Cebu Institute of Technology – University

College of Engineering and Architecture

Department of Industrial Engineering

COURSEWARE
SSP032
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

Prepared by:

Engr. Cheradee Ann M. Cabanlit

Instructor – SSP032

WEEK 3
 About the Course
Course Number SSP032
Descriptive Title SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
Number of Units 3 units lecture
Number of Hours 54 lecture hours
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisite None
Course Description This provides opportunities to build a paradigm among students
to think about a future in which environmental, social and
economic considerations are balanced in the pursuit of
development and an improved quality of life by learning to know,
to do, to be and to live together in order to contribute to a more
inclusive, just and peaceful world.

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO 1. Discuss the sustainable development goals & its application areas
CLO 2. Generate solutions for different goals in an engineering way
CLO 3. Discuss the global citizenship theme areas and its domains
CLO 4. Apply appropriate these global citizenship concepts in their engineering fields

TOPICS FOR WEEK 3 OUTCOME

EXPECTED
Topic 6: SDG4: Quality Education
LO1: Identify the list of specific goals as stated by the United Nations.
LO2: Determine the statistics of goals based on the infographics provided
by United Nations Exit Ticket Report
LO3: Discover the situations of other countries by determining the #4 – 8%
countries in the world with the best and worst quality education.
LO4: Know about current problems and situations regarding education in
the country (Philippines)
Topic 7: SDG5: Gender Equality
LO1: Identify the list of specific goals as stated by the United Nations.
LO2: Determine the statistics of goals based on the infographics provided
by United Nations Exit Ticket Report
LO3: Discover the situations of other countries by determining the
countries in the world where gender equality is accepted and non-
#5 – 8%
accepted.
LO4: Know what possible actions we could take that will promote Gender
Equality.
Topic 8: SDG6: Clean Water and Sanitation
LO1: Identify the list of specific goals as stated by the United Nations.
LO2: Determine the statistics of goals based on the infographics provided
by United Nations
LO3: Discover the situations of other countries by determining the Exit Ticket Report
countries in the world where water is a problem. #6 – 8%
LO4: Know about current problems and situations regarding clean water
and sanitation in the country (Philippines)
LO5: Demonstrate ways on how to improve clean water and sanitation in
our own ways
 Contents
About the Course ...................................................................................... 2
Topic 6: SDG4: QUALITY EDUCATION .................................................... 5
6.1. Introduction to SDG4: QUALITY EDUCATION ............................. 5
6.2. COVID-19 response for SDG4 ..................................................... 5
6.3. Facts and Figures regarding SDG4.............................................. 6
6.4. Goal 4 Targets............................................................................. 6
6.5. Pop Quiz! For SDG4 .................................................................... 7
6.6. Other sources regarding SDG4.................................................... 7
Topic 7: SDG5 GENDER EQUALITY ........................................................ 9
7.1. Introduction to SDG5: GENDER EQUALITY ................................ 9
7.2. COVID-19 response for SDG5 ..................................................... 9
7.3. Facts and Figures regarding SDG5 .............................................10
7.4. Goal 5 Targets ............................................................................11
7.5. Pop Quiz! For SDG5 ...................................................................11
7.6. Other sources regarding SDG5...................................................11
Topic 8: SDG6 CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION .................................13
8.1. Introduction to SDG6: CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION .........13
8.2. COVID-19 response for SDG6 ....................................................13
8.3. Facts and Figures regarding SDG6.............................................13
8.4. Goal 6 Targets............................................................................14
8.5. Pop Quiz! For SDG6 ...................................................................14
8.6. Other sources regarding SDG6...................................................15
Malcolm X

Here’s topic six.

 Topic 6: SDG4: QUALITY EDUCATION

6.1. Introduction to SDG4: QUALITY EDUCATION

Education enables upward socioeconomic mobility and is a key to escaping
poverty. Over the past decade, major progress was made towards increasing access to
education and school enrollment rates at all levels, particularly for
girls. Nevertheless, about 260 million children were still out of school in 2018 — nearly
one fifth of the global population in that age group. And more than half of all children and
adolescents worldwide are not meeting minimum proficiency standards in reading and
mathematics.

In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe, a majority of countries
announced the temporary closure of schools, impacting more than 91 per cent of
students worldwide. By April 2020, close to 1.6 billion children and youth were out of
school. And nearly 369 million children who rely on school meals needed to look to other
sources for daily nutrition.

Never before have so many children been out of school at the same time, disrupting
learning and upending lives, especially the most vulnerable and marginalized. The global
pandemic has far-reaching consequences that may jeopardize hard won gains made in
improving global education.
6.2. COVID-19 response for SDG4
In an effort to foster international collaboration and ensure that education never stops,
UNESCO is mounting a response with a set of initiatives that include the global
monitoring of national and localized school closures.

To protect the well-being of children and ensure they have access to continued learning,
UNESCO in March 2020 launched the COVID-19 Global Education Coalition, a multi-
sector partnership between the UN family, civil society organizations, media and IT
partners to design and deploy innovative solutions. Together they help countries tackle
content and connectivity gaps, and facilitate inclusive learning opportunities for children
and youth during this period of sudden and unprecedented educational disruption.

Specifically, the Global Education Coalition aims to:

• Help countries in mobilizing resources and implementing innovative and context-
appropriate solutions to provide education remotely, leveraging hi-tech, low-tech
and no-tech approaches;
• Seek equitable solutions and universal access;
• Ensure coordinated responses and avoid overlapping efforts;
• Facilitate the return of students to school when they reopen to avoid an upsurge in
dropout rates.
UNICEF also scaled up its work in 145 low- and middle-income countries to support
governments and education partners in developing plans for a rapid, system-wide
response including alternative learning programmes and mental health support.
6.3. Facts and Figures regarding SDG4

Before the coronavirus crisis, projections showed that more than 200 million
children would be out of school, and only 60 per cent of young people would be
completing upper secondary education in 2030.
Before the coronavirus crisis, the proportion of children and youth out of primary
and secondary school had declined from 26 per cent in 2000 to 19 per cent in 2010
and 17 per cent in 2018.
More than half of children that have not enrolled in school live in sub-Saharan
Africa, and more than 85 per cent of children in sub-Saharan Africa are not
learning the minimum
617 million youth worldwide lack basic mathematics and literacy skills.
Some 750 million adults – two thirds of them women – remained illiterate in 2016.
Half of the global illiterate population lives in South Asia, and a quarter live in sub-
Saharan Africa.
In 10 low- and middle-income countries, children with disabilities were 19per cent
less likely to achieve minimum proficiency in reading than those without
disabilities.
4 million refugee children were out of school in 2017

6.4. Goal 4 Targets

4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free,
equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading
to relevant and Goal-4 effective learning outcomes
4.2 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to
quality early childhood development, care and preprimary
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 non-violence, global
citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s
contribution to sustainable development
 4.7.A Build and upgrade education facilities that are child,
disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, nonviolent,
inclusive and effective learning environments for all
4.7.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
4.7.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.
6.5. Pop Quiz! For SDG4
Check out POP Quiz in Moodle! ->

6.6. Other sources regarding SDG4

Source:
https://www.un.org/sustainabled
evelopment/education/
Supplementary Video:
UN Sustainable
Development Goals | Quality
Education (4) by EarthAgain
SDG4 Quality Education
Short Video

QUALITY EDUCATION: WHY IT

MATTERS SDG4 Infographic
Maya Angelou

Here’s topic seven.

