Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity for all.

Goal 1: No Poverty

• Eradicate poverty in all its forms everywhere
• Reduce income poverty, multidimensional poverty, and social exclusion

Goal 2: Zero Hunger

• End hunger, achieve food security, and promote sustainable agriculture
• Increase agricultural productivity and sustainable food production

Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

• Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
• Reduce maternal mortality, end epidemics, and achieve universal health coverage

Goal 4: Quality Education

• Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning
• Increase access to education, particularly for disadvantaged groups

Goal 5: Gender Equality

• Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
• End discrimination, violence, and harmful practices against women and girls

Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

• Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
• Improve water quality, wastewater treatment, and hygiene practices

Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

• Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all
• Increase global percentage of renewable energy and energy efficiency

Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

• Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth
• Achieve full and productive employment, and reduce inequality

Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

• Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization
• Increase research and development, and upgrade technological capabilities

Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

• Reduce income and social inequalities within and among countries
• Promote social, economic, and political inclusion of all

Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

• Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable
• Improve urban planning, transportation, and housing

Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

• Achieve sustainable consumption and production patterns
• Implement sustainable procurement practices and reduce waste

Goal 13: Climate Action

• Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
• Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related disasters

Goal 14: Life Below Water

• Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources
• Prevent and reduce marine pollution and protect marine ecosystems

Goal 15: Life On Land

• Protect, restore, and promote the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems
• Halt and reverse land degradation, and combat desertification

Goal 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

• Promote peaceful and inclusive societies, access to justice, and effective institutions
• Reduce all forms of violence and related death rates

Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

• Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
• Enhance international cooperation and mobilize additional financial resources