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.

Goals

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

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

Sustainable Development Goals Media

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  The percentage of SDG targets measured using a single indicator (represented by bars, with an average of 62%) and the average number of indicators used per target (represented by markers, with an average of 1.5). For example, the progress towards SDG 6 is measured using 1.4 indicators per target, with 63% of targets having a single indicator.

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  School children in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya: an example for the difficulties with providing quality education for all, with limited resources.

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  Example of sanitation for all: School toilet (IPH school and college, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh)

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  Nusa Lembongan Reef is an example for a marine ecosystem that is to be protected as part of SDG 14.

• SDG materials are being painted in the form of graffiti to raise public awareness by independent volunteers in Dhaka, Bangladesh in collaboration with UNDP, Bangladesh.