THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - …

1 TRANSFORMING OUR WORLD:THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTUNITED NATIONSUNITED NATIONSTRANSFORMING OUR WORLD:THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE +our+world:+the+2030+ AGENDA +for+Sustaina ble+ DEVELOPMENT +..+3+Preamble+..+3+Peopl e+..+3+Planet+..+3+Prosperity+..+3+Peace +..+3+Partnership+..+4+Declaration+..+4+ Introduction+..+4+Our+vision+..+5+Our+sh ared+principles+and+commitments+..+6+Our +world+today+..+6+The+new+ AGENDA +..+7+Me ans+of+implementation+..+12+FollowJup+an d+review+..+13+A+call+for+action+to+chan ge+our+world+..+14+ SUSTAINABLE +Developme nt+Goals+and+targets+..+14+Goal+1.+End+p overty+in+all+its+forms+everywhere+..+17 +Goal+2.+End+hunger,+achieve+food+securi ty+and+improved+nutrition+and+promote+su stainable+agriculture+.

2 +17+Goal+3.+Ensure+healthy+lives+and+pro mote+wellJbeing+for+all+at+all+ages+..+1 8+Goal+4.+Ensure+inclusive+and+equitable +quality+education+and+promote+lifelong+ learning+opportunities+for+all+..+19+Goa l+5.+Achieve+gender+equality+and+empower +all+women+and+girls+..+20+Goal+6.+Ensur e+availability+and+ SUSTAINABLE +managemen t+of+water+and+sanitation+for+all+..+20+ Goal+7.+Ensure+access+to+affordable,+rel iable,+ SUSTAINABLE +and+modern+energy+for +all+..+21+Goal+8.+Promote+sustained,+in clusive+and+ SUSTAINABLE +economic+growth, +full+and+productive+employment+and+dece nt+work+for+all+..+21+Goal+9.+Build+resi lient+infrastructure,+promote+inclusive+ and+ SUSTAINABLE +industrialization+and+fo ster+innovation+..+22+Goal+10.

3 +Reduce+inequality+within+and+among+coun tries+..+23+Goal+11.+Make+cities+and+hum an+settlements+inclusive,+safe,+resilien t+and+ SUSTAINABLE +..+24+Goal+12.+Ensure+ SUSTAINABLE +consumption+and+production+p atterns+..+24+Goal+13.+Take+urgent+actio n+to+combat+climate+change+and+its+impac ts*+..+25+Goal+14.+Conserve+and+sustaina bly+use+the+oceans,+seas+and+marine+reso urces+for+ SUSTAINABLE + DEVELOPMENT +..+26+ Goal+15.+Protect,+restore+and+promote+su stainable+use+of+terrestrial+ecosystems, +sustainably+manage+forests,+combat+dese rtification,+and+halt+and+reverse+land+d egradation+and+halt+biodiversity+loss+.. +27+Goal+16.+Promote+peaceful+and+inclus ive+societies+for+ SUSTAINABLE +developmen t,+provide+access+to+justice+for+all+and +build+effective,+accountable+and+inclus ive+institutions+at+all+levels+.

4 +28+Goal+17.+Strengthen+the+means+of+imp lementation+and+revitalize+the+Global+Pa rtnership+for+ SUSTAINABLE + DEVELOPMENT +.. +28+Finance+..+28+Technology+..+29+Capac ityJbuilding+..+29+Trade+..+29+Systemic+ issues+..+29+Means+of+implementation+and +the+Global+Partnership+..+30+FollowJup+ and+review+..+34+National+level+..+36+Re gional+level+..+36+Global+level+..+36+!+ !Transforming!our!world:!the!2030! AGENDA !for! SUSTAINABLE ! DEVELOPMENT !++!!Preambl e!++This+ AGENDA + is+ a+ plan+ of+ action+ for+ people,+ planet+ and+ prosperity.+ It+ also+ seeks+ to+strengthen+universal+peace+in+larger+ freedom.+We+recognize+that+eradicating+p overty+in+all+its+forms+ and+ dimensions,+ including+ extreme+ poverty,+ is+ the+ greatest+ global+ challenge+ and+ an+indispensable+requirement+for+sustain able+ DEVELOPMENT .

5 ++All+countries+and+all+stakeholders,+ac ting+in+collaborative+partnership,+will+ implement+this+plan.+We+are+resolved+to+ free+the+human+race+from+the+tyranny+of+ poverty+and+want+and+to+heal+and+secure+ our+planet.+We+are+determined+to+take+th e+bold+and+transformative+steps+which+ar e+urgently+needed+to+shift+the+world+on+ to+a+ SUSTAINABLE +and+resilient+path.+As+ we+embark+on+this+collective+journey,+we +pledge+that+no+one+will+be+left+behind. ++The+17+ SUSTAINABLE + DEVELOPMENT +Goals+a nd+169+targets+which+we+are+announcing+t oday+demonstrate+the+scale+and+ambition+ of+this+new+universal+ AGENDA .+They+seek+ to+build+on+the+Millennium+ DEVELOPMENT +G oals+and+complete+what+they+did+not+achi eve.+They+seek+to+realize+the+human+righ ts+of+all+and+to+achieve+gender+equality +and+the+empowerment+of+all+women+and+gi rls.

