2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development PDF

UNITED NATIONS TRANSFORMING OUR WORLD: THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TRANSFORMING OUR WORLD: THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT A/RES/70/1 UNITED NATIONS sustainabledevelopment.un.org Transforming+our+world:+the+2030+Agenda+for+Sustainable+Development+.................................................................................+3+ Preamble+.................................................................................................................................................................................+3+ People+......................................................................................................................................................................................+3+ Planet+......................................................................................................................................................................................+3+ Prosperity+................................................................................................................................................................................+3+ Peace+.......................................................................................................................................................................................+3+ Partnership+..............................................................................................................................................................................+4+ Declaration+..................................................................................................................................................................................+4+ Introduction+............................................................................................................................................................................+4+ Our+vision+................................................................................................................................................................................+5+ Our+shared+principles+and+commitments+................................................................................................................................+6+ Our+world+today+......................................................................................................................................................................+6+ The+new+Agenda+......................................................................................................................................................................+7+ Means+of+implementation+.....................................................................................................................................................+12+ FollowJup+and+review+............................................................................................................................................................+13+ A+call+for+action+to+change+our+world+....................................................................................................................................+14+ Sustainable+Development+Goals+and+targets+............................................................................................................................+14+ Goal+1.+End+poverty+in+all+its+forms+everywhere+...................................................................................................................+17+ Goal+2.+End+hunger,+achieve+food+security+and+improved+nutrition+and+promote+sustainable+agriculture+..........................+17+ Goal+3.+Ensure+healthy+lives+and+promote+wellJbeing+for+all+at+all+ages+................................................................................+18+ Goal+4.+Ensure+inclusive+and+equitable+quality+education+and+promote+lifelong+learning+opportunities+for+all+...................+19+ Goal+5.+Achieve+gender+equality+and+empower+all+women+and+girls+....................................................................................+20+ Goal+6.+Ensure+availability+and+sustainable+management+of+water+and+sanitation+for+all+....................................................+20+ Goal+7.+Ensure+access+to+affordable,+reliable,+sustainable+and+modern+energy+for+all+.........................................................+21+ Goal+8.+Promote+sustained,+inclusive+and+sustainable+economic+growth,+full+and+productive+employment+and+decent+work+ for+all+.....................................................................................................................................................................................+21+ Goal+9.+Build+resilient+infrastructure,+promote+inclusive+and+sustainable+industrialization+and+foster+innovation+..............+22+ Goal+10.+Reduce+inequality+within+and+among+countries+......................................................................................................+23+ Goal+11.+Make+cities+and+human+settlements+inclusive,+safe,+resilient+and+sustainable+.......................................................+24+ Goal+12.+Ensure+sustainable+consumption+and+production+patterns+....................................................................................+24+ Goal+13.+Take+urgent+action+to+combat+climate+change+and+its+impacts*+............................................................................+25+ Goal+14.+Conserve+and+sustainably+use+the+oceans,+seas+and+marine+resources+for+sustainable+development+...................+26+ Goal+15.+Protect,+restore+and+promote+sustainable+use+of+terrestrial+ecosystems,+sustainably+manage+forests,+combat+ desertification,+and+halt+and+reverse+land+degradation+and+halt+biodiversity+loss+...............................................................+27+ Goal+16.+Promote+peaceful+and+inclusive+societies+for+sustainable+development,+provide+access+to+justice+for+all+and+build+ effective,+accountable+and+inclusive+institutions+at+all+levels+...............................................................................................+28+ Goal+17.+Strengthen+the+means+of+implementation+and+revitalize+the+Global+Partnership+for+Sustainable+Development+..+28+ Finance+..................................................................................................................................................................................+28+ Technology+............................................................................................................................................................................+29+ CapacityJbuilding+...................................................................................................................................................................+29+ Trade+.....................................................................................................................................................................................+29+ Systemic+issues+......................................................................................................................................................................+29+ Means+of+implementation+and+the+Global+Partnership+.............................................................................................................+30+ FollowJup+and+review+................................................................................................................................................................+34+ National+level+........................................................................................................................................................................+36+ Regional+level+........................................................................................................................................................................+36+ Global+level+............................................................................................................................................................................+36+ ! + ! Transforming!our!world:!the!2030!Agenda!for!Sustainable!Development! + + ! ! Preamble! + + 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+poverty+in+all+its+ forms+ and+ dimensions,+ including+ extreme+ poverty,+ is+ the+ greatest+ global+ challenge+ and+ an+ indispensable+requirement+for+sustainable+development.+ + All+ countries+ and+ all+ stakeholders,+ acting+ 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+the+bold+and+transformative+steps+ which+are+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+and+169+targets+which+we+are+announcing+today+ demonstrate+the+scale+and+ambition+of+this+new+universal+Agenda.+They+seek+to+build+on+the+ Millennium+Development+Goals+and+complete+what+they+did+not+achieve.+They+seek+to+realize+ the+human+rights+of+all+and+to+achieve+gender+equality+and+the+empowerment+of+all+women+ and+girls.+They+are+integrated+and+indivisible+and+balance+the+three+dimensions+of+sustainable+ development:+the+economic,+social+and+environmental.+ + The+ Goals+ and+ targets+ will+ stimulate+ action+ over+ the+ next+ 15+ years+ in+ areas+ of+ critical+ importance+for+humanity+and+the+planet.+ + ! ! People& + + We+are+determined+to+end+poverty+and+hunger,+in+all+their+forms+and+dimensions,+and+ to+ensure+that+all+human+beings+can+fulfil+their+potential+in+dignity+and+equality+and+in+a+healthy+ environment.+ + ! ! Planet&& + + 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+change,+so+that+it+can+support+the+needs+of+the+present+and+ future+generations.+ + ! ! Prosperity& + + We+are+determined+to+ensure+that+all+human+beings+can+enjoy+prosperous+and+fulfilling+ lives+and+that+economic,+social+and+technological+progress+occurs+in+harmony+with+nature.+ + ! ! Peace& + + 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+mobilize+the+means+required+to+implement+this+Agenda+through+ a+ revitalized+ Global+ Partnership+ for+ Sustainable+ Development,+ based+ on+ a+ spirit+ of+ strengthened+global+solidarity,+focused+in+particular+on+the+needs+of+the+poorest+and+most+ vulnerable+and+with+the+participation+of+all+countries,+all+stakeholders+and+all+people.+ + The+interlinkages+and+integrated+nature+of+the+Sustainable+Development+Goals+are+of+ crucial+importance+in+ensuring+that+the+purpose+of+the+new+Agenda+is+realized.+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+better.+ + + ! ! Declaration! + + ! ! Introduction! + 1.+ We,+the+Heads+of+State+and+Government+and+High+Representatives,+meeting+at+United+ 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+ transformative+ Goals+ and+ targets.+ 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,+is+the+greatest+global+challenge+and+an+indispensable+requirement+ for+sustainable+development.+We+are+committed+to+achieving+sustainable+development+in+its+ three+ dimensions+ —+ economic,+ social+ and+ environmental+ —+ in+ a+ balanced+ and+ integrated+ manner.+We+will+also+build+upon+the+achievements+of+the+Millennium+Development+Goals+and+ seek+to+address+their+unfinished+business.