What are the UN Sustainable Development Goals?

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal set of goals, targets, and indicators adopted by all 193 United Nations member states in 2015, as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The SDGs were established to guide global development efforts across various dimensions of social, economic, and environmental sustainability by the year 2030.

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What is the purpose of SDGs?

The SDGs are designed to address global challenges, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace, and justice. The 17 goals are interconnected, often the key to success on one will involve tackling issues more commonly associated with another.

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What are the 17 SDGs?

1. No Poverty: End poverty in all its forms everywhere.
2. Zero Hunger: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.
3. Good Health and Well-being: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all.
4. Quality Education: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities.
5. Gender Equality: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
6. Clean Water and Sanitation: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation.
7. Affordable and Clean Energy: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy.
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth: Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work.
9. Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation.
10. Reduced Inequality: Reduce inequality within and among countries.
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities: Make cities and settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
12. Responsible Consumption and Production: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
13. Climate Action: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
14. Life Below Water: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources.
15. Life on Land: Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of land ecosystems.
16. Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels.
17. Partnerships for the Goals: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.

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