The Sustainable Development Goals SDGs

(UN News. 2018)

 The 17 Sustainable Development Goals:

 

1-NO POVERTY

2-ZERO HUNGER

3-GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

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 INEQUALITIES

11-SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES

12-RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION

13-CLIMATE ACTION

14-LIFE BELOW WATER

15-LIFE ON LAND

16-PEACE, JUSTICE, AND STORING INSTITUTIONS

17-PARTNERSHIP FOR THE GOALS

(United Nations. 2015)

 The Meaning of Each Goal:

1-NO POVERTY: Throughout the world, this Goal seeks to eliminate all forms of poverty.

2-ZERO HUNGER: It aims to eliminate hunger, improve food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.

3-GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING: As part of this goal, all people should live healthy lives and benefit from the life-long health of their bodies.

4- QUALITY EDUCATION: It aims to promote quality education for all, ensure inclusivity and equity, and provide opportunities for lifelong learning.

5-GENDER EQUALITY: Women and girls will be empowered by this goal and gender equality will be achieved.

6-CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION: In this Goal, all people have access to water and sanitation sustainably.

7-AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY: This Goal aims to ensure all people have access to affordable, sustainable, reliable, and modern energy.

8-DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: The goal involves promoting sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all.

9-INDUSTRY, INNOVATION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE: This Goal amid to Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation.

10-REDUCE INEQUALITIES: The objective of this Goal is to reduce inequalities among countries and within countries.

11-SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES: This goal aims to ensure cities and human settlements are inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.

12-RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION: This goal aims to promote sustainable production and consumption patterns.

13-CLIMATE ACTION: the goal is aimed to Take immediate action to fight climate change and its effects*.

14-LIFE BELOW WATER: This goal includes conserving and using oceans, seas, and marine resources responsibly for sustainable development.

15-LIFE ON LAND: This Goal amid to Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.

16-PEACE, JUSTICE, AND STORING INSTITUTIONS: This goal is part of a larger initiative to promote peaceful and inclusive communities for long-term development, as well as to ensure that everyone has access to justice and to construct effective, responsible, and inclusive institutions at all levels.

17-PARTNERSHIP FOR THE GOALS: This goal is part of a larger effort to strengthen implementation tools and re-energize the global partnership for sustainable development.

(United Nations. 2015)

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References:

United Nations.(2015) Sustainable Development.Available at: https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal17[ Accessed 9 May 2022].

UN News. (2018). Efficient national tax systems critical for sustainable development and inclusive growth, urge UN, partners. [online picture] Available at: https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/02/1003012 [Accessed 9 May 2022].