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UN Goals for Sustainable Development

In order improve and implement sustainability on a global scale, the UN has outlined 17 goals, as shown below. The first thought that may come to your mind is 'how can we as a civilisation actually ensure that these goals are reached?' This is the key question to ask! The UN knowledge platform provides information on the targets for each of the goals and the measurable indicators of success, together with partnerships that have been formed globally and nationally in order to help achieve the goals. The UN also provide annual updates on the progress towards each goal. All links to this information are provided in each of the sustainable development goals below.




Behind all of the goals lies reliable data, which, for most part, is provided by the World Bank. The indicator data collected covers every country in every aspect of the 3 pillars of sustainability, i.e. environmental, economic and social. You can access and easily search through all of the data collected and stored by the World Bank for each country using this link: World Bank Development Data.


The 17 Sustainable Development Goals

GOAL 1
"End poverty in all its forms everywhere"
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GOAL 2
"End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture"
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GOAL 3
"Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages"
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GOAL 4
"Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all"
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GOAL 5
"Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls"
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GOAL 6
"Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all"
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GOAL 7
"Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all"
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GOAL 8
"Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all"
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GOAL 9
"Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation"
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GOAL 10
"Reduce inequality within and among countries"
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GOAL 11
"Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable"
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GOAL 12
"Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns"
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GOAL 13
"Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts"
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GOAL 14
"Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development"
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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"
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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"
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GOAL 17
"Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development"
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