6 +They+are+integrated+and+indivisible+and +balance+the+three+dimensions+of+sustain able+ DEVELOPMENT :+the+economic,+social+a nd+environmental.++The+Goals+and+targets +will+stimulate+action+over+the+next+15+ years+in+areas+of+critical+importance+fo r+humanity+and+the+planet.++!!People&++W e+are+determined+to+end+poverty+and+hung er,+in+all+their+forms+and+dimensions,+a nd+to+ensure+that+all+human+beings+can+f ulfil+their+potential+in+dignity+and+equ ality+and+in+a+healthy+environment.++!!P lanet&&++We+ are+ determined+ to+ protect+ the+ planet+ from+ degradation,+ including+ through+ SUSTAINABLE + consumption+ and+ production,+ sustainably+ managing+ its+ natural+ resources+ and+taking+urgent+action+on+climate+chan ge,+so+that+it+can+support+the+needs+of+ the+present+and+future+generations.

7 ++!!Prosperity&++We+are+determined+to+en sure+that+all+human+beings+can+enjoy+pro sperous+and+fulfilling+lives+and+that+ec onomic,+social+and+technological+progres s+occurs+in+harmony+with+nature.++!!Peac e&++We+are+determined+to+foster+peaceful ,+just+and+inclusive+societies+which+are +free+from+fear+ and+ violence.+ There+ can+ be+ no+ SUSTAINABLE + DEVELOPMENT + without+ peace+ and+ no+ peace+without+ SUSTAINABLE + DEVELOPMENT .++ !!Partnership&++We+are+determined+to+mob ilize+the+means+required+to+implement+th is+ AGENDA +through+a+ revitalized+ Global+ Partnership+ for+ SUSTAINABLE + DEVELOPMENT ,+ based+ on+ a+ spirit+ of+strengthened+global+solidarity,+focus ed+in+particular+on+the+needs+of+the+poo rest+and+most+vulnerable+and+with+the+pa rticipation+of+all+countries,+all+stakeh olders+and+all+people.

8 ++The+interlinkages+and+integrated+natur e+of+the+ SUSTAINABLE + DEVELOPMENT +Goals+a re+of+crucial+importance+in+ensuring+tha t+the+purpose+of+the+new+ AGENDA +is+reali zed.+If+we+realize+our+ambitions+across+ the+full+extent+of+the+ AGENDA ,+the+lives +of+all+will+be+profoundly+improved+and+ our+world+will+be+transformed+for+the+be tter.+++!!Declaration!++!!Introduction!+ 1.+We,+the+Heads+of+State+and+Government +and+High+Representatives,+meeting+at+Un ited+ nations + Headquarters+ in+ New+ York+ from+ 25+ to+ 27+ September+ 2015+ as+ the+ Organization+celebrates+ its+ seventieth+ anniversary,+ have+ decided+ today+ on+ new+ global+ SUSTAINABLE + DEVELOPMENT +Goals.++2.+On+ behalf+ of+ the+ peoples+ we+ serve,+ we+ have+ adopted+ a+ historic+ decision+ on+ a+comprehensive,+farJreaching+ and+ peopleJcentred+set+of+universal+and+tran sformative+Goals+and+ targets.

9 + We+ commit+ ourselves+ to+ working+ tirelessly+ for+ the+ full+ implementation+ of+ this+ AGENDA + by+ 2030.+ We+ recognize+ that+ eradicating+ poverty+ in+ all+ its+ forms+ and+ dimensions,+including+extreme+poverty,+i s+the+greatest+global+challenge+and+an+i ndispensable+requirement+for+ SUSTAINABLE + DEVELOPMENT .+We+are+committed+to+achiev ing+ SUSTAINABLE + DEVELOPMENT +in+its+three + dimensions+ +economic,+ social+ and+ environmental+ +in+ a+ balanced+ and+ integrated+manner.+We+will+also+build+up on+the+achievements+of+the+Millennium+De velopment+Goals+and+seek+to+address+thei r+unfinished+business.++3.+We+resolve,+b etween+now+and+2030,+to+end+poverty+and+ hunger+everywhere;+to+combat+inequalitie s+ within+ and+ among+ countries;+ to+ build+ peaceful,+ just+ and+ inclusive+ societies;+ to+protect+ human+ rights+ and+ promote+ gender+ equality+ and+ the+ empowerment+ of+ women+ and+girls;+and+to+ensure+the+lasting+pro tection+of+the+planet+and+its+natural+re sources.

10 +We+resolve+also+to+create+conditions+fo r+ SUSTAINABLE ,+inclusive+and+sustained+e conomic+growth,+shared+prosperity+ and+ decent+ work+ for+ all,+ taking+ into+ account+ different+ levels+ of+ national+ DEVELOPMENT +and+capacities.+4.+ As+we+embark+on+this+great+collective+jo urney,+we+pledge+that+no+one+will+be+lef t+behind.+Recognizing+that+the+dignity+o f+the+human+person+is+fundamental,+we+wi sh+to+see+the+Goals+and+ targets+ met+ for+ all+ nations +and+ peoples+ and+ for+ all+ segments+ of+ society.+ And+ we+ will+endeavour+to+reach+the+furthest+beh ind+first.+5.+This+is+an+ AGENDA +of+unpre cedented+scope+and+significance.+It+is+a ccepted+by+all+countries+and+is+applicab le+to+all,+taking+into+account+different +national+realities,+capacities+and+leve ls+of+ DEVELOPMENT + and+ respecting+ national+ policies+ and+ priorities.