Which are the 17 sustainable development goals?

Back in August of this year, 193 the UN Member states had reached agreement on draft of the final document which will be adopted by world leaders during the Summit on Sustainable Development to be held tomorrow in New York.

Concluding the ongoing process of negotiations of more than two years – unprecedented participation of civil society was typical of it – countries agreed on an ambitious agenda, which includes 17 goals aimed at elimination of poverty by 2030, promotion of prosperity and human welfare, while preserving the environment.

The Sustainable Development new agenda is based on the success of the Millennium Development Goals: goals that have helped more than 700 people get out of poverty. The eight Millennium Development Goals, which were adopted in 2000, were aimed at a wide range of issues, which included poverty, hunger, diseases, gender inequality reduction and ensuring access to water and sanitation by 2015.

New Sustainable development goals and sustainable development wide agenda go much further directing to the root reasons of poverty and the need for overall development which will function for all people.

The list of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):

1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
2.  End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture
3. Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages
4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
6.  Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
7.  Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
8.  Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all
9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation, and foster innovation
10. Reduce inequality within and among countries
11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
13.  Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts (taking note of agreements made by the UNFCCC forum)
14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
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
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
17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development