++ 3.+ We+resolve,+between+now+and+2030,+to+end+poverty+and+hunger+everywhere;+to+combat+ inequalities+ 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+protection+of+the+planet+and+its+natural+resources.+We+resolve+ also+ to+ create+ conditions+ for+ sustainable,+ inclusive+ and+ sustained+ economic+ 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+journey,+we+pledge+that+no+one+will+be+left+behind.+ Recognizing+that+the+dignity+of+the+human+person+is+fundamental,+we+wish+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+behind+first.+ 5.+ This+is+an+Agenda+of+unprecedented+scope+and+significance.+It+is+accepted+by+all+countries+ and+is+applicable+to+all,+taking+into+account+different+national+realities,+capacities+and+levels+of+ development+ and+ respecting+ national+ policies+ and+ priorities.+ These+ are+ universal+ goals+ and+ targets+which+involve+the+entire+world,+developed+and+developing+countries+alike.+They+are+ integrated+and+indivisible+and+balance+the+three+dimensions+of+sustainable+development.+ 6.+ The+Goals+and+targets+are+the+result+of+over+two+years+of+intensive+public+consultation+ and+ engagement+ with+ civil+ society+ and+ other+ stakeholders+ around+ the+ world,+ which+ paid+ particular+ attention+ to+ the+ voices+ of+ the+ poorest+ and+ most+ vulnerable.+ This+ consultation+ included+ valuable+ work+ done+ by+ the+ Open+ Working+ Group+ of+ the+ General+ Assembly+ on+ Sustainable+ Development+ Goals+ and+ by+ the+ United+ Nations,+ whose+ SecretaryJGeneral+ provided+a+synthesis+report+in+December+2014.++ + ! ! Our!vision! + 7.+ In+ these+ Goals+ and+ targets,+ we+ are+ setting+ out+ a+ supremely+ ambitious+ and+ transformational+ vision.+ We+ envisage+ a+ world+ free+ of+ poverty,+ hunger,+ disease+ and+ want,+ where+all+life+can+thrive.+We+envisage+a+world+free+of+fear+and+violence.+A+world+with+universal+ literacy.+A+world+with+equitable+and+universal+access+to+quality+education+at+all+levels,+to+health+ care+and+social+protection,+where+physical,+mental+and+social+wellJbeing+are+assured.+A+world+ where+we+reaffirm+our+commitments+regarding+the+human+right+to+safe+drinking+water+and+ sanitation+and+where+there+is+improved+hygiene;+and+where+food+is+sufficient,+safe,+affordable+ and+nutritious.+A+world+where+human+habitats+are+safe,+resilient+and+sustainable+and+where+ there+is+universal+access+to+affordable,+reliable+and+sustainable+energy.+ 8.+ We+envisage+a+world+of+universal+respect+for+human+rights+and+human+dignity,+the+rule+ of+ law,+ justice,+ equality+ and+ nonJdiscrimination;+ of+ respect+ for+ race,+ ethnicity+ and+ cultural+ diversity;+ and+ of+ equal+ opportunity+ permitting+ the+ full+ realization+ of+ human+ potential+ and+ contributing+ to+ shared+ prosperity.+ A+ world+ which+ invests+ in+ its+ children+ and+ in+ which+ every+ child+grows+up+free+from+violence+and+exploitation.+A+world+in+which+every+woman+and+girl+ enjoys+full+gender+equality+and+all+legal,+social+and+economic+barriers+to+their+empowerment+ have+been+removed.+A+just,+equitable,+tolerant,+open+and+socially+inclusive+world+in+which+the+ needs+of+the+most+vulnerable+are+met.+ 9.+ We+envisage+a+world+in+which+every+country+enjoys+sustained,+inclusive+and+sustainable+ economic+ growth+ and+ decent+ work+ for+ all.+ A+ world+ in+ which+ consumption+ and+ production+ patterns+and+use+of+all+natural+resources+—+from+air+to+land,+from+rivers,+lakes+and+aquifers+to+ oceans+and+seas+—+are+sustainable.+One+in+which+democracy,+good+governance+and+the+rule+ of+ law,+ as+ well+ as+ an+ enabling+ environment+ at+ the+ national+ and+ international+ levels,+ are+ essential+ for+ sustainable+ development,+ including+ sustained+ and+ inclusive+ economic+ growth,+ social+ development,+ environmental+ protection+ and+ the+ eradication+ of+ poverty+ and+ hunger.+ One+in+which+development+and+the+application+of+technology+are+climateJsensitive,+respect+ biodiversity+ and+ are+ resilient.+ One+ in+ which+ humanity+ lives+ in+ harmony+ with+ nature+ and+ in+ which+wildlife+and+other+living+species+are+protected.+ + ! ! Our!shared!principles!and!commitments! + 10.+ The+new+Agenda+is+guided+by+the+purposes+and+principles+of+the+Charter+of+the+United+ Nations,+including+full+respect+for+international+law.+It+is+grounded+in+the+Universal+Declaration+ of+ Human+ Rights,+ international+ human+ rights+ treaties,+ the+ Millennium+ Declaration+ and+ the+ 2005+World+Summit+Outcome.+It+is+informed+by+other+instruments+such+as+the+Declaration+on+ the+Right+to+Development.+ 11.+ We+reaffirm+the+outcomes+of+all+major+United+Nations+conferences+and+summits+which+ have+laid+a+solid+foundation+for+sustainable+development+and+have+helped+to+shape+the+new+ Agenda.+ These+ include+ the+ Rio+ Declaration+ on+ Environment+ and+ Development,+ the+ World+ Summit+ on+ Sustainable+ Development,+ the+ World+ Summit+ for+ Social+ Development,+ the+ Programme+of+Action+of+the+International+Conference+on+Population+and+Development,+the+ Beijing+Platform+for+Action+and+the+United+Nations+Conference+on+Sustainable+Development.+ We+also+reaffirm+the+followJup+to+these+conferences,+including+the+outcomes+of+the+Fourth+ United+ Nations+ Conference+ on+ the+ Least+ Developed+ Countries,+ the+ third+ International+ Conference+ on+ Small+ Island+ Developing+ States,+ the+ second+ United+ Nations+ Conference+ on+ Landlocked+Developing+Countries+and+the+Third+United+Nations+World+Conference+on+Disaster+ Risk+Reduction.+ 12.+ We+reaffirm+all+the+principles+of+the+Rio+Declaration+on+Environment+and+Development,+ including,+inter+alia,+the+principle+of+common+but+differentiated+responsibilities,+as+set+out+in+ principle+7+thereof.+ 13.+ The+challenges+and+commitments+identified+at+these+major+conferences+and+summits+ are+interrelated+and+call+for+integrated+solutions.+To+address+them+effectively,+a+new+approach+ is+needed.+Sustainable+development+recognizes+that+eradicating+poverty+in+all+its+forms+and+ dimensions,+combating+inequality+within+and+among+countries,+preserving+the+planet,+creating+ sustained,+inclusive+and+sustainable+economic+growth+and+fostering+social+inclusion+are+linked+ to+each+other+and+are+interdependent.+ + ! ! Our!world!today! + 14.+ We+are+meeting+at+a+time+of+immense+challenges+to+sustainable+development.+Billions+ of+ our+ citizens+ continue+ to+ live+ in+ poverty+ and+ are+ denied+ a+ life+ of+ dignity.+ There+ are+ rising+ inequalities+ within+ and+ among+ countries.+ There+ are+ enormous+ disparities+ of+ opportunity,+ wealth+and+power.+Gender+inequality+remains+a+key+challenge.+Unemployment,+particularly+ youth+unemployment,+is+a+major+concern.+Global+health+threats,+more+frequent+and+intense+ natural+ disasters,+ spiralling+ conflict,+ violent+ extremism,+ terrorism+ and+ related+ humanitarian+ crises+ and+ forced+ displacement+ of+ people+ threaten+ to+ reverse+ much+ of+ the+ development+ progress+ made+ in+ recent+ decades.+ Natural+ resource+ depletion+ and+ adverse+ impacts+ of+ environmental+degradation,+including+desertification,+drought,+land+degradation,+freshwater+ scarcity+and+loss+of+biodiversity,+add+to+and+exacerbate+the+list+of+challenges+which+humanity+ faces.+Climate+change+is+one+of+the+greatest+challenges+of+our+time+and+its+adverse+impacts+ undermine+the+ability+of+all+countries+to+achieve+sustainable+development.+Increases+in+global+ temperature,+sea+level+rise,+ocean+acidification+and+other+climate+change+impacts+are+seriously+ affecting+ coastal+ areas+ and+ lowJlying+ coastal+ countries,+ including+ many+ least+ developed+ countries+ and+ small+ island+ developing+ States.+ The+ survival+ of+ many+ societies,+ and+ of+ the+ biological+support+systems+of+the+planet,+is+at+risk.+ 15.+ It+is+also,+however,+a+time+of+immense+opportunity.+Significant+progress+has+been+made+ in+meeting+many+development+challenges.+Within+the+past+generation,+hundreds+of+millions+ of+people+have+emerged+from+extreme+poverty.+Access+to+education+has+greatly+increased+for+ both+boys+and+girls.+The+spread+of+information+and+communications+technology+and+global+ interconnectedness+has+great+potential+to+accelerate+human+progress,+to+bridge+the+digital+ divide+ and+ to+ develop+ knowledge+ societies,+ as+ does+ scientific+ and+ technological+ innovation+ across+areas+as+diverse+as+medicine+and+energy.+ 16.+ Almost+15+years+ago,+the+Millennium+Development+Goals+were+agreed.+These+provided+ an+ important+ framework+ for+ development+ and+ significant+ progress+ has+ been+ made+ in+ a+ number+of+areas.+But+the+progress+has+been+uneven,+particularly+in+Africa,+least+developed+ countries,+landlocked+developing+countries+and+small+island+developing+States,+and+some+of+ the+Millennium+Development+Goals+remain+offJtrack,+in+particular+those+related+to+maternal,+ newborn+ and+ child+ health+ and+ to+ reproductive+ health.+ We+ recommit+ ourselves+ to+ the+ full+ realization+ of+ all+ the+ Millennium+ Development+ Goals,+ including+ the+ offJtrack+ Millennium+ Development+ Goals,+ in+ particular+ by+ providing+ focused+ and+ scaledJup+ assistance+ to+ least+ developed+countries+and+other+countries+in+special+situations,+in+line+with+relevant+support+ programmes.+ The+ new+ Agenda+ builds+ on+ the+ Millennium+ Development+ Goals+ and+ seeks+ to+ complete+what+they+did+not+achieve,+particularly+in+reaching+the+most+vulnerable.+ 17.+ In+ its+ scope,+ however,+ the+ framework+ we+ are+ announcing+ today+ goes+ far+ beyond+ the+ Millennium+Development+Goals.+Alongside+continuing+development+priorities+such+as+poverty+ eradication,+ health,+ education+ and+ food+ security+ and+ nutrition,+ it+ sets+ out+ a+ wide+ range+ of+ economic,+social+and+environmental+objectives.+It+also+promises+more+peaceful+and+inclusive+ societies.+ It+ also,+ crucially,+ defines+ means+ of+ implementation.+ Reflecting+ the+ integrated+ approach+that+we+have+decided+on,+there+are+deep+interconnections+and+many+crossJcutting+ elements+across+the+new+Goals+and+targets.+ + ! ! The!new!Agenda! + 18.+ We+ are+ announcing+ today+ 17+ Sustainable+ Development+ Goals+ with+ 169+associated+ targets+ which+ are+ integrated+ and+ indivisible.+ Never+ before+ have+ world+ leaders+ pledged+ common+ action+ and+ endeavour+ across+ such+ a+ broad+ and+ universal+ policy+ agenda.+ We+ are+ setting+ out+ together+ on+ the+ path+ towards+ sustainable+ development,+ devoting+ ourselves+ collectively+ to+ the+ pursuit+ of+ global+ development+ and+ of+ “winJwin”+ cooperation+ which+ can+ bring+huge+gains+to+all+countries+and+all+parts+of+the+world.+We+reaffirm+that+every+State+has,+ and+shall+freely+exercise,+full+permanent+sovereignty+over+all+its+wealth,+natural+resources+and+ economic+ activity.+ We+ will+ implement+ the+ Agenda+ for+ the+ full+ benefit+ of+ all,+ for+ today’s+ generation+ and+ for+ future+ generations.+ In+ doing+ so,+ we+ reaffirm+ our+ commitment+ to+ international+law+and+emphasize+that+the+Agenda+is+to+be+implemented+in+a+manner+that+is+ consistent+with+the+rights+and+obligations+of+States+under+international+law.+ 19.