Sustainable Development Goals September 2015 Building on the 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the 17 Sustainable Development Goals with 169 targets to be achieved by 2030, were formally launched on the 25 th September 2015. The pledge made by governments around the world is to leave no one behind, focusing of addressing the travesty of poverty, the restoration of the planet and shared prosperity for all. Number Goal Targets End poverty in all its forms everywhere End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all Eradicate extreme poverty Reduce by 50% population living in poverty Implement appropriate social protection plans Ensure equal rights and access to essential resources, services, development opportunities Strengthen community resilience and risk reduction to disasters Commitment to enable all countries to achieve the above. Ensure access to nutritious and sufficient food for all End all forms of malnutrition, especially for vulnerable groups (under 5s, pregnant / lactating women, older people) Double agricultural production and ensure access to land and resources Enable sustainable, resilient and ecological safe agricultural practices Maintain stocks of diverse seeds, plants and domestic livestock and ensure access for all Commitment to increase investment to enable the above Commitment to correct and prevent trade restrictions Commitment to adopt proper functions of food commodity markets Reduce global maternal mortality to to less than 70 / live 100,000 births End preventable deaths of new-borns and under 5 s (neonatal deaths: less than 12 / 1,000 live births; under 5 s deaths: less than 25 / 1,000 live births) End epidemics: AIDS. TB, malaria, Neglected Tropical Diseases; combat hepatitis, water borne diseases, and other communicable diseases Reduce by 1/3 premature non communicable diseases through prevention, mental and health wellbeing Strengthen prevention and treatment of substance abuse Halve global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services Reduce deaths and illness from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination Commitment to strengthen WHO framework on Tobacco control Commitment to invest in research and development of methods to address communicable and non-communicable diseases Commitment to increase investment in health care services and qualified health care staff Commitment to enable countries to manage national and global health risks / responses Enable all children to complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education Ensure all children have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education Ensure all adults have equal access to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship Eliminate all disparities in education and employment (gender, people with disabilities, ethnic minorities) Ensure all youth and adults have adequate literacy and numeracy skills Ensure all learners have sustainable development as part of curriculum Commitment to build and upgrade educational services Commitment to increase access to scholarships for essential skills training Commitment to increase quality if qualified teachers
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 End all forms of discrimination against women and girls everywhere End all forms of violence against women and girls (public/ private), include all forms for exploitation End all forms of harmful practices (FGM, child marriages) Recognise and value all forms of unpaid domestic work Enable women participation in leadership at all levels / spheres Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health Commitment to undertake reforms to ensure equal access sot resources (e.g. land, inheritance ) Commitment to enhance communication technology to support equality and empowerment for women Commitment to introduce and implement sound policies to support equality and empowerment for women. Enable universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all Enable access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all Improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials Increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable access to clean water Implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including across borders Protect and restore water-related ecosystems Commitment to expand international cooperation and capacity to achieve about targets Commitment to enable the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management Enable universal access to affordable, reliable & modern energy services Increase the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix Double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency Commitment to enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, Commitment to expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all Enable sustainable development per capita economic growth (7% / GDP) Increase economic productivity Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation Improve global resource efficiency in consumption and production and prevent environmental degradation Enable full and productive employment and decent work for all including young people and persons with disabilities ensuring equal pay for work of equal value Reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training Implement effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking. End all forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers Implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all Commitment to increase Aid for Trade support Commitment to develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour Organization Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure to support economic development and human well-being for all Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises to financial services, enabling market access Enable sustainable ecologically friendly infrastructure in industries Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, Commitment to facilitate sustainable and resilient infrastructure development through enhanced financial, technological and technical support Commitment to support domestic technology development, research and innovation Commitment to increase access to information and communications
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* * Acknowledging that the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is the primary forum for negotiating the global response to climate change. Enable and sustain income growth of the bottom 40 % of the population at a rate higher than the national average Empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality Improve the regulation and monitoring of global financial markets Ensure representation and voice for developing countries in decision-making in global international economic and financial institutions Facilitate safe and responsible migration and mobility of people, Commitment to enable development countries to access international roles. Commitment to encourage official development assistance and financial flows to counties with greatest need. Commitment to reduce to less than 3 per cent the transaction costs of migrant remittances Ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums Provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all Enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world s cultural and natural heritage Increase resilience / reduce risks of communities impacted by disasters Reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and waste management Provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces Commitment to support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas Commitment to increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters Commitment to support least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials Implement framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production, Achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources Halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including postharvest losses Achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle Reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse Encourage companies to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable Ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles Commitment to support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production Commitment to develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism Commitment to remove market distortions that rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel usage Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning Commitment to implement agreements undertaken on climate change Commitment to promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development Reduce and prevent marine pollution of all kinds Sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification Regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices Conserve at least 10 % of coastal and marine areas Prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, Increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources Commitment to increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity Commitment to provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets Commitment to enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources 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 Ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services Promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally Combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil Ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity Reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources End poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products Introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species Integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts Commitment to mobilize and increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems Commitment to mobilize significant resources to finance sustainable forest management Commitment to enhance global support for efforts to combat poaching and trafficking of protected species Reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all Reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime Reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decisionmaking at all levels Broaden and strengthen the participation of developing countries in the institutions of global governance Provide legal identity for all, including birth registration Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms Commitment to strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime Commitment to promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development Finance Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection Implement commitments for development assistance ( 0.7 % of ODA/GNI to developing countries and 0.15 to 0.20 % of ODA/GNI to least developed countries; Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources Assist developing countries in attaining long-term debt sustainability Adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for least developed countries Technology Enhance North-South, South-South and triangular regional and international cooperation on and access to science, technology and innovation and enhance knowledge sharing Promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies Fully operationalize the technology bank and science, technology and innovation capacity-building Capacity-building Enhance international support for implementing effective and targeted capacity-building to support national plans to implement all the sustainable development goals, Trade Promote a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization Increase the exports of developing countries Realize timely implementation of duty-free and quota-free market access on a lasting basis for all Systemic issues Policy and institutional coherence Enhance global macroeconomic stability, including through policy coordination and policy coherence Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development Respect each country s policy space and leadership to establish and implement policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development Multi-stakeholder partnerships Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships Data, monitoring and accountability Enhance capacity-building support to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts Build on existing initiatives to develop measurements of progress on sustainable development that complement gross domestic product, and support statistical capacity-building