 Topic 7: SDG5 GENDER EQUALITY

Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
7.1. Introduction to SDG5: GENDER EQUALITY
Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a
peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.
There has been progress over the last decades: More girls are going to school, fewer
girls are forced into early marriage, more women are serving in parliament and positions
of leadership, and laws are being reformed to advance gender equality.
Despite these gains, many challenges remain: discriminatory laws and social norms
remain pervasive, women continue to be underrepresented at all levels of political
leadership, and 1 in 5 women and girls between the ages of 15 and 49 report
experiencing physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner within a 12-month period.

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic could reverse the limited progress that has been
made on gender equality and women’s rights. The coronavirus outbreak exacerbates
existing inequalities for women and girls across every sphere — from health and the
economy, to security and social protection.

Women play a disproportionate role in responding to the virus, including as frontline

healthcare workers and caregivers at home. Women’s unpaid care work has increased
significantly as a result of school closures and the increased needs of older people.
Women are also harder hit by the economic impacts of COVID-19, as they
disproportionately work in insecure labour markets. Nearly 60 per cent of women work
in the informal economy, which puts them at greater risk of falling into poverty.

The pandemic has also led to a steep increase in violence against women and girls. With
lockdown measures in place, many women are trapped at home with their abusers,
struggling to access services that are suffering from cuts and restrictions. Emerging data
shows that, since the outbreak of the pandemic, violence against women and girls —
and particularly domestic violence — has intensified.

7.2. COVID-19 response for SDG5

“Limited gains in gender equality and women’s rights made over the decades are in danger of being rolled
back due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” the UN Secretary-General said in April 2020, urging governments
to put women and girls at the centre of their recovery efforts.

Women are not only the hardest hit by this pandemic, they are also the backbone of
recovery in communities. Putting women and girls at the center of economies will
fundamentally drive better and more sustainable development outcomes for all, support
a more rapid recovery, and place the world back on a footing to achieve the Sustainable
Development Goals.

Every COVID-19 response plans, and every recovery package and budgeting of
resources, needs to address the gender impacts of this pandemic. This means: (1)
including women and women’s organizations in COVID-19 response planning and
decision-making; (2) transforming the inequities of unpaid care work into a new, inclusive
care economy that works for everyone; and (3) designing socio-economic plans with an
intentional focus on the lives and futures of women and girls.

UN Women has developed a rapid and targeted response to mitigate the impact of the
COVID-19 crisis on women and girls and to ensure that the long-term recovery benefits
them, focused on five priorities:
1. Gender-based violence, including domestic violence, is mitigated and reduced
2. Social protection and economic stimulus packages serve women and girls
3. People support and practice equal sharing of care work
4. Women and girls lead and participate in COVID-19 response planning and
decision-making
5. Data and coordination mechanisms include gender perspectives

The COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity for radical, positive action to redress
long-standing inequalities in multiple areas of women’s lives, and build a more just and
resilient world.

7.3. Facts and Figures regarding SDG5

Globally, 750 million women and girls were married before the age of 18 and at
least 200 million women and girls in 30 countries have undergone FGM.
The rates of girls between 15-19 who are subjected to FGM (female genital
mutilation) in the 30 countries where the practice is concentrated have dropped
from 1 in 2 girls in 2000 to 1 in 3 girls by 2017.
In 18 countries, husbands can legally prevent their wives from working; in 39
countries, daughters and sons do not have equal inheritance rights; and 49
countries lack laws protecting women from domestic violence.
One in five women and girls, including 19 per cent of women and girls aged 15 to
49, have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner within
the last 12 months. Yet, 49 countries have no laws that specifically protect women
from such violence.
While women have made important inroads into political office across the world,
their representation in national parliaments at 23.7 per cent is still far from parity.
In 46 countries, women now hold more than 30 per cent of seats in national
parliament in at least one chamber.
Only 52 per cent of women married or in a union freely make their own decisions
about sexual relations, contraceptive use and health care.
Globally, women are just 13 per cent of agricultural land holders.
Women in Northern Africa hold less than one in five paid jobs in the non-agricultural
sector. The proportion of women in paid employment outside the agriculture sector
has increased from 35 per cent in 1990 to 41 per cent in 2015.
More than 100 countries have taken action to track budget allocations for gender
equality.
In Southern Asia, a girl’s risk of marrying in childhood has dropped by over 40per
cent since 2000.
7.4. Goal 5 Targets
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 decision making 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
5.6.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
5.6.B Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular
information and communications technology, to promote the
empowerment of women
5.6.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
7.5. Pop Quiz! For SDG5
Check out POP Quiz in Moodle! ->

7.6. Other sources regarding SDG5

Source: Supplementary Video:

https://www.un.org/sustainabled UN Sustainable Development
Goals | Gender Equality (5) by
evelopment/gender-equality/
EarthAgain

GENDER EQUALITY: WHY IT

MATTERS SDG5 Infographic
Here’s topic eight.
 Topic 8: SDG6 CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION

Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all

8.1. Introduction to SDG6: CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
While substantial progress has been made in increasing access to clean drinking water
and sanitation, billions of people—mostly in rural areas—still lack these basic services.
Worldwide, one in three people do not have access to safe drinking water, two out of five
people do not have a basic hand-washing facility with soap and water, and more
than 673 million people still practice open defecation.

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the critical importance of sanitation, hygiene
and adequate access to clean water for preventing and containing diseases. Hand
hygiene saves lives. According to the World Health Organization, handwashing is one of
the most effective actions you can take to reduce the spread of pathogens and prevent
infections, including the COVID-19 virus. Yet billions of people still lack safe water
sanitation, and funding is inadequate
8.2. COVID-19 response for SDG6
Availability and access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services is fundamental
to fighting the virus and preserving the health and well-being of millions. COVID-19 will
not be stopped without access to safe water for people living in vulnerability, UN
experts said.

The impacts of COVID-19 could be considerably higher on the urban poor living in slums,
who don’t have access to clean water. UN-Habitat is working with partners to facilitate
access to running water and handwashing in informal settlements.

UNICEF is urgently appealing for funding and support to reach more girls and boys with
basic water, sanitation and hygiene facilities, especially those children who are cut off
from safe water because they live in remote areas, or in places where water is untreated
or polluted, or because they are without a home, living in a slum or on the street.