+ We+reaffirm+the+importance+of+the+Universal+Declaration+of+Human+Rights,+as+well+as+ other+international+instruments+relating+to+human+rights+and+international+law.+We+emphasize+ the+ responsibilities+ of+ all+ States,+ in+ conformity+ with+ the+ Charter+ of+ the+ United+ Nations,+ to+ respect,+ protect+ and+ promote+ human+ rights+ and+ fundamental+ freedoms+ for+ all,+ without+ distinction+of+any+kind+as+to+race,+colour,+sex,+language,+religion,+political+or+other+opinion,+ national+or+social+origin,+property,+birth,+disability+or+other+status.+ 20.+ Realizing+gender+equality+and+the+empowerment+of+women+and+girls+will+make+a+crucial+ contribution+ to+ progress+ across+ all+ the+ Goals+ and+ targets.+ The+ achievement+ of+ full+ human+ potential+and+of+sustainable+development+is+not+possible+if+one+half+of+humanity+continues+to+ be+denied+its+full+human+rights+and+opportunities.+Women+and+girls+must+enjoy+equal+access+ to+ quality+ education,+ economic+ resources+ and+ political+ participation+ as+ well+ as+ equal+ opportunities+ with+ men+ and+ boys+ for+ employment,+ leadership+ and+ decisionJmaking+ at+ all+ levels.+ We+ will+ work+ for+ a+ significant+ increase+ in+ investments+ to+ close+ the+ gender+ gap+ and+ strengthen+support+for+institutions+in+relation+to+gender+equality+and+the+empowerment+of+ women+at+the+global,+regional+and+national+levels.+All+forms+of+discrimination+and+violence+ against+women+and+girls+will+be+eliminated,+including+through+the+engagement+of+men+and+ boys.+ The+ systematic+ mainstreaming+ of+ a+ gender+ perspective+ in+ the+ implementation+ of+ the+ Agenda+is+crucial.+ 21.+ The+new+Goals+and+targets+will+come+into+effect+on+1+January+2016+and+will+guide+the+ decisions+we+take+over+the+next+15+years.+All+of+us+will+work+to+implement+the+Agenda+within+ our+own+countries+and+at+the+regional+and+global+levels,+taking+into+account+different+national+ realities,+capacities+and+levels+of+development+and+respecting+national+policies+and+priorities.+ We+ will+ respect+ national+ policy+ space+ for+ sustained,+ inclusive+ and+ sustainable+ economic+ growth,+ in+ particular+ for+ developing+ States,+ while+ remaining+ consistent+ with+ relevant+ international+rules+and+commitments.+We+acknowledge+also+the+importance+of+the+regional+ and+ subregional+ dimensions,+ regional+ economic+ integration+ and+ interconnectivity+ in+ sustainable+ development.+ Regional+ and+ subregional+ frameworks+ can+ facilitate+ the+ effective+ translation+of+sustainable+development+policies+into+concrete+action+at+the+national+level.+ 22.+ Each+ country+ faces+ specific+ challenges+ in+ its+ pursuit+ of+ sustainable+ development.+ The+ most+ vulnerable+ countries+ and,+ in+ particular,+ African+ countries,+ least+ developed+ countries,+ landlocked+developing+countries+and+small+island+developing+States,+deserve+special+attention,+ as+ do+ countries+ in+ situations+ of+ conflict+ and+ postJconflict+ countries.+ There+ are+ also+ serious+ challenges+within+many+middleJincome+countries.++ 23.+ People+who+are+vulnerable+must+be+empowered.+Those+whose+needs+are+reflected+in+ the+Agenda+include+all+children,+youth,+persons+with+disabilities+(of+whom+more+than+80+per+ cent+live+in+poverty),+people+living+with+HIV/AIDS,+older+persons,+indigenous+peoples,+refugees+ and+internally+displaced+persons+and+migrants.+We+resolve+to+take+further+effective+measures+ and+ actions,+ in+ conformity+ with+ international+ law,+ to+ remove+ obstacles+ and+ constraints,+ strengthen+support+and+meet+the+special+needs+of+people+living+in+areas+affected+by+complex+ humanitarian+emergencies+and+in+areas+affected+by+terrorism.+ 24.+ We+ are+ committed+ to+ ending+ poverty+ in+ all+ its+ forms+ and+ dimensions,+ including+ by+ eradicating+ extreme+ poverty+ by+ 2030.+ All+ people+ must+ enjoy+ a+ basic+ standard+ of+ living,+ including+through+social+protection+systems.+We+are+also+determined+to+end+hunger+and+to+ achieve+food+security+as+a+matter+of+priority+and+to+end+all+forms+of+malnutrition.+In+this+regard,+ we+reaffirm+the+important+role+and+inclusive+nature+of+the+Committee+on+World+Food+Security+ and+ welcome+ the+ Rome+ Declaration+ on+ Nutrition+ and+ the+ Framework+ for+ Action.+ We+ will+ devote+ resources+ to+ developing+ rural+ areas+ and+ sustainable+ agriculture+ and+ fisheries,+ supporting+smallholder+farmers,+especially+women+farmers,+herders+and+fishers+in+developing+ countries,+particularly+least+developed+countries.+ 25.+ We+commit+to+providing+inclusive+and+equitable+quality+education+at+all+levels+—+early+ childhood,+ primary,+ secondary,+ tertiary,+ technical+ and+ vocational+ training.+ All+ people,+ irrespective+of+sex,+age,+race+or+ethnicity,+and+persons+with+disabilities,+migrants,+indigenous+ peoples,+children+and+youth,+especially+those+in+vulnerable+situations,+should+have+access+to+ lifeJlong+learning+opportunities+that+help+them+to+acquire+the+knowledge+and+skills+needed+to+ exploit+opportunities+and+to+participate+fully+in+society.+We+will+strive+to+provide+children+and+ youth+ with+ a+ nurturing+ environment+ for+ the+ full+ realization+ of+ their+ rights+ and+ capabilities,+ helping+our+countries+to+reap+the+demographic+dividend,+including+through+safe+schools+and+ cohesive+communities+and+families.+ 26.+ To+promote+physical+and+mental+health+and+wellJbeing,+and+to+extend+life+expectancy+ for+all,+we+must+achieve+universal+health+coverage+and+access+to+quality+health+care.+No+one+ must+ be+ left+ behind.+ We+ commit+ to+ accelerating+ the+ progress+ made+ to+ date+ in+ reducing+ newborn,+child+and+maternal+mortality+by+ending+all+such+preventable+deaths+before+2030.+ We+ are+ committed+ to+ ensuring+ universal+ access+ to+ sexual+ and+ reproductive+ healthJcare+ services,+including+for+family+planning,+information+and+education.+We+will+equally+accelerate+ the+ pace+ of+ progress+ made+ in+ fighting+ malaria,+ HIV/AIDS,+ tuberculosis,+ hepatitis,+ Ebola+ and+ other+communicable+diseases+and+epidemics,+including+by+addressing+growing+antiJmicrobial+ resistance+and+the+problem+of+unattended+diseases+affecting+developing+countries.+We+are+ committed+ to+ the+ prevention+ and+ treatment+ of+ nonJcommunicable+ diseases,+ including+ behavioural,+developmental+and+neurological+disorders,+which+constitute+a+major+challenge+ for+sustainable+development.+ 27.+ We+ will+ seek+ to+ build+ strong+ economic+ foundations+ for+ all+ our+ countries.+ Sustained,+ inclusive+and+sustainable+economic+growth+is+essential+for+prosperity.+This+will+only+be+possible+ if+ wealth+ is+ shared+ and+ income+ inequality+ is+ addressed.+ We+ will+ work+ to+ build+ dynamic,+ sustainable,+ innovative+ and+ peopleJcentred+ economies,+ promoting+ youth+ employment+ and+ women’s+economic+empowerment,+in+particular,+and+decent+work+for+all.+We+will+eradicate+ forced+labour+and+human+trafficking+and+end+child+labour+in+all+its+forms.+All+countries+stand+ to+benefit+from+having+a+healthy+and+wellJeducated+workforce+with+the+knowledge+and+skills+ needed+for+productive+and+fulfilling+work+and+full+participation+in+society.+We+will+strengthen+ the+ productive+ capacities+ of+ least+ developed+ countries+ in+ all+ sectors,+ including+ through+ structural+ transformation.+ We+ will+ adopt+ policies+ which+ increase+ productive+ capacities,+ productivity+ and+ productive+ employment;+ financial+ inclusion;+ sustainable+ agriculture,+ pastoralist+and+fisheries+development;+sustainable+industrial+development;+universal+access+ to+ affordable,+ reliable,+ sustainable+ and+ modern+ energy+ services;+ sustainable+ transport+ systems;+and+quality+and+resilient+infrastructure.+ 28.+ We+commit+to+making+fundamental+changes+in+the+way+that+our+societies+produce+and+ consume+goods+and+services.+Governments,+international+organizations,+the+business+sector+ and+ other+ nonJState+ actors+ and+ individuals+ must+ contribute+ to+ changing+ unsustainable+ consumption+and+production+patterns,+including+through+the+mobilization,+from+all+sources,+ of+ financial+ and+ technical+ assistance+ to+ strengthen+ developing+ countries’+ scientific,+ technological+ and+ innovative+ capacities+ to+ move+ towards+ more+ sustainable+ patterns+ of+ consumption+and+production.+We+encourage+the+implementation+of+the+10JYear+Framework+ of+ Programmes+ on+ Sustainable+ Consumption+ and+ Production+ Patterns.+ All+ countries+ take+ action,+with+developed+countries+taking+the+lead,+taking+into+account+the+development+and+ capabilities+of+developing+countries.+ 29.+ We+recognize+the+positive+contribution+of+migrants+for+inclusive+growth+and+sustainable+ development.+We+also+recognize+that+international+migration+is+a+multidimensional+reality+of+ major+ relevance+ for+ the+ development+ of+ countries+ of+ origin,+ transit+ and+ destination,+ which+ requires+coherent+and+comprehensive+responses.+We+will+cooperate+internationally+to+ensure+ safe,+orderly+and+regular+migration+involving+full+respect+for+human+rights+and+the+humane+ treatment+of+migrants+regardless+of+migration+status,+of+refugees+and+of+displaced+persons.+ Such+ cooperation+ should+ also+ strengthen+ the+ resilience+ of+ communities+ hosting+ refugees,+ particularly+ in+ developing+ countries.+ We+ underline+ the+ right+ of+ migrants+ to+ return+ to+ their+ country+of+citizenship,+and+recall+that+States+must+ensure+that+their+returning+nationals+are+ duly+received.+ 30.+ States+ are+ strongly+ urged+ to+ refrain+ from+ promulgating+ and+ applying+ any+ unilateral+ economic,+ financial+ or+ trade+ measures+ not+ in+ accordance+ with+ international+ law+ and+ the+ Charter+ of+ the+ United+ Nations+ that+ impede+ the+ full+ achievement+ of+ economic+ and+ social+ development,+particularly+in+developing+countries.+ 31.+ We+acknowledge+that+the+United+Nations+Framework+Convention+on+Climate+Change+is+ the+ primary+ international,+ intergovernmental+ forum+ for+ negotiating+ the+ global+ response+ to+ climate+change.+We+are+determined+to+address+decisively+the+threat+posed+by+climate+change+ and+ environmental+ degradation.+ The+ global+ nature+ of+ climate+ change+ calls+ for+ the+ widest+ possible+international+cooperation+aimed+at+accelerating+the+reduction+of+global+greenhouse+ gas+emissions+and+addressing+adaptation+to+the+adverse+impacts+of+climate+change.+We+note+ with+ grave+ concern+ the+ significant+ gap+ between+ the+ aggregate+ effect+ of+ parties’+ mitigation+ pledges+ in+ terms+ of+ global+ annual+ emissions+ of+ greenhouse+ gases+ by+ 2020+ and+ aggregate+ emission+ pathways+ consistent+ with+ having+ a+ likely+ chance+ of+ holding+ the+ increase+ in+ global+ average+ temperature+ below+ 2+ degrees+ Celsius+ or+ 1.5+ degrees+ Celsius+ above+ preJindustrial+ levels.+ 32.+ Looking+ahead+to+the+twentyJfirst+session+of+the+Conference+of+the+Parties+in+Paris,+we+ underscore+ the+ commitment+ of+ all+ States+ to+ work+ for+ an+ ambitious+ and+ universal+ climate+ agreement.+We+reaffirm+that+the+protocol,+another+legal+instrument+or+agreed+outcome+with+ legal+force+under+the+Convention+applicable+to+all+parties+shall+address+in+a+balanced+manner,+ inter+alia,+mitigation,+adaptation,+finance,+technology+development+and+transfer+and+capacityJ building;+and+transparency+of+action+and+support.