The global goal for 2030, as defined by the United Nations, is to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which encompass ending poverty and hunger, combating inequalities, building peaceful and just societies, protecting human rights and promoting gender equality, and ensuring the lasting protection of the planet.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership.
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The SDGs are interconnected, with successes or failures in one area often impacting others. They address a wide range of global challenges, including:
- SDG 1: No Poverty: End poverty in all its forms everywhere.
- SDG 2: Zero Hunger: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
- SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
- SDG 4: Quality Education: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
- SDG 5: Gender Equality: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
- SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
- SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
- SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.
- SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
- SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities: Reduce inequality within and among countries.
- SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
- SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
- SDG 13: Climate Action: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
- SDG 14: Life Below Water: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.
- SDG 15: Life on Land: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
- SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
- SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.
In essence, the global goal of 2030 is to create a better and more sustainable future for all, addressing pressing global challenges through collaborative action and integrated solutions.
