Understand the SDGs

Understand the SDGs

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 into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.

The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. The 17 Goals are all interconnected, and in order to leave no one behind, it is important that we achieve them all by 2030. 

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 at all ages)
4. Quality Education (Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all)
5. Gender equality (Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls)
6. Clean water and sanitation (Ensure access to water and sanitation for all)
7. Affordable and clean energy (Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy)
8. Decent work and economic growth (Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all)
9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure (Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation)
10. Reduced inequalities (Reduce inequality within and among countries)
11. Sustainable cities and economies (Make cities 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 (Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss)
16. Peace, justice and strong institutions (Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies)
17. Partnership for the goals (Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development)