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the International Organization for Migration

(IOM) is adjusting its WASH services to prevent the spread of the disease. This includes
continued support to affected, at-risk, low-capacity and fragile countries to secure WASH
services and infection prevention control in health facilities.
8.3. Facts and Figures regarding SDG6

1 in 4 health care facilities lacks basic water services

3 in 10 people lack access to safely managed drinking water services and 6 in 10
people lack access to safely managed sanitation facilities.
At least 892 million people continue to practice open defecation.
Women and girls are responsible for water collection in 80 per cent of
households without access to water on premises.
 Between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of the global population using an improved
drinking water source has increased from 76 per cent to 90 per cent
Water scarcity affects more than 40 per cent of the global population and is
projected to rise. Over 1.7 billion people are currently living in river basins where
water use exceeds recharge.
2.4 billion people lack access to basic sanitation services, such as toilets or latrines
More than 80 per cent of wastewater resulting from human activities is discharged
into rivers or sea without any pollution removal
Each day, nearly 1,000 children die due to preventable water and sanitation-
related diarrheal diseases
Approximately 70 per cent of all water abstracted from rivers, lakes and aquifers is
used for irrigation
Floods and other water-related disasters account for 70 per cent of all deaths
related to natural disasters

8.4. Goal 6 Targets

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 water-use 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 water-related ecosystems,
including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes
6.6A By 2030, expand international cooperation and
capacity-building support to developing countries in water- and
sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water
harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment,
recycling and reuse technologies
6.6B Support and strengthen the participation of local
communities in improving water and sanitation management

8.5. Pop Quiz! For SDG6

Check out POP Quiz in Moodle! ->
8.6. Other sources regarding SDG6

Source:
https://www.un.org/sustainablede
velopment/water-and-sanitation/
https://academicimpact.un.org/co
ntent/unai-quiz-sdg-6-clean-
water-and-sanitation
Supplementary Video:
UN Sustainable Development
Goals | Clean Water and
Sanitation (6) by EarthAgain

CLEAN WATER AND

SANITATION: WHY IT SDG6 Infographic
MATTERS

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See 3 assignments for this week. Go to Wildcats LAIR (Moodle).


QUALITY EDUCATION:
WHY IT MATTERS
What is the goal here?
Ensure inclusive and qual-
ity education for all and
promote lifelong learning.
Why does education
matter?
Education enables
upward socioeconomic
mobility and is a key
to escaping poverty.
Education helps reduce
inequalities and reach gen-
der equality and is crucial
© UNICEF/NYHQ2015-1710/El Baba
Globally,
around
5.5 million
more girls
to fostering tolerance and
more peaceful societies. than boys of
Over the past decade,
major progress has been
made towards increasing
primary
access to education and
school enrollment rates
school age
at all levels, particularly
for girls. Nevertheless, were out
about 258 million children
annd youth were still out
of school in 2018 — nearly
of school
one fifth of the global pop-
ulation in that age group.
in 2018
As the COVID-19 pandemic
spread across the globe,
countries announced rates, non-proficiency Are there groups that
the temporary closure rates remain disturb-
of schools, impacting ingly high. In 2018, some
have a more difficult
more than 91 per cent 773 million adults—two- access to education?
of students worldwide. thirds of whom are
Yes, women and girls
By April 2020, close to women—remained illit-
are one of these groups.
1.6 billion children and erate in terms of reading
About one-third of
youth were out of school. and writing skills. And
countries in the devel-
the sheer magnitude
oping regions have not
How much progress of school closures due
achieved gender parity
have we made so far? to COVID-19 is likely to
in primary education.
set back progress on
The primary school com-
access to education. These disadvantages in
pletion rate reached 84
education also translate
per cent in 2018, up from Where are people strug- into lack of access to
70 per cent in 2000 and
under current trends, is
gling the most to have skills and limited oppor-
tunities in the labour
expected to reach 89 per access to education?
market for young women.
cent globally by 2030.
Sub-Saharan Africa faces
In 74 countries with the biggest challenges What can we do?
comparable data for in providing schools with Ask our governments
the period 2011-2019, basic resources. The sit- to place education as a
around seven in ten chil- uation is extreme at the priority in both policy
dren aged three and four primary and lower sec- and practice. Lobby our
were developmentally on ondary levels, where less governments to make
track in at least three of than one half of schools firm commitments to
the following domains: in sub-Saharan Africa provide free primary
literacy-numeracy, have access to drinking school education to all,
physical development, water, electricity, com- including vulnerable or
social-emotional devel- puters and the Internet. marginalized groups.
opment and learning.
Inequalities will also To find out more
The global adult literacy worsen unless the digital about Goal #4 and
rate (aged 15 years and divide – the gap between other Sustainable
older) was 86 per cent under-connected and Development Goals, visit:
in 2018, while the youth highly digitalized coun-
http://www.un.org/
literacy rate (15 to 24 tries – is not addressed.
sustainabledevelopment
years) was 92 per cent.

What challenges remain?

Despite years of steady
growth in enrolment

GENDER EQUALITY:
WHY IT MATTERS
What’s the goal here?
To achieve gender
equality and empower
all women and girls.
Why?
Women and girls represent
half of the world’s popu-
lation and therefore also
half of its potential. But,
today gender inequality
persists everywhere and
stagnates social prog-
ress. Women continue to
be underrepresented at
all levels of political lead-
ership. Across the globe,
women and girls perform
© UN Photo / Eskinder Debebe
In 2019,
a disproportionate share
women
of unpaid domestic work.
only held
28 per cent
Inequalities faced by girls
can begin right at birth
and follow them all their
lives. In some countries,
girls are deprived of access
of managerial
to health care or proper
nutrition, leading to a
positions
higher mortality rate.
How much progress
worldwide
have we made?
International commitments
to advance gender equal-
ity have brought about
improvements in some
areas: child marriage and
female genital mutilation
(FGM) have declined in
recent years, and wom-
en’s representation in the
political arena is higher
than ever before. But the
promise of a world in which
every woman and girl
enjoys full gender equality,
and where all legal, social
and economic barriers to
their empowerment have
been removed, remains
unfulfilled. In fact, that
goal is probably even
more distant than before,
since women and girls
are being hit hard by the
COVID-19 pandemic.
How does gender inequality
affect women?
Disadvantages in edu-
cation translate into lack
of access to skills and
limited opportunities
in the labour market.
Women’s and girls’
empowerment is essen-
tial to expand economic
growth and promote social
development. The full
participation of women in
labour forces would add
percentage points to most
national growth rates—
double digits in
many cases.
Are there any other gender-
related challenges?
Yes. Worldwide, 35 per
cent of women between
15-49 years of age have
experienced physical and/
or sexual intimate partner
violence or non-partner
sexual violence. 1 in 3 girls
aged 15-19 have experi-
enced some form of female
genital mutilation/cutting
in the 30 countries in Africa
and the Middle East, where
the harmful practice is
most common with a high
risk of prolonged bleeding,
infection (including HIV),
childbirth complications,
infertility and death.
The COVID-19 lockdown
further caused domes-
tic violence to increase
in many countries, show-
ing the critical impor-
tance of social protection
for women and girls.
The Spotlight Initative, an
EU/UN partnership, is a
global, multi-year initiative
focused on eliminating all
forms of violence against
women and girls (VAWG).
But, why should gender
equality matter to me?
Regardless of where you
live in, gender equality is a
fundamental human right.
Advancing gender equal-
ity is critical to all areas
of a healthy society, from
reducing poverty to pro-
moting the health, educa-
tion, protection and the
well-being of girls
and boys.
What can we do to
fix these issues?
If you are a girl, you
can stay in school, help
empower your female
classmates to do the same
and fight for your right to
access sexual and repro-
ductive health services. If
you are a woman, you can
address unconscious biases
and implicit associations
that form an unintended
and often an invisible bar-
rier to equal opportunity.
If you are a man or a
boy, you can work along-
side women and girls to
achieve gender equality
and embrace healthy,
respectful relationships.
You can fund educa-
tion campaigns to curb
cultural practices like
female genital mutila-
tion and change harmful
laws that limit the rights
of women and girls and
prevent them from achiev-
ing their full potential.
To find out more
about Goal #5 and
other Sustainable
Development Goals, visit:
http://www.un.org/
sustainabledevelopment
© UN Photo / Kibae Park