+ 33.+ We+ recognize+ that+ social+ and+ economic+ development+ depends+ on+ the+ sustainable+ management+of+our+planet’s+natural+resources.+We+are+therefore+determined+to+conserve+and+ sustainably+ use+ oceans+ and+ seas,+ freshwater+ resources,+ as+ well+ as+ forests,+ mountains+ and+ drylands+ and+ to+ protect+ biodiversity,+ ecosystems+ and+ wildlife.+ We+ are+ also+ determined+ to+ promote+ sustainable+ tourism,+ to+ tackle+ water+ scarcity+ and+ water+ pollution,+ to+ strengthen+ cooperation+on+desertification,+dust+storms,+land+degradation+and+drought+and+to+promote+ resilience+and+disaster+risk+reduction.+In+this+regard,+we+look+forward+to+the+thirteenth+meeting+ of+the+Conference+of+the+Parties+to+the+Convention+on+Biological+Diversity+to+be+held+in+Mexico.+ 34.+ We+recognize+that+sustainable+urban+development+and+management+are+crucial+to+the+ quality+of+life+of+our+people.+We+will+work+with+local+authorities+and+communities+to+renew+ and+plan+our+cities+and+human+settlements+so+as+to+foster+community+cohesion+and+personal+ security+and+to+stimulate+innovation+and+employment.+We+will+reduce+the+negative+impacts+ of+ urban+ activities+ and+ of+ chemicals+ which+ are+ hazardous+ for+ human+ health+ and+ the+ environment,+ including+ through+ the+ environmentally+ sound+ management+ and+ safe+ use+ of+ chemicals,+ the+ reduction+ and+ recycling+ of+ waste+ and+ the+ more+ efficient+ use+ of+ water+ and+ energy.+And+we+will+work+to+minimize+the+impact+of+cities+on+the+global+climate+system.+We+ will+also+take+account+of+population+trends+and+projections+in+our+national+rural+and+urban+ development+ strategies+ and+ policies.+ We+ look+ forward+ to+ the+ upcoming+ United+ Nations+ Conference+on+Housing+and+Sustainable+Urban+Development+to+be+held+in+Quito.+ 35.+ Sustainable+development+cannot+be+realized+without+peace+and+security;+and+peace+and+ security+will+be+at+risk+without+sustainable+development.+The+new+Agenda+recognizes+the+need+ to+build+peaceful,+just+and+inclusive+societies+that+provide+equal+access+to+justice+and+that+are+ based+on+respect+for+human+rights+(including+the+right+to+development),+on+effective+rule+of+ law+ and+ good+ governance+ at+ all+ levels+ and+ on+ transparent,+ effective+ and+ accountable+ institutions.+Factors+which+give+rise+to+violence,+insecurity+and+injustice,+such+as+inequality,+ corruption,+poor+governance+and+illicit+financial+and+arms+flows,+are+addressed+in+the+Agenda.+ We+ must+ redouble+ our+ efforts+ to+ resolve+ or+ prevent+ conflict+ and+ to+ support+ postJconflict+ countries,+ including+ through+ ensuring+ that+ women+ have+ a+ role+ in+ peacebuilding+ and+ StateJ building.+We+call+for+further+effective+measures+and+actions+to+be+taken,+in+conformity+with+ international+ law,+ to+ remove+ the+ obstacles+ to+ the+ full+ realization+ of+ the+ right+ of+ selfJ determination+ of+ peoples+ living+ under+ colonial+ and+ foreign+ occupation,+ which+ continue+ to+ adversely+affect+their+economic+and+social+development+as+well+as+their+environment.+ 36.+ We+pledge+to+foster+intercultural+understanding,+tolerance,+mutual+respect+and+an+ethic+ of+ global+ citizenship+ and+ shared+ responsibility.+ We+ acknowledge+ the+ natural+ and+ cultural+ diversity+of+the+world+and+recognize+that+all+cultures+and+civilizations+can+contribute+to,+and+ are+crucial+enablers+of,+sustainable+development.+ 37.+ Sport+ is+ also+ an+ important+ enabler+ of+ sustainable+ development.+ We+ recognize+ the+ growing+contribution+of+sport+to+the+realization+of+development+and+peace+in+its+promotion+of+ tolerance+and+respect+and+the+contributions+it+makes+to+the+empowerment+of+women+and+of+ young+people,+individuals+and+communities+as+well+as+to+health,+education+and+social+inclusion+ objectives.+ 38.+ We+reaffirm,+in+accordance+with+the+Charter+of+the+United+Nations,+the+need+to+respect+ the+territorial+integrity+and+political+independence+of+States.+ + ! ! Means!of!implementation! + 39.+ The+scale+and+ambition+of+the+new+Agenda+requires+a+revitalized+Global+Partnership+to+ ensure+its+implementation.+We+fully+commit+to+this.+This+Partnership+will+work+in+a+spirit+of+ global+ solidarity,+ in+ particular+ solidarity+ with+ the+ poorest+ and+ with+ people+ in+ vulnerable+ situations.+It+will+facilitate+an+intensive+global+engagement+in+support+of+implementation+of+all+ the+Goals+and+targets,+bringing+together+Governments,+the+private+sector,+civil+society,+the+ United+Nations+system+and+other+actors+and+mobilizing+all+available+resources.+ 40.+ The+ means+ of+ implementation+ targets+ under+ Goal+ 17+ and+ under+ each+ Sustainable+ Development+Goal+are+key+to+realizing+our+Agenda+and+are+of+equal+importance+with+the+other+ Goals+ and+ targets.+ The+ Agenda,+ including+ the+ Sustainable+ Development+ Goals,+ can+ be+ met+ within+ the+ framework+ of+ a+ revitalized+ Global+ Partnership+ for+ Sustainable+ Development,+ supported+by+the+concrete+policies+and+actions+as+outlined+in+the+outcome+document+of+the+ third+International+Conference+on+Financing+for+Development,+held+in+Addis+Ababa+from+13+to+ 16+ July+ 2015.+ We+ welcome+ the+ endorsement+ by+ the+ General+ Assembly+ of+ the+ Addis+ Ababa+ Action+Agenda,+which+is+an+integral+part+of+the+2030+Agenda+for+Sustainable+Development.+We+ recognize+that+the+full+implementation+of+the+Addis+Ababa+Action+Agenda+is+critical+for+the+ realization+of+the+Sustainable+Development+Goals+and+targets.++ 41.+ We+ recognize+ that+ each+ country+ has+ primary+ responsibility+ for+ its+ own+ economic+ and+ social+development.+The+new+Agenda+deals+with+the+means+required+for+implementation+of+ the+ Goals+ and+ targets.+ We+ recognize+ that+ these+ will+ include+ the+ mobilization+ of+ financial+ resources+as+well+as+capacityJbuilding+and+the+transfer+of+environmentally+sound+technologies+ to+ developing+ countries+ on+ favourable+ terms,+ including+ on+ concessional+ and+ preferential+ terms,+as+mutually+agreed.+Public+finance,+both+domestic+and+international,+will+play+a+vital+ role+in+providing+essential+services+and+public+goods+and+in+catalysing+other+sources+of+finance.+ We+ acknowledge+ the+ role+ of+ the+ diverse+ private+ sector,+ ranging+ from+ microJenterprises+ to+ cooperatives+ to+ multinationals,+ and+ that+ of+ civil+ society+ organizations+ and+ philanthropic+ organizations+in+the+implementation+of+the+new+Agenda.+ 42.+ We+ support+ the+ implementation+ of+ relevant+ strategies+ and+ programmes+ of+ action,+ including+the+Istanbul+Declaration+and+Programme+of+Action,+the+SIDS+Accelerated+Modalities+ of+Action+(SAMOA)+Pathway+and+the+Vienna+Programme+of+Action+for+Landlocked+Developing+ Countries+for+the+Decade+2014J2024,+and+reaffirm+the+importance+of+supporting+the+African+ Union’s+Agenda+2063+and+the+programme+of+the+New+Partnership+for+Africa’s+Development,+ all+ of+ which+ are+ integral+ to+ the+ new+ Agenda.+ We+ recognize+ the+ major+ challenge+ to+ the+ achievement+of+durable+peace+and+sustainable+development+in+countries+in+conflict+and+postJ conflict+situations.+ 43.+ We+ emphasize+ that+ international+ public+ finance+ plays+ an+ important+ role+ in+ complementing+the+efforts+of+countries+to+mobilize+public+resources+domestically,+especially+ in+the+poorest+and+most+vulnerable+countries+with+limited+domestic+resources.+An+important+ use+ of+ international+ public+ finance,+ including+ official+ development+ assistance+ (ODA),+ is+ to+ catalyse+ additional+ resource+ mobilization+ from+ other+ sources,+ public+ and+ private.+ ODA+ providers+ reaffirm+ their+ respective+ commitments,+ including+ the+ commitment+ by+ many+ developed+countries+to+achieve+the+target+of+0.7+per+cent+of+gross+national+income+for+official+ development+assistance+(ODA/GNI)+to+developing+countries+and+0.15+per+cent+to+0.2+per+cent+ of+ODA/GNI+to+least+developed+countries.+ 44.+ We+acknowledge+the+importance+for+international+financial+institutions+to+support,+in+ line+with+their+mandates,+the+policy+space+of+each+country,+in+particular+developing+countries.+ We+ recommit+ to+ broadening+ and+ strengthening+ the+ voice+ and+ participation+ of+ developing+ countries+ —+ including+ African+ countries,+ least+ developed+ countries,+ landlocked+ developing+ countries,+ small+ island+ developing+ States+ and+ middleJincome+ countries+ —+ in+ international+ economic+decisionJmaking,+normJsetting+and+global+economic+governance.+ 45.+ We+ acknowledge+ also+ the+ essential+ role+ of+ national+ parliaments+ through+ their+ enactment+of+legislation+and+adoption+of+budgets+and+their+role+in+ensuring+accountability+for+ the+effective+implementation+of+our+commitments.+Governments+and+public+institutions+will+ also+ work+ closely+ on+ implementation+ with+ regional+ and+ local+ authorities,+ subregional+ institutions,+ international+ institutions,+ academia,+ philanthropic+ organizations,+ volunteer+ groups+and+others.+ 46.+ We+ underline+ the+ important+ role+ and+ comparative+ advantage+ of+ an+ adequately+ resourced,+relevant,+coherent,+efficient+and+effective+United+Nations+system+in+supporting+the+ achievement+ of+ the+ Sustainable+ Development+ Goals+ and+ sustainable+ development.+ While+ stressing+the+importance+of+strengthened+national+ownership+and+leadership+at+the+country+ level,+we+express+our+support+for+the+ongoing+dialogue+in+the+Economic+and+Social+Council+on+ the+longerJterm+positioning+of+the+United+Nations+development+system+in+the+context+of+this+ Agenda.+ + ! ! FollowDup!and!review! + 47.+ Our+ Governments+ have+ the+ primary+ responsibility+ for+ followJup+ and+ review,+ at+ the+ national,+ regional+ and+ global+ levels,+ in+ relation+ to+ the+ progress+ made+ in+ implementing+ the+ Goals+and+targets+over+the+coming+15+years.+To+support+accountability+to+our+citizens,+we+will+ provide+for+systematic+followJup+and+review+at+the+various+levels,+as+set+out+in+this+Agenda+ and+the+Addis+Ababa+Action+Agenda.+The+highJlevel+political+forum+under+the+auspices+of+the+ General+Assembly+and+the+Economic+and+Social+Council+will+have+the+central+role+in+overseeing+ followJup+and+review+at+the+global+level.+ 48.+ Indicators+ are+ being+ developed+ to+ assist+ this+ work.+ Quality,+ accessible,+ timely+ and+ reliable+disaggregated+data+will+be+needed+to+help+with+the+measurement+of+progress+and+to+ ensure+that+no+one+is+left+behind.+Such+data+is+key+to+decisionJmaking.+Data+and+information+ from+existing+reporting+mechanisms+should+be+used+where+possible.+We+agree+to+intensify+our+ efforts+ to+ strengthen+ statistical+ capacities+ in+ developing+ countries,+ particularly+ African+ countries,+ least+ developed+ countries,+ landlocked+ developing+ countries,+ small+ island+ developing+ States+ and+ middleJincome+ countries.+ We+ are+ committed+ to+ developing+ broader+ measures+of+progress+to+complement+gross+domestic+product.+ + ! ! A!call!for!action!to!change!our!world! + 49.+ Seventy+years+ago,+an+earlier+generation+of+world+leaders+came+together+to+create+the+ United+Nations.+From+the+ashes+of+war+and+division+they+fashioned+this+Organization+and+the+ values+ of+ peace,+ dialogue+ and+ international+ cooperation+ which+ underpin+ it.