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11/18/2015 Sustainable development goals: all you need to know | Global development | The GuardianSustainable development goals Sustainable development goals: all you need to know With the UN summit on the sustainable development goals looming, find out more about the 17 initiatives that could transform the world by 2030 The SDGs: changing the world in 17 steps – interactive Activists push an inflatable globe on a march during Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 2012. Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP Global development is supported by: data:text/html;charset=utf8,%3Ca%20class%3D%22uh%20skip%22%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fglobaldevelopment… 1/9 malaria and other diseases; ensure environmental sustainability; develop global partnerships – failed to consider the root causes of poverty and overlooked gender inequality as well as the holistic nature of development. applied to all countries. while the MDGs provided a focal point for governments – a framework around which they could develop policies and overseas aid programmes designed to end poverty and improve the lives of poor people – as well as a rallying point for NGOs to hold them to account. which were agreed by governments in 2001 and are due to expire at the end of this year. in theory. in reality they were considered targets for poor countries to achieve. While the MDGs. Conversely. every country will be expected to work towards achieving the SDGs. they were too narrow. universal set of goals. and promote sustainable data:text/html;charset=utf8.25 a day – the World Bank measure on poverty – and more than 800 million people do not have enough food to eat. The eight MDGs – reduce poverty and hunger; achieve universal education; promote gender equality; reduce child and maternal deaths; combat HIV. Why do we need another set of goals? There is broad agreement that.231 8 What are the sustainable development goals? The sustainable development goals (SDGs) are a new. Women are still fighting hard for their rights. and millions of women still die in childbirth. The SDGs follow and expand on the millennium development goals (MDGs). with finance from wealthy states. targets and indicators that UN member states will be expected to use to frame their agendas and political policies over the next 15 years.theguardian. As the MDG deadline approaches. achieve food security and improved nutrition. What are the proposed 17 goals? 1) End poverty in all its forms everywhere 2) End hunger.11/18/2015 Sustainable development goals: all you need to know | Global development | The Guardian About this content Liz Ford @lizfordguardian Monday 19 January 2015 13. The goals made no mention of human rights and did not specifically address economic development.%3Ca%20class%3D%22uh%20skip%22%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.com%2Fglobaldevelopment… 2/9 .31 GMT Save for later Shares Comments 7. about 1 billion people still live on less than $1. combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation. 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 UNFCCCforum) 14) Conserve and sustainably use the oceans. restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems. sustainably manage forests. and decent work for all 9) Build resilient infrastructure.11/18/2015 Sustainable development goals: all you need to know | Global development | The Guardian 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. safe. and halt biodiversity loss data:text/html;charset=utf8. sustainable and modern energy for all 8) Promote sustained. promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation. reliable.theguardian. seas and marine resources for sustainable development 15) Protect. and foster innovation 10) Reduce inequality within and among countries 11) Make cities and human settlements inclusive.%3Ca%20class%3D%22uh%20skip%22%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww. inclusive and sustainable economic growth.com%2Fglobaldevelopment… 3/9 . full and productive employment. which mandated the creation of an open working group to come up with a draft agenda. accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels 17) Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development Within the goals are 169 targets. for example. The open working group. to put a bit of meat on the bones. Alongside the open working group discussions.theguardian.com%2Fglobaldevelopment… 4/9 . and eradicating extreme poverty (people living on less than $1.11/18/2015 Sustainable development goals: all you need to know | Global development | The Guardian 16) Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development. and the preamble and declaration that comes with them. had its first meeting in March 2013 and published its final draft. while goal 16 has a target to promote the rule of law and equal access to justice. data:text/html;charset=utf8. include reducing by at least half the number of people living in poverty by 2030. with representatives from 70 countries. These included 11 thematic and 83 national consultations. and doorto door surveys. with its 17 suggestions. The draft was presented to the UN general assembly in September last year. Targets under goal one. How were the goals chosen? Unlike the MDGs. Establishing post2015 goals was an outcome of the Rio+20 summit in 2012. were agreed in August 2015. Member state negotiations followed. The UN also launched an online My World surveyasking people to prioritise the areas they’d like to see addressed in the goals. The results of the consultations were fed into the the working group’s discussions. Under goal five. the UN has conducted the largest consultation programme in its history to gauge opinion on what the SDGs should include. there’s a target on eliminating violence against women. provide access to justice for all and build effective.25 a day). and the final wording of the goals and targets. which were drawn up by a group of men in the basement of UN headquarters (or so the legend goes). in July 2014.