CLEAN WATER 2.2 billion

people around
AND SANITATION: the world still
WHY IT MATTERS lack safely
managed
What’s the goal here? severe water scarcity at
least one month a year.
drinking
To ensure access to
safe water sources and Water is essential not water,
sanitation for all. only to health, but also to
poverty reduction, food including
Why?
785 million
security, peace and human
rights, ecosystems and
Access to water, san-
education. Nevertheless,
itation and hygiene
is a human right.
countries face growing
challenges linked to water
without basic
The demand for water
has outpaced popula-
scarcity, water pollution,
degraded water-
drinking
tion growth, and half
the world’s population
related ecosystems and
cooperation over trans-
water
is already experiencing boundary water basins.
What are the challenges
to lack of access to safe
water and sanitation?
In 2017, an estimated
3 billion people world-
wide lacked the ability to
safely wash their hands at
home – one of the cheap-
est, easiest and most
effective ways to prevent
the spread of diseases
like the coronavirus.
Water, sanitation and
hygiene services are also
not always available at
medical care facilities: in
2016, one in four facilities
around the world lacked
basic water supplies, one
in five had no sanitation
services, and two in five
had no soap and water
or alcohol-based hand
rub, at points of care.
And today, 4.2 billion
people are still faced with
daily challenges access-
ing even the most basic
of services. Of these,
673 million people prac-
tised open defecation.
By managing our water
sustainably, we are also
able to better manage our
production of food and
energy and contribute
to decent work and eco-
nomic growth. Moreover,
we can preserve our
water ecosystems, their
biodiversity, and take
action on climate change.
Are water and climate
changed linked?
Water availability is
becoming less predictable
in many places. In some
regions, droughts are
exacerbating water scar-
city and thereby nega-
tively impacting people’s
health and productivity
and threatening sustain-
able development and
biodiversity worldwide.
Ensuring that everyone
has access to sustainable
water and sanitation ser-
vices is a critical climate
change mitigation strat-
egy for the years ahead.
Without better infrastruc-
ture and management,
millions of people will
continue to die every
year from water-related
diseases such as malaria
and diarrhoea, and there
will be further losses in
biodiversity and ecosys-
tem resilience, under-
mining prosperity and
efforts towards a more
sustainable future.
What can we do?
Civil society organi-
zations should work
to keep governments
accountable, invest in
water research and devel-
opment, and promote
the inclusion of women,
youth and indigenous
communities in water
resources governance.
Generating awareness
of these roles and turn-
ing them into action will
lead to win-win results
and increased sustain-
ability and integrity
for both human and
ecological systems.
You can also get involved
in the World Water Day
and World Toilet Day
campaigns that aim to
provide information and
inspiration to take action
on hygiene issues.
To find out more
about Goal #6 and
the other Sustainable
Development Goals, visit:
http://www.un.org/
sustainabledevelopment
wateractiondecade.org
 Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and
promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Before Covid-19

Progress towards Inequalities in education are

inclusive and equitable quality exacerbated by COVID-19
education was too slow In low-income countries,
children's school completion rate is

79% in richest 34% in pOOREST

20% of households 20% of households
Over 200 million children will
still be out of school in 2030
Covid-19 Implications
Remote learning remains
out of reach for
at least
500 million students

School closures kept

90% of all students out of school
reversing years of progress on education

Only 65% of primary schools

have basic handwashing facilities
critical for COVID-19 prevention

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 Achieve gender equality and
empower all women and girls

Before Covid-19
Women
Despite improvements, must be represented fairly
full gender equality in pandemic-related leadership roles

remains unreached Women represent

25% 36%
in national in local
Fewer girls are forced into early marriage parliaments government
(2020) (2020)
more women are in leadership roles

Covid-19 Implications
Women are on the front lines
Lockdowns are increasing the risk of of fighting the coronavirus
violence against women and girls

physical sexual PSYCHOLOGICAL

Cases of domestic violence

women account for 70%
of health and social workers
have increased by 30%
in some countries

Women bear additional household burdens

during the pandemic

Women already spend about three times as many hours

in unpaid domestic and care work as men

Access more data and information on the indicators at https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2020/

 Ensure availability and sustainable
management of water and sanitation for all

Before Covid-19

Despite progress,
billions still lack Two in five
water and sanitation services health care facilities
worldwide have
no
soap and water or
alcohol-based
hand rub
(2016)

2.2 billion people 4.2 billion people

lack safely managed lack safely managed
drinking water sanitation
(2017) (2017)

Covid-19 Implications

3 billion
people worldwide Water scarcity
could displace
lack basic handwashing
700 million people
facilities at home
by 2030
the most effective method for
COVID-19 prevention

Some countries experience

a funding gap of 61% for achieving
water and sanitation targets

Access more data and information on the indicators at https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2020/

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about 260 million children were still out of school in 2018 —
nearly one fifth of the global population in that age group. And
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Goals, targets and indicators

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description

3
3.b Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the 3.b.2 Total net official development
communicable and non-communicable diseases that primarily affect assistance to medical research and
developing countries, provide access to affordable essential medicines and basic health sectors
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 Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights regarding flexibilities to protect public health,
Ensure healthy
and, in particular, provide access to medicines for all.
lives and
promote well-
being for all at Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the 3.b.3 Proportion of health facilities
all ages. communicable and non-communicable diseases that primarily affect that have a core set of relevant
developing countries, provide access to affordable essential medicines and essential medicines available and
vaccines, in accordance with the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement affordable on a sustainable basis
and Public Health, which affirms the right of developing countries to use to
the full the provisions in the Agreement on Trade-Related 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, 3.c.1 Health worker density and
training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, distribution
especially in least developed countries and small island developing States.

3.d Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, 3.d.1 International Health
for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global Regulations (IHR) capacity and
health risks. health emergency preparedness

Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, 3.d.2 Percentage of bloodstream
for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global infections due to selected
health risks. antimicrobial-resistant organisms

4
4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality 4.1.1 Proportion of children and
primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning young people: (a) in grades 2/3; (b)
outcomes. at the end of primary; and (c) at the
end of lower secondary achieving at
least a minimum proficiency level
in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics,
by sex
Ensure
inclusive and By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality 4.1.2 Completion rate (primary
equitable primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning education, lower secondary
quality outcomes. education, upper secondary
education and education)
promote
lifelong 4.2 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood 4.2.1 Proportion of children aged
learning development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for 24-59 months who are
opportunities primary education. developmentally on track in health,
for all. learning and psychosocial well-
being, by sex

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Goal Target Description

Goal description Target Description Indicator
description

By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood 4.2.2 Participation rate in
development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for organized learning (one year before
primary education. the official primary entry age), by
sex

4.3 By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and 4.3.1 Participation rate of youth and
quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university. adults in formal and non-formal
education and training in the
previous 12 months, by sex

4.4 By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have 4.4.1 Proportion of youth and adults
relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, with information and
decent jobs and entrepreneurship. communications technology (ICT)
skills, by type of skill

4.5 By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access 4.5.1 Parity indices (female/male,
to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including rural/urban, bottom/top wealth
persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable quintile and others such as
situations. disability status, indigenous
peoples and conflict affected, as
data become available) for all
education indicators on this list that
can be disaggregated

4.6 By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both 4.6.1 Proportion of population in a
men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy. given age group achieving at least a
fixed level of proficiency in
functional (a) literacy and (b)
numeracy skills, by sex

4.7 By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to 4.7.1 Extent to which (i) global
promote sustainable development, including, among others, through citizenship education and (ii)
education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human education for sustainable
rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, development, including gender
global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s equality and human rights, are
contribution to sustainable development. mainstreamed at all levels in: (a)
national education policies, (b)
curricula, (c) teacher education and
(d) student assessment

4.a Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender 4.a.1 Proportion of schools offering
sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning basic services, by type of service
environments for all.

