SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS 

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. The 17 SDGs are interconnected; action in one area will affect outcomes in others, and development must balance so

• Universal: The SDGs provide a universal framework applicable to all countries. Every nation faces unique and common challenges on the path to sustainable development, and the SDGs address multiple dimensions of sustainable development globally. 
• Transformative: Together with the 2030 Agenda, the SDGs represent a significant shift from traditional development models by integrating economic, social, and environmental dimensions. 
• People-centric: The SDGs are designed to ensure no one is left behind, promoting universal respect and equality within and between countries. 

1. End poverty: Eradicate poverty in all its forms everywhere. 
2. Zero hunger: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. 
3. Good health and well-being: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. 
4. Quality education: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. 
5. Gender equality: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. 
6. Clean water and sanitation: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. 
7. Affordable and clean energy: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all. 
8. Decent work and economic growth: Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all. 
9. Industry, innovation, and infrastructure: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation. 
10. Reduced inequalities: Reduce inequality within and among countries. 
11. Sustainable cities and communities: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. 
12. Responsible consumption and production: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. 
13. Climate action: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. 
14. Life below water: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development. 
15. Life on land: Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, manage forests sustainably, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and biodiversity loss. 
16. Peace, justice, and strong institutions: 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. Partnerships for the goals: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development. 

The SDGs serve as planning and monitoring tools at both national and local levels. Their long-term vision and objectives guide countries on the path to sustainable development, supporting planning, budgeting, monitoring, and evaluation systems.