+ The+ supreme+ embodiment+of+those+values+is+the+Charter+of+the+United+Nations.+ 50.+ Today+we+are+also+taking+a+decision+of+great+historic+significance.+We+resolve+to+build+a+ better+future+for+all+people,+including+the+millions+who+have+been+denied+the+chance+to+lead+ decent,+dignified+and+rewarding+lives+and+to+achieve+their+full+human+potential.+We+can+be+the+ first+generation+to+succeed+in+ending+poverty;+just+as+we+may+be+the+last+to+have+a+chance+of+ saving+the+planet.+The+world+will+be+a+better+place+in+2030+if+we+succeed+in+our+objectives.++ 51.+ What+we+are+announcing+today+—+an+Agenda+for+global+action+for+the+next+15+years+—+ is+a+charter+for+people+and+planet+in+the+twentyJfirst+century.+Children+and+young+women+and+ men+are+critical+agents+of+change+and+will+find+in+the+new+Goals+a+platform+to+channel+their+ infinite+capacities+for+activism+into+the+creation+of+a+better+world.++ 52.+ “We+ the+ peoples”+ are+ the+ celebrated+ opening+ words+ of+ the+ Charter+ of+ the+ United+ Nations.+It+is+“we+the+peoples”+who+are+embarking+today+on+the+road+to+2030.+Our+journey+will+ involve+ Governments+ as+ well+ as+ parliaments,+ the+ United+ Nations+ system+ and+ other+ international+institutions,+local+authorities,+indigenous+peoples,+civil+society,+business+and+the+ private+sector,+the+scientific+and+academic+community+—+and+all+people.+Millions+have+already+ engaged+with,+and+will+own,+this+Agenda.+It+is+an+Agenda+of+the+people,+by+the+people+and+for+ the+people+—+and+this,+we+believe,+will+ensure+its+success.++ 53.+ The+future+of+humanity+and+of+our+planet+lies+in+our+hands.+It+lies+also+in+the+hands+of+ today’s+younger+generation+who+will+pass+the+torch+to+future+generations.+We+have+mapped+ the+ road+ to+ sustainable+ development;+ it+ will+ be+ for+ all+ of+ us+ to+ ensure+ that+ the+ journey+ is+ successful+and+its+gains+irreversible.+ + + ! ! Sustainable!Development!Goals!and!targets! + + 54.+ Following+ an+ inclusive+ process+ of+ intergovernmental+ negotiations,+ and+ based+ on+ the+ 1 proposal+of+the+Open+Working+Group+on+Sustainable+Development+Goals, +which+includes+a+ chapeau+contextualizing+the+latter,+set+out+below+are+the+Goals+and+targets+which+we+have+ agreed.+ 55.+ The+Sustainable+Development+Goals+and+targets+are+integrated+and+indivisible,+global+in+ nature+and+universally+applicable,+taking+into+account+different+national+realities,+capacities+ and+levels+of+development+and+respecting+national+policies+and+priorities.+Targets+are+defined+ as+aspirational+and+global,+with+each+Government+setting+its+own+national+targets+guided+by+ the+global+level+of+ambition+but+taking+into+account+national+circumstances.+Each+Government+ will+also+decide+how+these+aspirational+and+global+targets+should+be+incorporated+into+national+ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 + ++Contained+in+the+report+of+the+Open+Working+Group+of+the+General+Assembly+on+Sustainable+ Development+Goals+(A/68/970+and+Corr.1;+see+also+A/68/970/Add.1+and+2).+ planning+ processes,+ policies+ and+ strategies.+ It+ is+ important+ to+ recognize+ the+ link+ between+ sustainable+development+and+other+relevant+ongoing+processes+in+the+economic,+social+and+ environmental+fields.+ 56.+ In+deciding+upon+these+Goals+and+targets,+we+recognize+that+each+country+faces+specific+ challenges+ to+ achieve+ sustainable+ development,+ and+ we+ underscore+ the+ special+ challenges+ facing+ the+ most+ vulnerable+ countries+ and,+ in+ particular,+ African+ countries,+ least+ developed+ countries,+landlocked+developing+countries+and+small+island+developing+States,+as+well+as+the+ specific+challenges+facing+the+middleJincome+countries.+Countries+in+situations+of+conflict+also+ need+special+attention.+ 57.+ We+recognize+that+baseline+data+for+several+of+the+targets+remains+unavailable,+and+we+ call+for+increased+support+for+strengthening+data+collection+and+capacityJbuilding+in+Member+ States,+to+develop+national+and+global+baselines+where+they+do+not+yet+exist.+We+commit+to+ addressing+this+gap+in+data+collection+so+as+to+better+inform+the+measurement+of+progress,+in+ particular+for+those+targets+below+which+do+not+have+clear+numerical+targets.+ 58.+ We+encourage+ongoing+efforts+by+States+in+other+forums+to+address+key+issues+which+ pose+ potential+ challenges+ to+ the+ implementation+ of+ our+ Agenda,+ and+ we+ respect+ the+ independent+ mandates+ of+ those+ processes.+ We+ intend+ that+ the+ Agenda+ and+ its+ implementation+would+support,+and+be+without+prejudice+to,+those+other+processes+and+the+ decisions+taken+therein.++ 59.+ We+recognize+that+there+are+different+approaches,+visions,+models+and+tools+available+to+ each+ country,+ in+ accordance+ with+ its+ national+ circumstances+ and+ priorities,+ to+ achieve+ sustainable+ development;+ and+ we+ reaffirm+ that+ planet+ Earth+ and+ its+ ecosystems+ are+ our+ common+home+and+that+“Mother+Earth”+is+a+common+expression+in+a+number+of+countries+and+ regions.+ + + + Sustainable!Development!Goals+ Goal+1.+End+poverty+in+all+its+forms+everywhere+ Goal+2.+End+hunger,+achieve+food+security+and+improved+nutrition+and+promote+sustainable+ agriculture+ Goal+3.+Ensure+healthy+lives+and+promote+wellJbeing+for+all+at+all+ages+ Goal+ 4.+ Ensure+ inclusive+ and+ equitable+ quality+ education+ and+ promote+ lifelong+ learning+ opportunities+for+all+ Goal+5.+Achieve+gender+equality+and+empower+all+women+and+girls+ Goal+6.+Ensure+availability+and+sustainable+management+of+water+and+sanitation+for+all+ Goal+7.+Ensure+access+to+affordable,+reliable,+sustainable+and+modern+energy+for+all+ Goal+ 8.+ Promote+ sustained,+ inclusive+ and+ sustainable+ economic+ growth,+ full+ and+ productive+ employment+and+decent+work+for+all+ Goal+9.+Build+resilient+infrastructure,+promote+inclusive+and+sustainable+industrialization+and+ foster+innovation+ Goal+10.+Reduce+inequality+within+and+among+countries+ Goal+11.+Make+cities+and+human+settlements+inclusive,+safe,+resilient+and+sustainable+ Goal+12.+Ensure+sustainable+consumption+and+production+patterns+ Goal+13.+Take+urgent+action+to+combat+climate+change+and+its+impacts*+ Goal+14.+Conserve+and+sustainably+use+the+oceans,+seas+and+marine+resources+for+sustainable+ development+ Goal+15.+Protect,+restore+and+promote+sustainable+use+of+terrestrial+ecosystems,+sustainably+ manage+ forests,+ combat+ desertification,+ and+ halt+ and+ reverse+ land+ degradation+ and+ halt+ biodiversity+loss+ Goal+16.+Promote+peaceful+and+inclusive+societies+for+sustainable+development,+provide+access+ to+justice+for+all+and+build+effective,+accountable+and+inclusive+institutions+at+all+levels+ Goal+17.+Strengthen+the+means+of+implementation+and+revitalize+the+Global+Partnership+for+ Sustainable+Development++ + + *+ Acknowledging+ that+ the+ United+ Nations+ Framework+ Convention+ on+ Climate+ Change+ is+ the+ primary+ international,+intergovernmental+forum+for+negotiating+the+global+response+to+climate+change.+ ! + + + + + ! ! Goal!1.!End!poverty!in!all!its!forms!everywhere! + 1.1+ By+2030,+eradicate+extreme+poverty+for+all+people+everywhere,+currently+measured+as+ people+living+on+less+than+$1.25+a+day++ 1.2+ By+2030,+reduce+at+least+by+half+the+proportion+of+men,+women+and+children+of+all+ages+ living+in+poverty+in+all+its+dimensions+according+to+national+definitions++ 1.3+ Implement+ nationally+ appropriate+ social+ protection+ systems+ and+ measures+ for+ all,+ including+floors,+and+by+2030+achieve+substantial+coverage+of+the+poor+and+the+vulnerable++ 1.4+ By+2030,+ensure+that+all+men+and+women,+in+particular+the+poor+and+the+vulnerable,+have+ equal+rights+to+economic+resources,+as+well+as+access+to+basic+services,+ownership+and+control+ over+ land+ and+ other+ forms+ of+ property,+ inheritance,+ natural+ resources,+ appropriate+ new+ technology+and+financial+services,+including+microfinance+ 1.5+ By+2030,+build+the+resilience+of+the+poor+and+those+in+vulnerable+situations+and+reduce+ their+exposure+and+vulnerability+to+climateJrelated+extreme+events+and+other+economic,+social+ and+environmental+shocks+and+disasters+ 1.a+ Ensure+significant+mobilization+of+resources+from+a+variety+of+sources,+including+through+ enhanced+development+cooperation,+in+order+to+provide+adequate+and+predictable+means+for+ developing+countries,+in+particular+least+developed+countries,+to+implement+programmes+and+ policies+to+end+poverty+in+all+its+dimensions+ 1.b+ Create+sound+policy+frameworks+at+the+national,+regional+and+international+levels,+based+ on+proJpoor+and+genderJsensitive+development+strategies,+to+support+accelerated+investment+ in+poverty+eradication+actions++ + ! ! Goal!2.!End!hunger,!achieve!food!security!and!improved!nutrition!and!promote! sustainable!agriculture! + 2.1+ By+2030,+end+hunger+and+ensure+access+by+all+people,+in+particular+the+poor+and+people+ in+vulnerable+situations,+including+infants,+to+safe,+nutritious+and+sufficient+food+all+year+round++ 2.2+ By+2030,+end+all+forms+of+malnutrition,+including+achieving,+by+2025,+the+internationally+ agreed+ targets+ on+ stunting+ and+ wasting+ in+ children+ under+ 5+ years+ of+ age,+ and+ address+ the+ nutritional+needs+of+adolescent+girls,+pregnant+and+lactating+women+and+older+persons++ 2.3+ By+2030,+double+the+agricultural+productivity+and+incomes+of+smallJscale+food+producers,+ in+particular+women,+indigenous+peoples,+family+farmers,+pastoralists+and+fishers,+including+ through+secure+and+equal+access+to+land,+other+productive+resources+and+inputs,+knowledge,+ financial+services,+markets+and+opportunities+for+value+addition+and+nonJfarm+employment++ 2.4+ By+ 2030,+ ensure+ sustainable+ food+ production+ systems+ and+ implement+ resilient+ agricultural+ practices+ that+ increase+ productivity+ and+ production,+ that+ help+ maintain+ ecosystems,+ that+ strengthen+ capacity+ for+ adaptation+ to+ climate+ change,+ extreme+ weather,+ drought,+flooding+and+other+disasters+and+that+progressively+improve+land+and+soil+quality++ 2.5+ By+ 2020,+ maintain+ the+ genetic+ diversity+ of+ seeds,+ cultivated+ plants+ and+ farmed+ and+ domesticated+animals+and+their+related+wild+species,+including+through+soundly+managed+and+ diversified+ seed+ and+ plant+ banks+ at+ the+ national,+ regional+ and+ international+ levels,+ and+ promote+access+to+and+fair+and+equitable+sharing+of+benefits+arising+from+the+utilization+of+ genetic+resources+and+associated+traditional+knowledge,+as+internationally+agreed+ 2.a+ Increase+ investment,+ including+ through+ enhanced+ international+ cooperation,+ in+ rural+ infrastructure,+ agricultural+ research+ and+ extension+ services,+ technology+ development+ and+ plant+ and+ livestock+ gene+ banks+ in+ order+ to+ enhance+ agricultural+ productive+ capacity+ in+ developing+countries,+in+particular+least+developed+countries+ 2.b+ Correct+ and+ prevent+ trade+ restrictions+ and+ distortions+ in+ world+ agricultural+ markets,+ including+through+the+parallel+elimination+of+all+forms+of+agricultural+export+subsidies+and+all+ export+ measures+ with+ equivalent+ effect,+ in+ accordance+ with+ the+ mandate+ of+ the+ Doha+ Development+Round++ 2.c+ Adopt+measures+to+ensure+the+proper+functioning+of+food+commodity+markets+and+their+ derivatives+and+facilitate+timely+access+to+market+information,+including+on+food+reserves,+in+ order+to+help+limit+extreme+food+price+volatility+ + ! ! Goal!3.!Ensure!healthy!lives!and!promote!wellDbeing!for!all!at!all!ages! + 3.1+ By+ 2030,+ reduce+ the+ global+ maternal+ mortality+ ratio+ to+ less+ than+ 70+ per+ 100,000+live+ births++ 3.2+ By+2030,+end+preventable+deaths+of+newborns+and+children+under+5+years+of+age,+with+ all+countries+aiming+to+reduce+neonatal+mortality+to+at+least+as+low+as+12+per+1,000+live+births+ and+underJ5+mortality+to+at+least+as+low+as+25+per+1,000+live+births+ 3.3+ By+ 2030,+ end+ the+ epidemics+ of+ AIDS,+ tuberculosis,+ malaria+ and+ neglected+ tropical+ diseases+and+combat+hepatitis,+waterJborne+diseases+and+other+communicable+diseases+ 3.4+ By+ 2030,+ reduce+ by+ one+ third+ premature+ mortality+ from+ nonJcommunicable+ diseases+ through+prevention+and+treatment+and+promote+mental+health+and+wellJbeing++ 3.5+ Strengthen+the+prevention+and+treatment+of+substance+abuse,+including+narcotic+drug+ abuse+and+harmful+use+of+alcohol+ 3.6+ By+2020,+halve+the+number+of+global+deaths+and+injuries+from+road+traffic+accidents++ 3.7+ By+ 2030,+ ensure+ universal+ access+ to+ sexual+ and+ reproductive+ healthJcare+ services,+ including+for+family+planning,+information+and+education,+and+the+integration+of+reproductive+ health+into+national+strategies+and+programmes++ 3.8+ Achieve+universal+health+coverage,+including+financial+risk+protection,+access+to+quality+ essential+healthJcare+services+and+access+to+safe,+effective,+quality+and+affordable+essential+ medicines+and+vaccines+for+all++ 3.9+ By+ 2030,+ substantially+ reduce+ the+ number+ of+ deaths+ and+ illnesses+ from+ hazardous+ chemicals+and+air,+water+and+soil+pollution+and+contamination++ 3.a+ Strengthen+ the+ implementation+ of+ the+ World+ Health+ Organization+ Framework+ Convention+on+Tobacco+Control+in+all+countries,+as+appropriate++ 3.b+ Support+the+research+and+development+of+vaccines+and+medicines+for+the+communicable+ and+nonJcommunicable+diseases+that+primarily+affect+developing+countries,+provide+access+to+ affordable+essential+medicines+and+vaccines,+in+accordance+with+the+Doha+Declaration+on+the+ TRIPS+Agreement+and+Public+Health,+which+affirms+the+right+of+developing+countries+to+use+to+ the+ full+ the+ provisions+ in+ the+ Agreement+ on+ TradeJRelated+ Aspects+ of+ Intellectual+ Property+ Rights+ regarding+ flexibilities+ to+ protect+ public+ health,+ and,+ in+ particular,+ provide+ access+ to+ medicines+for+all++ 3.c+ Substantially+increase+health+financing+and+the+recruitment,+development,+training+and+ retention+ of+ the+ health+ workforce+ in+ developing+ countries,+ especially+ in+ least+ developed+ countries+and+small+island+developing+States++ 3.d+ Strengthen+ the+ capacity+ of+ all+ countries,+ in+ particular+ developing+ countries,+ for+ early+ warning,+risk+reduction+and+management+of+national+and+global+health+risks++ + ! ! Goal!4.!Ensure!inclusive!and!equitable!quality!education!and!promote!lifelong!learning! opportunities!for!all!! + 4.1+ By+2030,+ensure+that+all+girls+and+boys+complete+free,+equitable+and+quality+primary+and+ secondary+education+leading+to+relevant+and+effective+learning+outcomes++ 4.2+ By+ 2030,+ ensure+ that+ all+ girls+ and+ boys+ have+ access+ to+ quality+ early+ childhood+ development,+care+and+preJprimary+education+so+that+they+are+ready+for+primary+education++ 4.3+ By+2030,+ensure+equal+access+for+all+women+and+men+to+affordable+and+quality+technical,+ vocational+and+tertiary+education,+including+university++ 4.4+ By+2030,+substantially+increase+the+number+of+youth+and+adults+who+have+relevant+skills,+ including+technical+and+vocational+skills,+for+employment,+decent+jobs+and+entrepreneurship+ 4.5+ By+2030,+eliminate+gender+disparities+in+education+and+ensure+equal+access+to+all+levels+ of+ education+ and+ vocational+ training+ for+ the+ vulnerable,+ including+ persons+ with+ disabilities,+ indigenous+peoples+and+children+in+vulnerable+situations++ 4.6+ By+ 2030,+ ensure+ that+ all+ youth+ and+ a+ substantial+ proportion+ of+ adults,+ both+ men+ and+ women,+achieve+literacy+and+numeracy++ 4.7+ By+2030,+ensure+that+all+learners+acquire+the+knowledge+and+skills+needed+to+promote+ sustainable+ development,+ including,+ among+ others,+ through+ education+ for+ sustainable+ development+and+sustainable+lifestyles,+human+rights,+gender+equality,+promotion+of+a+culture+ of+ peace+ and+ nonJviolence,+ global+ citizenship+ and+ appreciation+ of+ cultural+ diversity+ and+ of+ culture’s+contribution+to+sustainable+development+ 4.a+ Build+and+upgrade+education+facilities+that+are+child,+disability+and+gender+sensitive+and+ provide+safe,+nonJviolent,+inclusive+and+effective+learning+environments+for+all++ 4.b+ By+ 2020,+ substantially+ expand+ globally+ the+ number+ of+ scholarships+ available+ to+ developing+countries,+in+particular+least+developed+countries,+small+island+developing+States+ and+ African+ countries,+ for+ enrolment+ in+ higher+ education,+ including+ vocational+ training+ and+ information+ and+ communications+ technology,+ technical,+ engineering+ and+ scientific+ programmes,+in+developed+countries+and+other+developing+countries+ 4.c+ By+ 2030,+ substantially+ increase+ the+ supply+ of+ qualified+ teachers,+ including+ through+ international+ cooperation+ for+ teacher+ training+ in+ developing+ countries,+ especially+ least+ developed+countries+and+small+island+developing+States+ + ! ! Goal!5.!Achieve!gender!equality!and!empower!all!women!and!girls! + 5.1+ End+all+forms+of+discrimination+against+all+women+and+girls+everywhere++ 5.2+ Eliminate+ all+ forms+ of+ violence+ against+ all+ women+ and+ girls+ in+ the+ public+ and+ private+ spheres,+including+trafficking+and+sexual+and+other+types+of+exploitation++ 5.3+ Eliminate+ all+ harmful+ practices,+ such+ as+ child,+ early+ and+ forced+ marriage+ and+ female+ genital+mutilation+ 5.4+ Recognize+ and+ value+ unpaid+ care+ and+ domestic+ work+ through+ the+ provision+ of+ public+ services,+ infrastructure+ and+ social+ protection+ policies+ and+ the+ promotion+ of+ shared+ responsibility+within+the+household+and+the+family+as+nationally+appropriate+ 5.5+ Ensure+women’s+full+and+effective+participation+and+equal+opportunities+for+leadership+ at+all+levels+of+decisionJmaking+in+political,+economic+and+public+life+ 5.6+ Ensure+ universal+ access+ to+ sexual+ and+ reproductive+ health+ and+ reproductive+ rights+ as+ agreed+ in+ accordance+ with+ the+ Programme+ of+ Action+ of+ the+ International+ Conference+ on+ Population+and+Development+and+the+Beijing+Platform+for+Action+and+the+outcome+documents+ of+their+review+conferences++ 5.a+ Undertake+reforms+to+give+women+equal+rights+to+economic+resources,+as+well+as+access+ to+ownership+and+control+over+land+and+other+forms+of+property,+financial+services,+inheritance+ and+natural+resources,+in+accordance+with+national+laws++ 5.b+ Enhance+the+use+of+enabling+technology,+in+particular+information+and+communications+ technology,+to+promote+the+empowerment+of+women++ 5.c+ Adopt+and+strengthen+sound+policies+and+enforceable+legislation+for+the+promotion+of+ gender+equality+and+the+empowerment+of+all+women+and+girls+at+all+levels++ + ! ! Goal!6.!Ensure!availability!and!sustainable!management!of!water!and!sanitation!for!all! + 6.1+ By+2030,+achieve+universal+and+equitable+access+to+safe+and+affordable+drinking+water+ for+all++ 6.2+ By+2030,+achieve+access+to+adequate+and+equitable+sanitation+and+hygiene+for+all+and+ end+open+defecation,+paying+special+attention+to+the+needs+of+women+and+girls+and+those+in+ vulnerable+situations++ 6.3+ By+ 2030,+ improve+ water+ quality+ by+ reducing+ pollution,+ eliminating+ dumping+ and+ minimizing+release+of+hazardous+chemicals+and+materials,+halving+the+proportion+of+untreated+ wastewater+and+substantially+increasing+recycling+and+safe+reuse+globally+ 6.4+ By+ 2030,+ substantially+ increase+ waterJuse+ efficiency+ across+ all+ sectors+ and+ ensure+ sustainable+withdrawals+and+supply+of+freshwater+to+address+water+scarcity+and+substantially+ reduce+the+number+of+people+suffering+from+water+scarcity++ 6.5+ By+ 2030,+ implement+ integrated+ water+ resources+ management+ at+ all+ levels,+ including+ through+transboundary+cooperation+as+appropriate++ 6.6+ By+2020,+protect+and+restore+waterJrelated+ecosystems,+including+mountains,+forests,+ wetlands,+rivers,+aquifers+and+lakes+ 6.a+ By+2030,+expand+international+cooperation+and+capacityJbuilding+support+to+developing+ countries+ in+ waterJ+ and+ sanitationJrelated+ activities+ and+ programmes,+ including+ water+ harvesting,+ desalination,+ water+ efficiency,+ wastewater+ treatment,+ recycling+ and+ reuse+ technologies++ 6.b+ Support+and+strengthen+the+participation+of+local+communities+in+improving+water+and+ sanitation+management++ + ! ! Goal!7.!Ensure!access!to!affordable,!reliable,!sustainable!and!modern!energy!for!all! + 7.1+ By+2030,+ensure+universal+access+to+affordable,+reliable+and+modern+energy+services++ 7.2+ By+2030,+increase+substantially+the+share+of+renewable+energy+in+the+global+energy+mix++ 7.3+ By+2030,+double+the+global+rate+of+improvement+in+energy+efficiency++ 7.a+ By+2030,+enhance+international+cooperation+to+facilitate+access+to+clean+energy+research+ and+ technology,+ including+ renewable+ energy,+ energy+ efficiency+ and+ advanced+ and+ cleaner+ fossilJfuel+ technology,+ and+ promote+ investment+ in+ energy+ infrastructure+ and+ clean+ energy+ technology++ 7.b+ By+ 2030,+ expand+ infrastructure+ and+ upgrade+ technology+ for+ supplying+ modern+ and+ sustainable+ energy+ services+ for+ all+ in+ developing+ countries,+ in+ particular+ least+ developed+ countries,+small+island+developing+States+and+landlocked+developing+countries,+in+accordance+ with+their+respective+programmes+of+support+ + ! ! Goal!8.!Promote!sustained,!inclusive!and!sustainable!economic!growth,!full!and! productive!employment!and!decent!work!for!all! + 8.1+ Sustain+per+capita+economic+growth+in+accordance+with+national+circumstances+and,+in+ particular,+at+least+7+per+cent+gross+domestic+product+growth+per+annum+in+the+least+developed+ countries++ 8.2+ Achieve+ higher+ levels+ of+ economic+ productivity+ through+ diversification,+ technological+ upgrading+and+innovation,+including+through+a+focus+on+highJvalue+added+and+labourJintensive+ sectors++ 8.3+ Promote+developmentJoriented+policies+that+support+productive+activities,+decent+job+ creation,+entrepreneurship,+creativity+and+innovation,+and+encourage+the+formalization+and+ growth+of+microJ,+smallJ+and+mediumJsized+enterprises,+including+through+access+to+financial+ services++ 8.4+ Improve+ progressively,+ through+ 2030,+ global+ resource+ efficiency+ in+ consumption+ and+ production+and+endeavour+to+decouple+economic+growth+from+environmental+degradation,+in+ accordance+ with+ the+ 10JYear+ Framework+ of+ Programmes+ on+ Sustainable+ Consumption+ and+ Production,+with+developed+countries+taking+the+lead++ 8.5+ By+2030,+achieve+full+and+productive+employment+and+decent+work+for+all+women+and+ men,+including+for+young+people+and+persons+with+disabilities,+and+equal+pay+for+work+of+equal+ value++ 8.6+ By+2020,+substantially+reduce+the+proportion+of+youth+not+in+employment,+education+or+ training++ 8.7+ Take+immediate+and+effective+measures+to+eradicate+forced+labour,+end+modern+slavery+ and+human+trafficking+and+secure+the+prohibition+and+elimination+of+the+worst+forms+of+child+ labour,+including+recruitment+and+use+of+child+soldiers,+and+by+2025+end+child+labour+in+all+its+ forms+ 8.8+ Protect+ labour+ rights+ and+ promote+ safe+ and+ secure+ working+ environments+ for+ all+ workers,+including+migrant+workers,+in+particular+women+migrants,+and+those+in+precarious+ employment++ 8.9+ By+ 2030,+ devise+ and+ implement+ policies+ to+ promote+ sustainable+ tourism+ that+ creates+ jobs+and+promotes+local+culture+and+products++ 8.10+ Strengthen+ the+ capacity+ of+ domestic+ financial+ institutions+ to+ encourage+ and+ expand+ access+to+banking,+insurance+and+financial+services+for+all++ 8.a+ Increase+Aid+for+Trade+support+for+developing+countries,+in+particular+least+developed+ countries,+including+through+the+Enhanced+Integrated+Framework+for+TradeJrelated+Technical+ Assistance+to+Least+Developed+Countries++ 8.b+ By+ 2020,+ develop+ and+ operationalize+ a+ global+ strategy+ for+ youth+ employment+ and+ implement+the+Global+Jobs+Pact+of+the+International+Labour+Organization++ + ! ! Goal!9.!Build!resilient!infrastructure,!promote!inclusive!and!sustainable!industrialization! and!foster!innovation! + 9.1+ Develop+quality,+reliable,+sustainable+and+resilient+infrastructure,+including+regional+and+ transborder+infrastructure,+to+support+economic+development+and+human+wellJbeing,+with+a+ focus+on+affordable+and+equitable+access+for+all++ 9.2+ Promote+ inclusive+ and+ sustainable+ industrialization+ and,+ by+ 2030,+ significantly+ raise+ industry’s+ share+ of+ employment+ and+ gross+ domestic+ product,+ in+ line+ with+ national+ circumstances,+and+double+its+share+in+least+developed+countries++ 9.3+ Increase+ the+ access+ of+ smallJscale+ industrial+ and+ other+ enterprises,+ in+ particular+ in+ developing+countries,+to+financial+services,+including+affordable+credit,+and+their+integration+ into+value+chains+and+markets++ 9.4+ By+2030,+upgrade+infrastructure+and+retrofit+industries+to+make+them+sustainable,+with+ increased+resourceJuse+efficiency+and+greater+adoption+of+clean+and+environmentally+sound+ technologies+and+industrial+processes,+with+all+countries+taking+action+in+accordance+with+their+ respective+capabilities++ 9.5+ Enhance+scientific+research,+upgrade+the+technological+capabilities+of+industrial+sectors+ in+all+countries,+in+particular+developing+countries,+including,+by+2030,+encouraging+innovation+ and+substantially+increasing+the+number+of+research+and+development+workers+per+1+million+ people+and+public+and+private+research+and+development+spending+ 9.a+ Facilitate+sustainable+and+resilient+infrastructure+development+in+developing+countries+ through+ enhanced+ financial,+ technological+ and+ technical+ support+ to+ African+ countries,+ least+ developed+countries,+landlocked+developing+countries+and+small+island+developing+States++ 9.b+ Support+ domestic+ technology+ development,+ research+ and+ innovation+ in+ developing+ countries,+ including+ by+ ensuring+ a+ conducive+ policy+ environment+ for,+ inter+ alia,+ industrial+ diversification+and+value+addition+to+commodities++ 9.c+ Significantly+increase+access+to+information+and+communications+technology+and+strive+ to+provide+universal+and+affordable+access+to+the+Internet+in+least+developed+countries+by+2020++ + ! ! Goal!10.!Reduce!inequality!within!and!among!countries! + 10.1+ By+2030,+progressively+achieve+and+sustain+income+growth+of+the+bottom+40+per+cent+of+ the+population+at+a+rate+higher+than+the+national+average++ 10.2+ By+ 2030,+ empower+ and+ promote+ the+ social,+ economic+ and+ political+ inclusion+ of+ all,+ irrespective+of+age,+sex,+disability,+race,+ethnicity,+origin,+religion+or+economic+or+other+status++ 10.3+ Ensure+equal+opportunity+and+reduce+inequalities+of+outcome,+including+by+eliminating+ discriminatory+laws,+policies+and+practices+and+promoting+appropriate+legislation,+policies+and+ action+in+this+regard++ 10.4+ Adopt+policies,+especially+fiscal,+wage+and+social+protection+policies,+and+progressively+ achieve+greater+equality++ 10.5+ Improve+the+regulation+and+monitoring+of+global+financial+markets+and+institutions+and+ strengthen+the+implementation+of+such+regulations++ 10.6+ Ensure+enhanced+representation+and+voice+for+developing+countries+in+decisionJmaking+ in+global+international+economic+and+financial+institutions+in+order+to+deliver+more+effective,+ credible,+accountable+and+legitimate+institutions++ 10.7+ Facilitate+ orderly,+ safe,+ regular+ and+ responsible+ migration+ and+ mobility+ of+ people,+ including+through+the+implementation+of+planned+and+wellJmanaged+migration+policies+ 10.a+ Implement+the+principle+of+special+and+differential+treatment+for+developing+countries,+ in+ particular+ least+ developed+ countries,+ in+ accordance+ with+ World+ Trade+ Organization+ agreements++ 10.b+ Encourage+official+development+assistance+and+financial+flows,+including+foreign+direct+ investment,+ to+ States+ where+ the+ need+ is+ greatest,+ in+ particular+ least+ developed+ countries,+ African+ countries,+ small+ island+ developing+ States+ and+ landlocked+ developing+ countries,+ in+ accordance+with+their+national+plans+and+programmes++ 10.c+ By+2030,+reduce+to+less+than+3+per+cent+the+transaction+costs+of+migrant+remittances+and+ eliminate+remittance+corridors+with+costs+higher+than+5+per+cent++ + ! ! Goal!11.!Make!cities!and!human!settlements!inclusive,!safe,!resilient!and!sustainable! + 11.1+ By+ 2030,+ ensure+ access+ for+ all+ to+ adequate,+ safe+ and+ affordable+ housing+ and+ basic+ services+and+upgrade+slums++ 11.2+ By+ 2030,+ provide+ access+ to+ safe,+ affordable,+ accessible+ and+ sustainable+ transport+ systems+ for+ all,+ improving+ road+ safety,+ notably+ by+ expanding+ public+ transport,+ with+ special+ attention+ to+ the+ needs+ of+ those+ in+ vulnerable+ situations,+ women,+ children,+ persons+ with+ disabilities+and+older+persons++ 11.3+ By+2030,+enhance+inclusive+and+sustainable+urbanization+and+capacity+for+participatory,+ integrated+and+sustainable+human+settlement+planning+and+management+in+all+countries++ 11.4+ Strengthen+efforts+to+protect+and+safeguard+the+world’s+cultural+and+natural+heritage++ 11.5+ By+2030,+significantly+reduce+the+number+of+deaths+and+the+number+of+people+affected+ and+ substantially+ decrease+ the+ direct+ economic+ losses+ relative+ to+ global+ gross+ domestic+ product+caused+by+disasters,+including+waterJrelated+disasters,+with+a+focus+on+protecting+the+ poor+and+people+in+vulnerable+situations+ 11.6+ By+ 2030,+ reduce+ the+ adverse+ per+ capita+ environmental+ impact+ of+ cities,+ including+ by+ paying+special+attention+to+air+quality+and+municipal+and+other+waste+management++ 11.7+ By+ 2030,+ provide+ universal+ access+ to+ safe,+ inclusive+ and+ accessible,+ green+ and+ public+ spaces,+in+particular+for+women+and+children,+older+persons+and+persons+with+disabilities++ 11.a+ Support+positive+economic,+social+and+environmental+links+between+urban,+periJurban+ and+rural+areas+by+strengthening+national+and+regional+development+planning++ 11.b+ By+2020,+substantially+increase+the+number+of+cities+and+human+settlements+adopting+ and+ implementing+ integrated+ policies+ and+ plans+ towards+ inclusion,+ resource+ efficiency,+ mitigation+ and+ adaptation+ to+ climate+ change,+ resilience+ to+ disasters,+ and+ develop+ and+ implement,+in+line+with+the+Sendai+Framework+for+Disaster+Risk+Reduction+2015J2030,+holistic+ disaster+risk+management+at+all+levels++ 11.c+ Support+least+developed+countries,+including+through+financial+and+technical+assistance,+ in+building+sustainable+and+resilient+buildings+utilizing+local+materials++ + ! ! Goal!12.!Ensure!sustainable!consumption!and!production!patterns! + 12.1+ Implement+ the+ 10JYear+ Framework+ of+ Programmes+ on+ Sustainable+ Consumption+ and+ Production+ Patterns,+ all+ countries+ taking+ action,+ with+ developed+ countries+ taking+ the+ lead,+ taking+into+account+the+development+and+capabilities+of+developing+countries+ 12.2+ By+2030,+achieve+the+sustainable+management+and+efficient+use+of+natural+resources++ 12.3+ By+2030,+halve+per+capita+global+food+waste+at+the+retail+and+consumer+levels+and+reduce+ food+losses+along+production+and+supply+chains,+including+postJharvest+losses++ 12.4+ By+2020,+achieve+the+environmentally+sound+management+of+chemicals+and+all+wastes+ throughout+ their+ life+ cycle,+ in+ accordance+ with+ agreed+ international+ frameworks,+ and+ significantly+ reduce+ their+ release+ to+ air,+ water+ and+ soil+ in+ order+ to+ minimize+ their+ adverse+ impacts+on+human+health+and+the+environment++ 12.5+ By+2030,+substantially+reduce+waste+generation+through+prevention,+reduction,+recycling+ and+reuse++ 12.6+ Encourage+ companies,+ especially+ large+ and+ transnational+ companies,+ to+ adopt+ sustainable+practices+and+to+integrate+sustainability+information+into+their+reporting+cycle++ 12.7+ Promote+public+procurement+practices+that+are+sustainable,+in+accordance+with+national+ policies+and+priorities++ 12.8+ By+2030,+ensure+that+people+everywhere+have+the+relevant+information+and+awareness+ for+sustainable+development+and+lifestyles+in+harmony+with+nature++ 12.a+ Support+developing+countries+to+strengthen+their+scientific+and+technological+capacity+ to+move+towards+more+sustainable+patterns+of+consumption+and+production++ 12.b+ Develop+ and+ implement+ tools+ to+ monitor+ sustainable+ development+ impacts+ for+ sustainable+tourism+that+creates+jobs+and+promotes+local+culture+and+products++ 12.c+ Rationalize+ inefficient+ fossilJfuel+ subsidies+ that+ encourage+ wasteful+ consumption+ by+ removing+ market+ distortions,+ in+ accordance+ with+ national+ circumstances,+ including+ by+ restructuring+taxation+and+phasing+out+those+harmful+subsidies,+where+they+exist,+to+reflect+ their+ environmental+ impacts,+ taking+ fully+ into+ account+ the+ specific+ needs+ and+ conditions+ of+ developing+countries+and+minimizing+the+possible+adverse+impacts+on+their+development+in+a+ manner+that+protects+the+poor+and+the+affected+communities++ + ! ! Goal!13.!Take!urgent!action!to!combat!climate!change!and!its!impacts*! + 13.1+ Strengthen+ resilience+ and+ adaptive+ capacity+ to+ climateJrelated+ hazards+ and+ natural+ disasters+in+all+countries++ 13.2+ Integrate+climate+change+measures+into+national+policies,+strategies+and+planning++ 13.3+ Improve+education,+awarenessJraising+and+human+and+institutional+capacity+on+climate+ change+mitigation,+adaptation,+impact+reduction+and+early+warning+ 13.a+ Implement+ the+ commitment+ undertaken+ by+ developedJcountry+ parties+ to+ the+ United+ Nations+Framework+Convention+on+Climate+Change+to+a+goal+of+mobilizing+jointly+$100+billion+ annually+by+2020+from+all+sources+to+address+the+needs+of+developing+countries+in+the+context+ of+meaningful+mitigation+actions+and+transparency+on+implementation+and+fully+operationalize+ the+Green+Climate+Fund+through+its+capitalization+as+soon+as+possible++ + *+ Acknowledging+that+the+United+Nations+Framework+Convention+on+Climate+Change+is+the+ primary+international,+intergovernmental+forum+for+negotiating+the+global+response+to+climate+ change.