%3Ca%20class%3D%22uh%20skip%22%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww. the UN conducted a series of “global conversations”. It’s not clear. which goals the UK government would like taken out if they had the choice. good governance. transport. aren’t so keen. suitability and relevance.%3Ca%20class%3D%22uh%20skip%22%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.com%2Fglobaldevelopment… 5/9 . Some believe the underlying reason is to get rid of some of the more uncomfortable goals. so there would be strong resistance to reducing them further. and peace and security. the UN secretary general’s special adviser on post2015 development planning.11/18/2015 Sustainable development goals: all you need to know | Global development | The Guardian Are governments happy about the proposed 17 goals? The majority seem to be. but a handful of member states. How will the goals be measured? The indicators are still being thrashed out by an expert group. power) could be up to a total of $7tn globally. The indicators are due to be finalised in March 2016. such as those relating to the environment. than fewer goals that don’t address these issues. while annual investments in improving infrastructure (water. Britain’s prime minister. Some countries feel that an agenda consisting of 17 goals is too unwieldy to implement or sell to the public. Each indicator is being assessed for its feasibility. David Cameron. though. Amina Mohammed. for example. including the UK and Japan. and would prefer a narrower brief. but there is a general consensus that it is better to have 17 goals that include targets on women’s empowerment. Or so they say. Rough calculations from theintergovernmental committee of experts on sustainable development financing have put the cost of providing a social safety net to eradicate extreme poverty at about $66bn (£43bn) a year. data:text/html;charset=utf8. agriculture. Some NGOs also believe there are too many goals. How will the goals be funded? That’s the trilliondollar question.theguardian. has publicly said he wants 12 goals at the most. said it had been a hard fight to get the number of goals down to 17. preferably 10. and roughly two for each target are expected. through tax reforms. and will become applicable from January 2016. But civil society groups were less impressed. When will the new goals come into force? The SDGs will be officially adopted at a UN summit in New York in September. This article was updated on 3 September 2015 More analysis Topics Sustainable development goals Millennium development goals United Nations Save for later promoted links from around the web Recommended by Outbrain Waste Not. and through a crackdown on illicit financial flows and corruption. saying the summit had failed to produce new money to fund the goals. Calls for a new international tax body fell on deaf ears.11/18/2015 Sustainable development goals: all you need to know | Global development | The Guardian In its report last year. Want Not QLIK BLOG RSS See Listings of the Most Expensive data:text/html;charset=utf8.7% of GNI – set more than 40 years ago and pledges to collect more taxes and fight tax evasion. It included a recommitment to the UN target on aid spending – 0. failed to ease concerns that there will not be enough cash to meet the aspirational nature of the goals. But it insisted that money generated from the private sector. The UN said the Addis Ababa action agenda(AAAA for short) contained “bold measures to overhaul global finance practices and generate investment” for tackling the challenges of sustainable development. or offer ways to transform the international finance system.%3Ca%20class%3D%22uh%20skip%22%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww. the committee said public finance and aid would be central to support the implementation of the SDGs.com%2Fglobaldevelopment… 6/9 . The deadline for the SDGS is 2030.theguardian. was also vital. held in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa in July. 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Report View more comments popular data:text/html;charset=utf8.com%2Fglobaldevelopment… 8/9 . still wanting to eat their cake and have it for later as well.11/18/2015 Sustainable development goals: all you need to know | Global development | The Guardian Roger Hudson 3 19 Jan 2015 22:02 Humans. Report Rakib Mohammad Avi 0 19 Jan 2015 23:04 I think funding is the key issue in here as well as how to actually measure the progress. Lack of clear and measurable goals would only alienate the SDGs to governments responsible of implementing them. the whole idea of 'development' is pathetic. whatever the causes.theguardian. In the face of climate change. 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