Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are created by the United Nations and promoted as the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. They replaced the Millennium Development Goals that expired at the end of 2015. The SDGs run from 2015 to 2030. There are 17 goals and 169 specific targets for those goals.[1]

Goals
Infographic for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals, adopted on 25 September 2015 as a part of the 2030 Agenda.

In August of 2015, 193 countries agreed to the following 17 goals:[2]

  1. No poverty
  2. Zero hunger
  3. Good health and wellbeing
  4. Quality education
  5. Gender equality
  6. Clean water and sanitation
  7. Affordable and clean energy
  8. Decent work and economic growth
  9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
  10. Reduce inequality
  11. Sustainable cities and communities
  12. Responsible consumption and production
  13. Climate action
  14. Life below water
  15. Life on land
  16. Peace and justice. Strong institutions
  17. Partnerships for the goals

References
  1. "Technical report by the Bureau of the United Nation's Statistical Commission (UNSC) on the process of the development of an indicator framework for the goals and targets of the post-2015 development agenda - working draft" (PDF). March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. "The Global Goals For Sustainable Development". Global Goals. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
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