4.b By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available 4.b.1 Volume of official
to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island development assistance flows for
developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, scholarships by sector and type of
including vocational training and information and communications study
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 4.c.1 Proportion of teachers with the
through international cooperation for teacher training in developing minimum required qualifications,
countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing by education level
States.

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Goal Target Description

Goal description Target Description Indicator
description

5
5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere. 5.1.1 Whether or not legal
frameworks are in place to
promote, enforce and monitor
equality and non-discrimination on
the basis of sex

5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and 5.2.1 Proportion of ever-partnered
Achieve private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of women and girls aged 15 years and
gender exploitation. older subjected to physical, sexual
equality and or psychological violence by a
empower all current or former intimate partner
women and in the previous 12 months, by form
girls. of violence and by age

Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and 5.2.2 Proportion of women and
private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of girls aged 15 years and older
exploitation. subjected to sexual violence by
persons other than an intimate
partner in the previous 12 months,
by age and place of occurrence

5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged
female genital mutilation. 20-24 years who were married or in
a union before age 15 and before
age 18

Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and
female genital mutilation. women aged 15-49 years who have
undergone female genital
mutilation/cutting, by age

5.4 Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of 5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on
public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the unpaid domestic and care work, by
promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as sex, age and location
nationally appropriate.

5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for 5.5.1 Proportion of seats held by
leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public women in (a) national parliaments
life. and (b) local governments

Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for 5.5.2 Proportion of women in
leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public managerial positions
life.

5.6 Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive 5.6.1 Proportion of women aged 15-
rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the 49 years who make their own
International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing informed decisions regarding
Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences. sexual relations, contraceptive use
and reproductive health care

Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive 5.6.2 Number of countries with
rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the laws and regulations that
International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing guarantee full and equal access to
Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences. women and men aged 15 years and
older to sexual and reproductive
health care, information and
education

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description

5.a Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well 5.a.1 (a) Proportion of total
as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, agricultural population with
financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with ownership or secure rights over
national laws. agricultural land, by sex; and b)
share of women among owners or
rights-bearers of agricultural land,
by type of tenure

Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well 5.a.2 Proportion of countries where
as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, the legal framework (including
financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with customary law) guarantees
national laws. women's equal rights to land
ownership and/or control

5.b Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and 5.b.1 Proportion of individuals who
communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women. own a mobile telephone, by sex

5.c Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the 5.c.1 Proportion of countries with
promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls systems to track and make public
at all levels. allocations for gender equality and
women’s empowerment

6
6.1 By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable 6.1.1 Proportion of population using
drinking water for all. safely managed drinking water
services

6.2 By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for 6.2.1 Proportion of population
all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women using (a) safely managed sanitation
and girls and those in vulnerable situations. services and (b) a hand-washing
Ensure facility with soap and water
availability and
sustainable 6.3 By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping 6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater
management and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the safely treated
of water and proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and
sanitation for safe reuse globally.
all.

By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping 6.3.2 Proportion of bodies of water
and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the with good ambient water quality
proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and
safe reuse globally.

6.4 By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and 6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency
ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water over time
scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water
scarcity.

By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and 6.4.2 Level of water stress:
ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water freshwater witdrawal as a
scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water proportion of available freshwater
scarcity. resources

6.5 By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, 6.5.1 Degree of integrated water
including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate. resources management

By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, 6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary
including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate. basin area with an operational
arrangement for water cooperation

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Goal description Target Description Indicator
description

6.6 By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, 6.6.1 Change in the extent of water-
forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes. related ecosystems over time

6.a By 2030, expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to 6.a.1 Amount of water- and
developing countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and sanitation-related official
programmes, including water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, development assistance that is part
wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies. of a government-coordinated
spending plan

6.b Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving 6.b.1 Proportion of local
water and sanitation management. administrative units with
established and operational
policies and procedures for
participation of local communities
in water and sanitation
management

7
7.1 By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy 7.1.1 Proportion of population with
services. access to electricity

By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy 7.1.2 Proportion of population with
services. primary reliance on clean fuels and
technology
Ensure access
to affordable, 7.2 By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global 7.2.1 Renewable energy share in the
reliable, energy mix. total final energy consumption
sustainable
and modern
7.3 By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency. 7.3.1 Energy intensity measured in
energy for all.
terms of primary energy and GDP

7.a By 2030, enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean 7.a.1 International financial flows to
energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy developing countries in support of
efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote clean energy research and
investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology. development and renewable
energy production, including in
hybrid systems

7.b By 2030, expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying 7.b.1 Installed renewable energy-
modern and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries, in generating capacity in developing
particular least developed countries, small island developing States and countries (in watts per capita)
landlocked developing countries, in accordance with their respective
programmes of support.

8
8.1 Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national 8.1.1 Annual growth rate of real GDP
circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product per capita
growth per annum in the least developed countries.

Promote
sustained,
inclusive and
sustainable
economic
growth, full
and productive
employment
and decent
work for all.

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description

8.2 Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, 8.2.1 Annual growth rate of real
technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high- GDP per employed person
value added and labour-intensive sectors.

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 Contents

Foreword........................................................................................................ 5
Introduction.................................................................................................... 7
The priorities of ECLAC in support of the implementation and follow-up
of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the countries of
Latin America and the Caribbean.................................................................... 9
End poverty in all its forms everywhere.........................................................15
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote
sustainable agriculture..................................................................................19
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages...................... 23
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong
learning opportunities for all......................................................................... 27
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls........................... 31
Ensure availability and sustainable management
of water and sanitation for all....................................................................... 35
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and
modern energy for all................................................................................... 37
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and
productive employment and decent work for all...................................................39
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive
and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.................................. 43
Reduce inequality within and among countries............................................. 47
Make cities and human settlements inclusive,
safe, resilient and sustainable....................................................................... 51

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Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns............................ 55
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts...................... 59
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas
and marine resources for sustainable development...................................... 63
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems,
sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and
reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss....................................... 67
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide
access to justice for all and build effective, accountable
and inclusive institutions at all levels............................................................ 71
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize
the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development..................................... 75

Annex 1
700(XXXVI) Mexico resolution on the establishment of the Forum
of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean
on Sustainable Development......................................................................... 81

Annex 2
Infographic. Regional and global dimensions of
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development............................................. 89

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Foreword

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the 193 Member States of
the United Nations at the General Assembly in September 2015, outlines a transformative
vision for economic, social and environmental development and will guide the work of
the Organization towards this vision for the next 15 years.
This new road map presents a historic opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean,
since it addresses some of the region’s most urgent priorities, such as ending extreme
poverty, reducing inequality in all its dimensions, promoting inclusive economic growth
with decent work for all, creating sustainable cities and addressing climate change.
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) associated with the Agenda help the
region’s countries to gauge the starting point from which they set out towards this
new, collective vision of sustainable development set forth in the 2030 Agenda and
to analyse and craft the means of its implementation.
The SDGs also represent a planning and follow-up tool for the countries at the national
and local levels. With their long-term approach, they offer support for each country on
its path towards sustained, inclusive and environmentally friendly development, through
the formulation of public policies and budget, monitoring and evaluation instruments.
The 2030 Agenda is a civilizing agenda that places dignity and equality at the centre.
At once far-sighted and ambitious, its implementation will require the engagement of
all sectors of society and of the State.
Accordingly, the representatives of governments, civil society, academic institutions
and the private sector are invited to take ownership of this ambitious agenda, to
discuss and embrace it as a tool for the creation of inclusive, fair societies that serve
the citizens of today as well as future generations.

