The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted in 2015 and provide a blueprint for achieving a more sustainable future for all, addressing global challenges such as poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace, and justice.
These 17 goals represent a universal plan of action to be accomplished by 2030, calling for action by all countries to promote prosperity while safeguarding the planet.
The SDGs recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth economic growth while addressing social needs such as education, health, social protection, and job opportunities, and addressing climate change and environmental protection to create peaceful, just, and equal societies for future generations.
Agreed upon by 193 countries at the UN, the SDGs consist of 169 specific targets to address a wide range of challenges in areas such as poverty, education, human rights, food security, clean energy, climate, peace, sustainable consumption, and urbanization.
The SDGs promote partnership and encourage people worldwide to make sustainable choices that improve life for current and future generations.
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals are defined in a list of 169 SDG Targets. Progress towards these Targets is agreed to be tracked by 232 unique Indicators. Here is the full list of definitions.
