Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

In September 2015, the leaders of the world gathered at a special United Nations summit in New York to adopt Agenda 2030 and commit to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  These goals, the product of over three years of intergovernmental negotiation, provide a holistic framework, applicable to all countries, with the vision of eradicating poverty and deprivation, growing economies, protecting the environment, advancing peace and promoting good governance.


End poverty in all its forms everywhere


End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture


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


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


Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls


Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all


Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all


Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all


Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation


Reduce inequality within and among countries


Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable


Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns


Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts


Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development


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


Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels


Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development