The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an action programme for people, planet and prosperity. Signed on 25 September 2015 by the governments of the 193 member countries of the United Nations, and endorsed by the UN General Assembly, the Agenda consists of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framed within a broader programme of action consisting of 169 associated environmental, economic, social and institutional targets or goals to be achieved by 2030.
The goals set for sustainable development are global in scope and concern and involve all countries and all components of society, from private companies to the public sector, from civil society to information and cultural actors.
The 17 goals refer to a set of important development issues that take the three dimensions of sustainable development – economic, social and ecological – into account in a balanced manner and aim to end poverty, combat inequality, tackle climate change and build peaceful societies that respect human rights.
Below is the list:
- Overcoming poverty
- Defeating hunger
- Health and well-being
- Quality education
- Gender equality
- Clean water and sanitation
- Clean and affordable energy
- Decent work and economic growth
- Enterprise, innovation and infrastructure
- Reducing inequalities
- Sustainable cities and communities
- Responsible consumption and production
- Fighting climate change
- Life under water
- Life on Earth
- Peace, justice and strong institutions
- Partnership for the goals
