieving the vision of global health with justice. At the united nations sustainable development summit on 25 september 2015, world leaders adopted the 2030 agenda for sustainable development, which includes a set of 17 sustainable development goals sdgs divided into 169 targets to end poverty, reduce inequality and injustice and tackle climate. The team behind it has identified 17 goals and 169 targets, which was ratified at the september 2527 2015 united nations summit.
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The goals will come into force in january 2016 and will drive international development work for the next fifteen years. End poverty in all its forms everywhere globally, the number of people living in extreme poverty has declined by more than half from 1. Early in 2018, the united nations development programs human development report office hdro and the oxford poverty and human development initiative ophi agreed to adjust and unify their methodologies on poverty measurement and consider indicator improvements, in order to better monitor the sustainable development goals sdgs. In july 2015, the general assembly of the united nations endorsed the addis ababa action agenda, which is an integral part of the united nations 2030 agenda for sustainable development. In two years, the uncompleted tasks of the millennium development goals will be merged with the agenda articulated in the 2012 united nations conference on sustainable development. The united nations 2030 agenda for sustainable development 2030 agenda, with its 17 sustainable development goals sdgs, will guide the international community over the coming 15 years.
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The united nations 2030 agenda for sustainable development, with its 17 sustainable development goals, sets forth a bold new framework for development cooperation over the next 15 years. While major progress has been made on poverty reduction, more than 75 per cent of households in developing countries live in societies with greater income inequality than in the 1990s. Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high value added and laborintensive sectors. In september 2015, the 2030 agenda for sustainable development was formally adopted along with 17 goals and 169 targets to end poverty, protect the planet. What if you created a grassroots, companywide movement with the potential for greater social and business impact. Based on the foundational primer on the 2030 agenda for sustainable development prepared by the united nations, this summary booklet presents ideas to inspire the work of all parts of governments and societies in the quest for inclusive and sustainable development. These goals, encompassing multiple sectors, will guide global development toward the achievement of tangible goals such as reducing poverty, increasing health and wellbeing, etc. Introduction to the sustainable development goals trends and. Overview o eastern africa ea comprised of fourteen countries that share similar physical and resources characteristics. Unep united nations environment programme unosd united nations office for sustainable development unuinweh united nations university institute for water environment and health acknowledgements the preparation of this technical paper is the product of collective efforts of escap and several regional experts on water and sanitation. Good asset management directly contributes to achieving many sdg there is natural alignment between the core principles of good asset management and. The sustainable development goals sdgs, also known as the global goals, were adopted by all united nations member states in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. The global goals in the post 2015 development agenda human rights seminar series eastwest center the eastwest center is offering an innovative 5day training course to build.
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