Alicia Bárcena
Executive Secretary
Economic Commission for
Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

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Introduction
The current global context of slow economic growth, social inequality and environmental
degradation is creating unprecedented challenges for the international community.
Indeed, we are facing a change in era: it is no longer viable to continue with the same
patterns of production, energy and consumption as before. We need a shift from the
prevailing paradigm to one of inclusive, long-term sustainable development.
This paradigm shift is also needed in Latin America and the Caribbean which, although
not the world’s poorest region, is the most unequal. Inequality, while existing the world
over, constitutes a particular hindrance to the fulfilment of potential in this region.
The region’s gaps are structural ones: low productivity and an infrastructure deficit,
segregation and lags in the quality of health and education services, persistent gender
gaps, inequalities affecting minorities and geographical territories, and impacts of
climate change that are felt most heavily by the poorest sectors in society.
To meet these challenges, the 193 Member States of the United Nations, together
with a large number of civil society, academic and private-sector stakeholders,
entered into an open, democratic and participatory negotiating process that resulted
in the proclamation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with its
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in September 2015. The 2030 Agenda,
along with the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference
on Financing for Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change which
the Member States also adopted in 2015, presents an unparalleled opportunity
for our region.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes 17 Goals and 169 targets,
sets out an ambitious vision for sustainable development and integrates its economic,
social and environmental dimensions. This new Agenda enshrines the expectations,
aspirations and priorities of the international community for the next 15 years. It is a
transformative Agenda that places equality and dignity front and centre and calls
for a change in our development pattern while respecting the environment. It
is a universal commitment, undertaken by developed and developing countries alike,
in the framework of a strengthened global partnership that takes account of the
means of implementation to achieve this change, the prevention of natural disasters,
and climate change mitigation and adaptation.

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In its document Horizons 2030: Equality at the Centre of Sustainable Development,1
which ECLAC presented at its thirty-sixth session, held in Mexico City in May 2016, the
Commission takes this vision and examines it from a Latin American and Caribbean
perspective, identifying key challenges and opportunities for its implementation in
the region. The document makes a number of policy recommendations and proposes
tools for an environmental big push, through the coherent, integrated alignment of all
public policies —regulatory, fiscal, on financing, on planning, and on public, social
and environment investment— to achieve the 2030 Agenda and set the pattern for
sustainable and inclusive development in the region.
At the same session, the member countries adopted resolution 700(XXXVI) establishing
the Forum of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable
Development 2 as a regional mechanism to follow up and review the implementation of
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the Sustainable Development
Goals and targets, its means of implementation, and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda.
In line with its mandate and tradition, ECLAC aims to assist and support the countries
of Latin America and the Caribbean in the process of implementation and follow-up to
the Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, placing its analytical, technical
and human capacities at their disposal.

1
See [online] http://www.cepal.org/en/node/37174.
2
See annex 1.

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The priorities of ECLAC in support of the
implementation and follow-up of the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development in the countries
of Latin America and the Caribbean

1. Strengthen the regional institutional architecture

In the wake of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, wide-ranging
efforts are needed in relation to its implementation and follow-up, including the assessment
of capacities and resources of different kinds, the development of new strategies and the
design of institutional architectures at the national, regional and global levels.
The Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable
Development, established in May 2016 by the member countries of ECLAC, is the
regional mechanism for follow-up and review of the implementation of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the Sustainable Development Goals
and their targets, as well as their means of implementation, and the Addis Ababa
Action Agenda. The Forum will meet annually under the auspices of ECLAC and will
be State-led. As well as the Governments of Latin America and the Caribbean, it will
be open to representatives of civil society, academia and the private sector, and will
also engage the subsidiary bodies of ECLAC, development banks, other United Nations
agencies and regional integration blocs.
The regional dimension is acquiring ever greater importance in view of current
global paradigm shifts, and is crucial for the implementation of the Agenda. Good
use must be made of the existing institutional architecture in Latin America
and the Caribbean. Notably, the experience of ECLAC and its subsidiary bodies in
following up on the Millennium Development Goals and other international agreements,
in coordination with the rest of the United Nations system3 and other regional and
subregional forums,4 offers a solid basis for the collaborative follow-up and review of
the SDGs, capacity-building among countries, and the identification of regional trends
and gaps in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
The subsidiary bodies of ECLAC are:
• The Regional Council for Planning
• The Statistical Conference of the Americas
• The Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America
and the Caribbean
3
The United Nations Regional Coordination Mechanism includes funds, programmes and specialized
agencies in the region, convened by ECLAC.
4
The Central American Integration System (SICA), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Union of
South American Nations (UNASUR), the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) and
the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), among others.

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• The Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
• The Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
• The Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications
Technologies
• The Committee on South-South Cooperation
• The Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee
The regional architecture provides the structure for follow-up to the 2030
Agenda at the regional level and supports a transparent, coordinated and integrated
relationship among the global, regional and national levels, with clear reporting
mechanisms, hierarchical arrangements and mandates.5 The Forum of the Countries
of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will make use of
existing platforms and mandates, avoiding duplication of efforts and the creation
of additional structures. Within existing resources, it will promote coordination and
coherence within the United Nations development system and will invite other relevant
regional and subregional bodies and international financial institutions to take part in
its meetings. It will also promote the establishment of a clear link with the High-level
Political Forum on Sustainable Development, organized under the auspices of the
Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly of the United Nations.
The Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable
Development and the other subsidiary bodies of ECLAC provide a regional platform that
serves as a bridge between the national and global spheres, facilitating dialogue
between multiple stakeholders to identify best practices and engage in peer-to-peer
learning with regard to the implementation, follow-up and review of the new Agenda
and the SDGs, and to discuss emerging challenges and shared aims.