+ 13.b+ Promote+mechanisms+for+raising+capacity+for+effective+climate+changeJrelated+planning+ and+management+in+least+developed+countries+and+small+island+developing+States,+including+ focusing+on+women,+youth+and+local+and+marginalized+communities++ + ! ! Goal!14.!Conserve!and!sustainably!use!the!oceans,!seas!and!marine!resources!for! sustainable!development! + 14.1+ By+2025,+prevent+and+significantly+reduce+marine+pollution+of+all+kinds,+in+particular+from+ landJbased+activities,+including+marine+debris+and+nutrient+pollution+ 14.2+ By+ 2020,+ sustainably+ manage+ and+ protect+ marine+ and+ coastal+ ecosystems+ to+ avoid+ significant+ adverse+ impacts,+ including+ by+ strengthening+ their+ resilience,+ and+ take+ action+ for+ their+restoration+in+order+to+achieve+healthy+and+productive+oceans++ 14.3+ Minimize+and+address+the+impacts+of+ocean+acidification,+including+through+enhanced+ scientific+cooperation+at+all+levels++ 14.4+ By+ 2020,+ effectively+ regulate+ harvesting+ and+ end+ overfishing,+ illegal,+ unreported+ and+ unregulated+ fishing+ and+ destructive+ fishing+ practices+ and+ implement+ scienceJbased+ management+plans,+in+order+to+restore+fish+stocks+in+the+shortest+time+feasible,+at+least+to+ levels+ that+ can+ produce+ maximum+ sustainable+ yield+ as+ determined+ by+ their+ biological+ characteristics++ 14.5+ By+ 2020,+ conserve+ at+ least+ 10+ per+ cent+ of+ coastal+ and+ marine+ areas,+ consistent+ with+ national+and+international+law+and+based+on+the+best+available+scientific+information++ 14.6+ By+2020,+prohibit+certain+forms+of+fisheries+subsidies+which+contribute+to+overcapacity+ and+ overfishing,+ eliminate+ subsidies+ that+ contribute+ to+ illegal,+ unreported+ and+ unregulated+ fishing+ and+ refrain+ from+ introducing+ new+ such+ subsidies,+ recognizing+ that+ appropriate+ and+ effective+ special+ and+ differential+ treatment+ for+ developing+ and+ least+ developed+ countries+ 2 should+be+an+integral+part+of+the+World+Trade+Organization+fisheries+subsidies+negotiation + 14.7+ By+ 2030,+ increase+ the+ economic+ benefits+ to+ small+ island+ developing+ States+ and+ least+ developed+ countries+ from+ the+ sustainable+ use+ of+ marine+ resources,+ including+ through+ sustainable+management+of+fisheries,+aquaculture+and+tourism++ 14.a+ Increase+ scientific+ knowledge,+ develop+ research+ capacity+ and+ transfer+ marine+ technology,+taking+into+account+the+Intergovernmental+Oceanographic+Commission+Criteria+ and+Guidelines+on+the+Transfer+of+Marine+Technology,+in+order+to+improve+ocean+health+and+ to+ enhance+ the+ contribution+ of+ marine+ biodiversity+ to+ the+ development+ of+ developing+ countries,+in+particular+small+island+developing+States+and+least+developed+countries++ 14.b+ Provide+access+for+smallJscale+artisanal+fishers+to+marine+resources+and+markets+ 14.c+ Enhance+ the+ conservation+ and+ sustainable+ use+ of+ oceans+ and+ their+ resources+ by+ implementing+international+law+as+reflected+in+the+United+Nations+Convention+on+the+Law+of+ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 + ++Taking+into+account+ongoing+World+Trade+Organization+negotiations,+the+Doha+Development+Agenda+ and+the+Hong+Kong+ministerial+mandate.+ the+ Sea,+ which+ provides+ the+ legal+ framework+ for+ the+ conservation+ and+ sustainable+ use+ of+ oceans+and+their+resources,+as+recalled+in+paragraph+158+of+“The+future+we+want”+ + ! ! Goal!15.!Protect,!restore!and!promote!sustainable!use!of!terrestrial!ecosystems,! sustainably!manage!forests,!combat!desertification,!and!halt!and!reverse!land! degradation!and!halt!biodiversity!loss! + 15.1+ By+ 2020,+ ensure+ the+ conservation,+ restoration+ and+ sustainable+ use+ of+ terrestrial+ and+ inland+freshwater+ecosystems+and+their+services,+in+particular+forests,+wetlands,+mountains+ and+drylands,+in+line+with+obligations+under+international+agreements++ 15.2+ By+ 2020,+ promote+ the+ implementation+ of+ sustainable+ management+ of+ all+ types+ of+ forests,+halt+deforestation,+restore+degraded+forests+and+substantially+increase+afforestation+ and+reforestation+globally+ 15.3+ By+2030,+combat+desertification,+restore+degraded+land+and+soil,+including+land+affected+ by+desertification,+drought+and+floods,+and+strive+to+achieve+a+land+degradationJneutral+world++ 15.4+ By+2030,+ensure+the+conservation+of+mountain+ecosystems,+including+their+biodiversity,+ in+ order+ to+ enhance+ their+ capacity+ to+ provide+ benefits+ that+ are+ essential+ for+ sustainable+ development++ 15.5+ Take+urgent+and+significant+action+to+reduce+the+degradation+of+natural+habitats,+halt+ the+loss+of+biodiversity+and,+by+2020,+protect+and+prevent+the+extinction+of+threatened+species++ 15.6+ Promote+fair+and+equitable+sharing+of+the+benefits+arising+from+the+utilization+of+genetic+ resources+and+promote+appropriate+access+to+such+resources,+as+internationally+agreed+ 15.7+Take+urgent+action+to+end+poaching+and+trafficking+of+protected+species+of+flora+and+fauna+ and+address+both+demand+and+supply+of+illegal+wildlife+products++ 15.8+ By+2020,+introduce+measures+to+prevent+the+introduction+and+significantly+reduce+the+ impact+of+invasive+alien+species+on+land+and+water+ecosystems+and+control+or+eradicate+the+ priority+species++ 15.9+ By+2020,+integrate+ecosystem+and+biodiversity+values+into+national+and+local+planning,+ development+processes,+poverty+reduction+strategies+and+accounts++ 15.a+ Mobilize+and+significantly+increase+financial+resources+from+all+sources+to+conserve+and+ sustainably+use+biodiversity+and+ecosystems+ 15.b+ Mobilize+significant+resources+from+all+sources+and+at+all+levels+to+finance+sustainable+ forest+management+and+provide+adequate+incentives+to+developing+countries+to+advance+such+ management,+including+for+conservation+and+reforestation++ 15.c+ Enhance+ global+ support+ for+ efforts+ to+ combat+ poaching+ and+ trafficking+ of+ protected+ species,+ including+ by+ increasing+ the+ capacity+ of+ local+ communities+ to+ pursue+ sustainable+ livelihood+opportunities++ + ! ! Goal!16.!Promote!peaceful!and!inclusive!societies!for!sustainable!development,!provide! access!to!justice!for!all!and!build!effective,!accountable!and!inclusive!institutions!at!all! levels! + 16.1+ Significantly+reduce+all+forms+of+violence+and+related+death+rates+everywhere++ 16.2+ End+ abuse,+ exploitation,+ trafficking+ and+ all+ forms+ of+ violence+ against+ and+ torture+ of+ children++ 16.3+ Promote+the+rule+of+law+at+the+national+and+international+levels+and+ensure+equal+access+ to+justice+for+all++ 16.4+ By+2030,+significantly+reduce+illicit+financial+and+arms+flows,+strengthen+the+recovery+and+ return+of+stolen+assets+and+combat+all+forms+of+organized+crime++ 16.5+ Substantially+reduce+corruption+and+bribery+in+all+their+forms++ 16.6+ Develop+effective,+accountable+and+transparent+institutions+at+all+levels++ 16.7+ Ensure+ responsive,+ inclusive,+ participatory+ and+ representative+ decisionJmaking+ at+ all+ levels++ 16.8+ Broaden+and+strengthen+the+participation+of+developing+countries+in+the+institutions+of+ global+governance++ 16.9+ By+2030,+provide+legal+identity+for+all,+including+birth+registration++ 16.10+ Ensure+public+access+to+information+and+protect+fundamental+freedoms,+in+accordance+ with+national+legislation+and+international+agreements++ 16.a+ Strengthen+relevant+national+institutions,+including+through+international+cooperation,+ for+building+capacity+at+all+levels,+in+particular+in+developing+countries,+to+prevent+violence+and+ combat+terrorism+and+crime++ 16.b+ Promote+and+enforce+nonJdiscriminatory+laws+and+policies+for+sustainable+development++ + ! ! Goal!17.!Strengthen!the!means!of!implementation!and!revitalize!the!Global!Partnership! for!Sustainable!Development! + ! ! Finance! + 17.1+ Strengthen+domestic+resource+mobilization,+including+through+international+support+to+ developing+countries,+to+improve+domestic+capacity+for+tax+and+other+revenue+collection++ 17.2+ Developed+ countries+ to+ implement+ fully+ their+ official+ development+ assistance+ commitments,+including+the+commitment+by+many+developed+countries+to+achieve+the+target+ of+ 0.7+ per+ cent+ of+ gross+ national+ income+ for+ official+ development+ assistance+ (ODA/GNI)+ to+ developing+countries+and+0.15+to+0.20+per+cent+of+ODA/GNI+to+least+developed+countries;+ODA+ providers+ are+ encouraged+ to+ consider+ setting+ a+ target+ to+ provide+ at+ least+ 0.20+ per+ cent+ of+ ODA/GNI+to+least+developed+countries+ 17.3+ Mobilize+additional+financial+resources+for+developing+countries+from+multiple+sources++ 17.4+ Assist+ developing+ countries+ in+ attaining+ longJterm+ debt+ sustainability+ through+ coordinated+policies+aimed+at+fostering+debt+financing,+debt+relief+and+debt+restructuring,+as+ appropriate,+and+address+the+external+debt+of+highly+indebted+poor+countries+to+reduce+debt+ distress++ 17.5+ Adopt+and+implement+investment+promotion+regimes+for+least+developed+countries+ + ! ! Technology! + 17.6+ Enhance+ NorthJSouth,+ SouthJSouth+ and+ triangular+ regional+ and+ international+ cooperation+ on+ and+ access+ to+ science,+ technology+ and+ innovation+ and+ enhance+ knowledge+ sharing+on+mutually+agreed+terms,+including+through+improved+coordination+among+existing+ mechanisms,+ in+ particular+ at+ the+ United+ Nations+ level,+ and+ through+ a+ global+ technology+ facilitation+mechanism+ 17.7+ Promote+ the+ development,+ transfer,+ dissemination+ and+ diffusion+ of+ environmentally+ sound+technologies+to+developing+countries+on+favourable+terms,+including+on+concessional+ and+preferential+terms,+as+mutually+agreed++ 17.8+ Fully+ operationalize+ the+ technology+ bank+ and+ science,+ technology+ and+ innovation+ capacityJbuilding+mechanism+for+least+developed+countries+by+2017+and+enhance+the+use+of+ enabling+technology,+in+particular+information+and+communications+technology+ + ! ! CapacityDbuilding! + 17.9+ Enhance+ international+ support+ for+ implementing+ effective+ and+ targeted+ capacityJ building+in+developing+countries+to+support+national+plans+to+implement+all+the+Sustainable+ Development+Goals,+including+through+NorthJSouth,+SouthJSouth+and+triangular+cooperation+ + ! ! Trade! + 17.10+ Promote+a+universal,+rulesJbased,+open,+nonJdiscriminatory+and+equitable+multilateral+ trading+ system+ under+ the+ World+ Trade+ Organization,+ including+ through+ the+ conclusion+ of+ negotiations+under+its+Doha+Development+Agenda++ 17.11+ Significantly+increase+the+exports+of+developing+countries,+in+particular+with+a+view+to+ doubling+the+least+developed+countries’+share+of+global+exports+by+2020++ 17.12+ Realize+timely+implementation+of+dutyJfree+and+quotaJfree+market+access+on+a+lasting+ basis

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