FROM MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

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 FROM MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

 The 70th Session of the UN General Assembly met on 25 to 27 September 2015 at the UN Headquarters in New York and adopted the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The SDGs, made up of 17 goals and 169 targets, will succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) when the latter conclude in December 2015, thus bringing to a close the 15 year lifespan of the MDGs.

Despite the achievements made by most countries including Botswana on reduction of extreme poverty; increasing school enrolment and the number of women in decision-making positions; reducing child mortality, maternal deaths as well as reversing the spread of HIV there are still challenges that need to be addressed in the new development agenda.

 Development of the SDGs started in 2012 through a regional consultative process facilitated by the United Nations. The process resulted in formulation of a new development framework entitled “The Post 2015 Development Agenda”, which formed the basis for development of the SDGs. The goals, which are inclusive in nature and based on the concept of “leaving no one behind” are a commitment made by all UN member states to address the gaps and challenges identified in MDGs. The 169 targets will assist in monitoring progress regularly in implementation of the SDGs over the next 15 year period.

The new development agenda and has at its core the integration of economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. These elements are captured in the five Ps – People; Planet; Prosperity; Peace; and Partnership.

The SDGs call for action by all countries; poor, rich and middle income. Poverty eradication has been identified as the overarching goal. Additionally, member states pledge that, central to improving the quality of life of people the world over is; ending poverty; reducing inequality; promotion of full and productive employment; promoting healthy lives; ensuring inclusive and quality education; peaceful and inclusive societies and providing access to justice for all; combating climate change and its impact. 

UN Member States committed to implement the SDGs by 2030.

 

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS


Goal 1 End poverty in all its forms everywhere


Goal 2 End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture


Goal 3 Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages


Goal 4 Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all


Goal 5 Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls


Goal 6 Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all


Goal 7 Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all


Goal 8 Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all


Goal 9 Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation


Goal 10 Reduce inequality within and among countries


Goal 11 Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable


Goal 12 Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns


Goal 13 Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts


Goal 14 Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development


Goal 15 Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss


Goal 16 Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels


Goal 17 Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

 

 

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