2. Enhance analysis of the means of implementation

of the 2030 Agenda at the regional level
On the basis of its traditional, integrated approach to development and its multidisciplinary
work and structure, ECLAC will lay emphasis on strengthening policy analysis and dialogue
centred on the key dimensions of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development Sustainable Development, from the regional perspective. By tapping its
accumulated experience in all areas of sustainable development, the Commission will provide
comprehensive analysis, policy advice and technical assistance for member countries.
Thanks to the convening power it enjoys at the thematic and sectoral levels through its
forums, subsidiary bodies and intergovernmental meetings, ECLAC will bring together
policymakers and stakeholders from civil society, academia and the private sector to

5
See the infographic in annex 2.

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The priorities of ECLAC in support of the
implementation and follow-up of the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development in the countries
of Latin America and the Caribbean

1. Strengthen the regional institutional architecture

In the wake of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, wide-ranging
efforts are needed in relation to its implementation and follow-up, including the assessment
of capacities and resources of different kinds, the development of new strategies and the
design of institutional architectures at the national, regional and global levels.
The Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable
Development, established in May 2016 by the member countries of ECLAC, is the
regional mechanism for follow-up and review of the implementation of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the Sustainable Development Goals
and their targets, as well as their means of implementation, and the Addis Ababa
Action Agenda. The Forum will meet annually under the auspices of ECLAC and will
be State-led. As well as the Governments of Latin America and the Caribbean, it will
be open to representatives of civil society, academia and the private sector, and will
also engage the subsidiary bodies of ECLAC, development banks, other United Nations
agencies and regional integration blocs.
The regional dimension is acquiring ever greater importance in view of current
global paradigm shifts, and is crucial for the implementation of the Agenda. Good
use must be made of the existing institutional architecture in Latin America
and the Caribbean. Notably, the experience of ECLAC and its subsidiary bodies in
following up on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other international
agreements, in coordination with the rest of the United Nations system3 and other
regional and subregional forums,4 offers a solid basis for the collaborative follow-up
and review of the SDGs, capacity-building among countries, and the identification of
regional trends and gaps in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
The subsidiary bodies of ECLAC are:
• The Regional Council on Planning
• The Statistical Conference of the Americas
• The Regional Council on Population and Development in Latin America
and the Caribbean
3
The United Nations Regional Coordination Mechanism includes funds, programmes and specialized
agencies in the region, convened by ECLAC.
4
The Central American Integration System (SICA), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Union of
South American Nations (UNASUR), the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) and
the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), among others.

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• The Regional Council on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
• The Regional Council on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
• The Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications
Technologies
• The Committee on South-South Cooperation
• The Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee
The regional architecture provides the structure for follow-up to the 2030
Agenda at the regional level and supports a transparent, coordinated and integrated
relationship among the global, regional and national levels, with clear reporting
mechanisms, hierarchical arrangements and mandates.5 The Forum of the Countries
of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will make use of
existing platforms and mandates, avoiding duplication of efforts and the creation
of additional structures. Within existing resources, it will promote coordination and
coherence within the United Nations development system and will invite other relevant
regional and subregional bodies and international financial institutions to take part in
its meetings. It will also promote the establishment of a clear link with the High-level
Political Forum on Sustainable Development, organized under the auspices of the
Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly of the United Nations.
The Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable
Development and the other subsidiary bodies of ECLAC provide a regional platform that
serves as a bridge between the national and global spheres, facilitating dialogue
between multiple stakeholders to identify best practices and engage in peer-to-peer
learning with regard to the implementation, follow-up and review of the new Agenda
and the SDGs, and to discuss emerging challenges and shared aims.

2. Enhance analysis of the means of implementation

of the 2030 Agenda at the regional level
On the basis of its traditional, integrated approach to development and its multidisciplinary
work and structure, ECLAC will lay emphasis on strengthening policy analysis and dialogue
centred on the key dimensions of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development Sustainable Development, from the regional perspective. By tapping its
accumulated experience in all areas of sustainable development, the Commission will provide
comprehensive analysis, policy advice and technical assistance for member countries.
Thanks to the convening power it enjoys at the thematic and sectoral levels through its
forums, subsidiary bodies and intergovernmental meetings, ECLAC will bring together
policymakers and stakeholders from civil society, academia and the private sector to

5
See the infographic in annex 2.

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exchange knowledge and ideas, focusing on innovative solutions for implementing the
2030 Agenda and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
ECLAC will focus on the following priorities to support Latin American and Caribbean
countries in the implementation of the new Agenda:
• Placing equality front and centre.
• Promoting the balanced integration of the economic, social and environmental
dimensions in the formulation and implementation of national sustainable development
strategies and policies.
• Progressive structural change in order to incorporate more knowledge into production,
ensure social inclusion and move forward on a low-carbon growth path through
an environmental big push.
• Analysis of key aspects of financing for development and the implementation
of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (such as traditional financing and innovative
mechanisms to close gaps, technology transfer and fair trade), including debt relief
in the Caribbean, efforts to combat illicit flows and the reduction of tax evasion
and avoidance.
• Diversifying the production matrix with public and private investments towards
lower-carbon consumption, production and energy patterns, the circular economy
and smart cities.
• Pursuing technological innovation, the digital economy and the information and
knowledge society.
• Building capabilities through good-quality education, universal protection and the
care economy, the creation of employment with rights and the provision of better
public goods.
• Ensuring natural resources governance.
• Strengthening regional action and integration in production, trade, technology, taxation,
finance, infrastructure and value chains for environmental goods and services.
• Ensuring access to information and citizen participation.
• Reaffirming the importance of institution-building and redefining the equation
between the State, the private sector and civil society.
• Supporting South-South cooperation and sustaining the rise of middle-income countries.
• Promoting multi-stakeholder dialogue and forums to build policy coherence
and legitimacy.
• Coordinating the United Nations system at the regional level.
• Democratizing decision-making in global forums on finance and trade, and promoting
access by developing countries to those forums.

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3. Support the integration of the SDGs into national
development plans and budgets
One of the means of implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
is planning, whose role is clearly set forth in resolution 70/1 of the United Nations
General Assembly, entitled “Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development”. Accordingly, the countries conferred a mandate upon ECLAC, through its
subsidiary body, the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean
Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES), to prioritize those actions in its
programme of work that will help align planning processes and instruments with the
2030 Agenda.6 To that end, ECLAC is undertaking four priority actions:
(i) Support the creation of national, inter-agency and intersectoral architectures at
the highest level to facilitate the implementation and follow-up of the 2030 Agenda and
the integration of the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable
development, in order to promote the exchange of experiences and best practices
in creating interministerial forums, based on successful experiences in some of the
countries of the region, and to address the challenges of the Agenda by promoting
dialogue between the countries with a view to cooperation and mutual learning.
(ii) Integrate the SDGs firmly into national and territorial planning systems,
including on taxation, budgets and public investment. At least 19 governments
in the region have medium- or long-term development strategies and the task
of aligning these strategies with the SDGs represents an important step towards
building sustainable development in the region.
(iii) Build capabilities through seminars, workshops, courses and technical assistance
at the regional, national and subnational levels, in order to create a permanent
sphere of analysis and discussion on the 2030 Agenda. Implementing the 2030
Agenda will require the creation and strengthening of capacity both in the public
sector and among other stakeholders in civil society, academia and the private
sector as well as the interaction between them. Through its training activities,
ECLAC places at the disposal of the region’s countries its entire experience in
capacity-building for public planning, monitoring, evaluation and management,
identifying and encouraging the application of strategic tools for mainstreaming
the SDGs in national and subnational development institutions, policies and plans.
(iv) Develop a regional observatory on planning for sustainable development,
including the Latin American and Caribbean Planning Repository. The observatory
is expected to be a platform that will provide the public and private sectors, as well
as civil society, with tools and information for the implementation and follow-up
of the 2030 Agenda. It will generate forums for dialogue and experience-sharing,
offering updated, accessible and systematized information through databases,
indicators, analysis, good practices and other resources for promoting the strategic
and sustainable implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the countries of the region.
6
Resolution CRP/XV/01 adopted by the Regional Council for Planning of ILPES at its fifteenth meeting, held
in Yachay, Ecuador, on 19 November 2015.

