The last global goal is to promote cooperation among nations in order to reach all the goals set out by the global community. While reaching all the other goals includes overcoming numerous challenges, achieving goal 17 does not only mean that the other targets need to be fulfilled, but also that all nations cooperate closely to advance progress on an international level.
SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
The sixteenth global goal is to promote peaceful and just societies. While reaching this goal includes overcoming numerous challenges, the global community can still achieve its goal set out until 2030. This involves promoting the rule of law and human rights as well as reducing violence and all crimes relating to it.
SDG 15: Life on Land
The fifteenth global goal is to protect life on land and ensure biodiversity and conservation. While reaching this goal includes overcoming numerous challenges, the global community can still achieve its goal set out until 2030. This involves drastically increasing measure taken to protect biodiversity and focusing more on implementing the ideas set out in international agreements.
SDG 14: Life Below Water
The fourteenth global goal is to protect marine life and increase ocean sustainability. While reaching this goal includes overcoming numerous challenges, the global community can still achieve its goal set out until 2030. This involves drastically decreasing water pollution and setting active measures to achieve a more sustainable world.
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
The twelfth global goal is to make production and consumption more sustainable and reduce the amount of material used and waste produced. While reaching this goal includes overcoming numerous challenges, the global community can still achieve its goal set out until 2030. This involves increasing recycling and reuse and paying more mind to the materials and products we use every day.
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
The eleventh global goal is to make cities sustainable and safe and encourage responsible urbanization. While reaching this goal includes overcoming numerous challenges, the global community can still achieve its goal set out until 2030. Reducing the environmental impact of cities and making urban habit more accessible and enjoyable will prepare our cities for the future.
SDG 3: good health and well-being
The third global goal is to ensure good health and well-being worldwide once the SDGs are due in 2030. While reaching this goal includes overcoming numerous challenges, the global community is on a good path to improving collective health and fighting the most important physical and mental health issues of our times.
SDG 2: eradicate hunger worldwide
SDG 1: eradicate poverty globally
The Future We Want: an introduction to the SDGs
The Sustainable Development Goals were announced by the UN General Assembly in 2015 and will define the upcoming decade until their completion in 2030. Here is an introduction the main aims set out by the global community and an overview of the 17 SDGs. Stay put for more in-depth information about the SDGs over the upcoming weeks.