The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership. They recognize that
ending poverty and
other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve
health and
education,
reduce inequality, and spur
economic growth – all while
tackling climate change and working to preserve our
oceans and
forests.