SDG Spotlight: All SDGs

17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) form a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.


Covid-19 is a stark reminder of the need for cooperation across borders, sectors and generations. Our response will determine how fast the world recovers, whether we achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, and how well we handle pressing challenges: from the climate crisis to pandemics, inequalities, new forms of violence, and rapid changes in technology and in our population.

But just when we need collective action more than ever, support for global cooperation has been flagging. In many countries, public trust in traditional institutions is in decline and relations between countries have been under strain. Will this pandemic bring the world closer together? Or will it lead to greater mistrust? Global dialogue – and action – is now more urgent than ever.

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The Sustainable Development Goals are a first in human history—a global compact to create a future where nobody is left behind.

The 17 goals were adopted by all countries at the United Nations in September 2015.

They encompass every aspect of human and planetary wellbeing; a universal call to action to end poverty, to protect Earth and ensure all people enjoy peace and prosperity.

They also come with a deadline: 2030

The goals were followed, in 2015, by the Paris Climate Agreement— another groundbreaking achievement where 196 countries plus the European Union pledged to keep the planet’s temperature at “well below” 2C higher than when the industrial revolution began.

Every country that signed on for Paris also agreed on their Nationally Determined Contributions—pledges that would help them reach their goals.

Member states pledged to mobilize financing, enhance national implementation and strengthen institutions to achieve the sustainable development objectives of the 2030 Agenda, and leave no one behind.

However, as we enter a new decade it is abundantly clear that much more action is needed. Very few countries have made the changes to keep the promises they have made. And we need everybody on board.

Learn about more the Decade of Action.

 

Click on an SDG to learn more about a particular goal (facts and figures, targets, links, and more).

SDG 1: No Poverty SDG 2: Zero Hunger SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being SDG 4: Quality Education SDG 5: Gender Equality SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities SDG 11: sustainable Cities and Communities SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13: Climate Action SDG 14: Life Below Water SDG 15: Life on Land SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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LINKS:

https://www.globalgoals.org/

https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/

https://sdgs.un.org/

http://sdgtoolkit.org/tool/sdgs-advocacy-toolkit/

https://www.who.int/sdg/en/