United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

What are the SDGs?

The 17 SDGs were adopted by all UN Member States in 2015. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an urgent call for action by all countries – first world and developing countries – in a global partnership.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals are:

No poverty

  • End poverty in all its forms everywhere.
  • Ensure that everyone in society is protected against things like unemployment and have access to support services like medical care. This is called social protection and is especially meant to support the poorest and most vulnerable people.
  • Ensure resources are allocated to implement social policies that help people who have less money still have equal access to basic services, labour, land, technology and may create companies to grow economically.

Zero hunger

  • End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
  • Increase agricultural production and income of small farmers, especially women and indigenous peoples, respecting the environment, the biodiversity of each region and their own resources.
  • Prevent problems like droughts, floods and other disasters.
  • Protect the variety of species of seeds, crops an farm animals (domestic and wild), and fairly distribute the benefits of these resources.

Good health and well-being

  • Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

Quality education

  • Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Gender equality

  • Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

Clean water and sanitation

  • Ensure availability of safe water and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
  • Prevent chemicals or contaminants from being thrown into the water.
  • Improve water use, developing greater resources for its reutilization.

Affordable and clean energy

  • Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
  • Promote improvement of spending habits to conserve energy.

Decent work and economic growth

  • Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.
  • Prevent and end forced child labour, including recruitment of child soldiers.

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

  • Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
  • Technology for the benefit of all.
  • Ensure companies promote sustainable development and do not harm the environment.

Reduced inequalities

  • Reduce inequality within and between countries.

Sustainable cities and communities

  • Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
  • Provide safe, organised transportation that is not harmful to the environment and is also specifically designed to serve children, women and vulnerable people.
  • Promote the appreciation and protection of the environment and culture.
  • Increase resiliency to disasters.
  • Ensure monitoring of waste management and air quality.
  • Prepare communities to manage their resources properly and to tackle climate change.

Responsible consumption and production

  • Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
  • Prevent food waste by individuals and companies.
  • Reduce the generation of waste through the three Rs: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
  • Ensure large companies’ practices are responsible
  • Keep the public informed and educated, and provide tools to live in harmony with nature.

Climate action

  • Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
  • Ensure people are well prepared for hazards related to climate and natural disasters.
  • Address climate change issues in UN member states governments’ agendas and allocate resources to combat climate change.

Life below water

  • Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development.
  • Reduce marine pollution by 2025, since much of the pollution comes from human activities on land.
  • Prohibit illegal fishing and other destructive fishing practices.
  • Provide financial support to the poorest countries and small islands to protect and have better management of marine resources.

Life on land

  • Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.

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.

Partnership for the goals

  • Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development.
  • Help ensure all countries have met these goals by 2030.

These goals aim to transform our world. They are a call to action to end poverty and inequality, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy health, justice and prosperity. They are the roadmap for a better and more sustainable future for us all.

Why is it important?

Sustainable development is development that improves the living conditions in the present without compromising the resources of future generations. This is important because it allows us to create a better, healthier world in which to live, without sacrificing the future.

Development is NOT sustainable when we use all our resources now, jeopardising the health of our planet and our own health, leaving future generations with nothing. Sustainable development is growing together, improving the thinking of others and respecting the environment.

Resources

https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/

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