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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Sustainable development is defined as the ‘‘development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’’. Therefore, the three interrelated concepts of sustainable...

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Sustainable development is defined as the ‘‘development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’’. Therefore, the three interrelated concepts of sustainable development – or the main three pillars – are: social sustainability, economic sustainability and environmental sustainability. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS The UN General Assembly proposed a set of global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which comprises 17 goals and 169 targets. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), introduced by the United Nations in 2015, aim to tackle economic, social and environmental issues that affect the world and to promote the concept of sustainability. The SDGs evolved from the MDGs, addressing all the unfinished goals and took into consideration additional challenges. The SDGs cover a broader context and more aspects of sustainable development, since they include further goals and targets while focusing on the aspects of human development and human rights, that were not included in the MDGs  FROM MDGs TO SDGs Millennium Development Goals SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Purpose To end poverty and hunger everywhere, to combat inequalities within and among countries, to protect human rights and promote gender equality The UN committed to achieve sustainable development in its 3 dimensions – economic, social and environmental in a balanced and integrated manner. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DIMENSIONS Economic dimension: it is intended to improve the standard of living of individuals, by meeting their needs of goods and services, and the economic dimension of sustainable development revolves around the current and future implications of the economy on the environment. Sub themes of the economic dimension are poverty reduction, and market economy  The social dimension: In this field, the idea of sustainable development emerges in the rejection of poverty, unemployment, discrimination that limits the rights of women, and the large gap between the rich and the poor, and here the social dimension appears as a basis for its sustainability through social justice. Sub themes of the social dimension are poverty alleviation, health and well-being, quality education and gender equality  The environmental dimension: The environmental dimension of sustainable development acquires great importance because it came to address the relationship of development with the environment. This dimension is the preservation of natural resources and the optimal use on a sustainable basis, anticipating what might happen to the ecosystems as a result of development as a precaution and protection. Sub-themes of the environmental dimension are water, energy climate change, sustainable urbanization. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (POVERTY) The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a daring pledge to end poverty in all forms and dimensions through 2030. Poverty is one of the central elements in the transformative promise of the 2030 Agenda: leave no one behind. Ending poverty in all forms and everywhere is the first Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). According to United Nations (2020) Poverty entails more than the lack of income and productive resources to ensure sustainable livelihoods. Its manifestations include hunger and malnutrition, limited access to education and other basic services, social discrimination and exclusion, as well as the lack of participation in decision-making. SDG 1 (POVERTY) The SDGs’ main reference to combatting poverty is made in target 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 programs and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions.” SDG 1 (POVERTY) The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development promises to leave no one behind and to reach those furthest behind first. According to UN (2020)meeting this ambitious development agenda requires visionary policies for sustainable, sustained and equitable economic growth, supported by full employment and decent work for all, social integration, declining inequality, rising productivity and a favorable environment. In the 2030 Agenda, Goal 1 recognizes that ending poverty in all its forms everywhere is the greatest global challenge facing the world today and an obligatory requirement for sustainable development. Ending poverty as a Sustainable Development Goal “End poverty in all its forms everywhere” is the first goal of Agenda 2030 (SDG 1) and contains a set of 7 targets to guide actions for its implementation by 2030, acknowledging topics such as extreme poverty(target 1.1), poverty in all dimensions (1.2), vulnerability and control over natural resources (1.3 and 1.4), in addition to recognizing the connection between poverty and climate-related extreme events and other disasters (1.5), and the importance of mobilizing resources and creating policies for poverty eradication actions (1. A and 1. B) (United Nations, 2015). SDG 1 represents a noticeable example of goal that has great synergies with most of the other SDGs, especially SDG 3 (Good health and wellbeing), SDG 4(Quality education), SDG 5 (Gender equality), SDG 6 (Clean water and sanitation), and SDG 10 (Reduced inequalities),indicating that progress among them are highly associated. Sustainable Development Goals and examples of targets with connection to poverty-related issues SDG 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. SDG 3.8 Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all. SDG 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 CONTINUATION… SDG 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. SDG 6.1 By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all. SDG 7.1 By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services SDG 8.6 By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training CONTINUATION… SDG 9.1 Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and trans border infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all SDG 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 SDG 11.1 By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums CONTINUATION…. SDG 12.1 Implement the 10-year framework of programs on sustainable consumption and production, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries SDG 13. B Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities SDG 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 SDG 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 SDG 16.7 Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels SDG 17.4 Assist developing countries in attaining long-term 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