Hema Selvaraj
Founder of Greentist October 05
The Sustainable Development Goals launched by the United Nations are a global blueprint for sustainable development leading up to 2030 to ensure a healthy balance between social, economic, and environmental considerations. The overarching objective for the SDGs are "peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future".
The SDGs were originally ideated at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2012 and fully adopted by all 193 UN member states in 2015. The UN leads the follow-up and review of progress on the SDGs while providing support for capacity-building for them.
In total, there are 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with 169 targets associated with them. The SDGs are listed below:
Goal 1: No Poverty ( "End poverty in all its forms everywhere.")
Goal 2: Zero hunger ("End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.")
Goal 3: Good health and well-being ("Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.")
Goal 4: Quality education ("Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.")
Goal 5: Gender equality ("Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.")
Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation ("Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.")
Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy ("Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.")
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth ("Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.")
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure ("Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and faster innovation.")
Goal 10: Reduced inequality ("Reduce inequality within and among countries.")
Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities ("Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.")
Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production ("Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.")
Goal 13: Climate action ("Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts by regulating emissions and promoting developments in renewable energy.")
Goal 14: Life below water ("Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.")
Goal 15: Life on land ("Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.")
Goal 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.")
Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals ("Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.")
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You can learn more about the SDGs and annual progress against them here -
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