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4. Promote the integration of the measurement processes necessary
to build SDG indicators into national and regional strategies
for the development of statistics, as well as the consolidation
of national statistical systems and the governing role of national
statistical offices
In accordance with the mandate received from the member countries at the eighth
meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC in 2015, the Commission
promotes national and regional strategies for the development of statistics with a view
to improving the collection, processing, disaggregation, dissemination and analysis of
good quality statistics —both traditional and non-traditional— for the construction of
the proposed indicators for the follow-up and review of the 17 Sustainable Development
Goals and their 169 targets. To increase the capacity of national statistical systems to
meet the demands of the 2030 Agenda, the Commission advocates:
• The central role of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC,
which will continue to meet the statistical requirements arising from the SDGs as
a cross-cutting theme of its programme of work.
• Support for the Latin American and Caribbean member countries of the Inter-Agency
Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal indicators (IAEG-SDG) and
of the High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building
for Statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (HLG) by
establishing the Statistical Coordination Group for the 2030 Agenda in Latin America
and the Caribbean, in the framework of the Statistical Conference of the Americas
of ECLAC, to coordinate and plan activities on data and statistics related to the
SDG indicators in the region.
• Strengthening of national statistical capacities through technical assistance,
the development of methodologies and the use of international standards.
• The importance of having a regional mechanism for coordinating the
statistical activities of the funds, programmes and specialized agencies of
the United Nations and international and regional organizations, in order to
strengthen national statistical capacities in line with the challenges of implementing
the indicators for follow-up to the 2030 Agenda.
• Regional and South-South cooperation and regional and interregional mechanisms
for exchanging data on the SDGs.
• The strengthening of regional and national data ecosystems, enhancing
innovation and technology networks, with possible private sector and civil society
participation, to promote data openness, incorporate non-traditional data such
as administrative records, big data and data from civil society, and to improve
geographical information and visualization and georeferencing tools.

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 End poverty
in all its forms everywhere

Extreme poverty rates have been cut by more than half since 1990. While this is a
remarkable achievement, one in five people in developing regions still live on less than
$1.25 a day, and there are millions more who make little more than this daily amount,
plus many people risk slipping back into poverty.
Poverty is more than the lack of income and resources to ensure a sustainable livelihood.
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. Economic growth must be inclusive to provide sustainable jobs and
promote equality.

Goal 1 targets Indicators

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
1.1.1 Proportion of population below
the international poverty line, by
sex, age, employment status and
geographical location (urban/rural)
1.2.1 Proportion of population living
below the national poverty line,
by sex and age
1.2.2 Proportion of men, women and
children of all ages living in poverty
in all its dimensions according to
national definitions
1.3.1 Proportion of population covered
by social protection floors/
systems, by sex, distinguishing
children, unemployed persons,
older persons, persons with
disabilities, pregnant women,
newborns, work-injury victims and
the poor and the vulnerable

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Goal 1 targets
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
climate-related extreme events
and other economic, social and
environmental shocks
and disasters
Indicators
1.4.1 Proportion of population living
in households with access to
basic services
1.4.2 Proportion of total adult population
with secure tenure rights to
land, (a) with legally recognized
documentation, and (b) who
perceive their rights to land as
secure, by sex and type of tenure
1.5.1 Number of deaths, missing
persons and directly affected
persons attributed to disasters per
100,000 population
1.5.2 Direct economic loss attributed to
disasters in relation to global gross
domestic product (GDP)l
1.5.3 Number of countries that adopt
and implement national disaster
risk reduction strategies in line
with the Sendai Framework for
Disaster Risk Reduction
2015–2030
1.5.4 Proportion of local governments
that adopt and implement local
disaster risk reduction strategies
in line with national disaster risk
reduction strategies
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Goal 1 targets
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
pro-poor and gender-sensitive
development strategies, to
support accelerated investment
in poverty eradication actions
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Indicators
1.a.1 Proportion of domestically
generated resources allocated by
the government directly to poverty
reduction programmes
1.a.2 Proportion of total government
spending on essential services
(education, health and social
protection)
1.a.3 Sum of total grants and non-debt-
creating inflows directly allocated
to poverty reduction programmes
as a proportion of GDP
1.b.1 Proportion of government
recurrent and capital spending
to sectors that disproportionately
benefit women, the poor and
vulnerable groups
 End hunger, achieve food security
and improved nutrition and promote
sustainable agriculture

It is time to rethink how we grow, share and consume our food.

If done right, agriculture, forestry and fisheries can provide nutritious food for all and
generate decent incomes, while supporting people-centred rural development and
protecting the environment.
Right now, our soils, freshwater, oceans, forests and biodiversity are being rapidly
degraded. Climate change is putting even more pressure on the resources we depend
on, increasing risks associated with disasters such as droughts and floods. Many rural
women and men can no longer make ends meet on their land, forcing them to migrate
to cities in search of opportunities.
A profound change of the global food and agriculture system is needed if we are to nourish
today’s 795 million hungry and the additional 2 billion people expected by 2050.
The food and agriculture sector offers key solutions for development, and is central for
hunger and poverty eradication.

Goal 2 targets Indicators

2.1 By 2030, end hunger and ensure 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment
access by all people, in particular
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe
the poor and people in vulnerable
food insecurity in the population,
situations, including infants, to
based on the Food Insecurity
safe, nutritious and sufficient food
Experience Scale (FIES)
all year round

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Goal 2 targets Indicators
2.2 By 2030, end all forms of 2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting (height for
malnutrition, including achieving, age <-2 standard deviation from
by 2025, the internationally the median of the World Health
agreed targets on stunting and Organization (WHO) Child Growth
wasting in children under 5 years Standards) among children under
of age, and address the nutritional 5 years of age
needs of adolescent girls,
2.2.2 Prevalence of malnutrition (weight
pregnant and lactating women
for height >+2 or <-2 standard
and older persons
deviation from the median of the
WHO Child Growth Standards)
among children under 5 years
of age, by type (wasting
and overweight)
2.3 By 2030, double the agricultural 2.3.1 Volume of production per labour
productivity and incomes of small- unit by classes of farming/
scale food producers, in particular pastoral/forestry enterprise size
women, indigenous peoples,
2.3.2 Average income of small-scale
family farmers, pastoralists and
food producers, by sex and
fishers, including through secure
indigenous status
and equal access to land, other
productive resources and inputs,
knowledge, financial services,
markets and opportunities for
value addition and non-farm
employment
2.4 By 2030, ensure sustainable 2.4.1 Proportion of agricultural
food production systems and area under productive and
implement resilient agricultural sustainable agriculture
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

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Goal 2 targets Indicators
2.5 By 2020, maintain the genetic 2.5.1 Number of plant and animal
diversity of seeds, cultivated genetic resources for food
plants and farmed and and agriculture secured in
domesticated animals and their either medium- or long-term
related wild species, including conservation facilities
through soundly managed and
2.5.2 Proportion of local breeds
diversified seed and plant banks
classified as being at risk, not at
at the national, regional and
risk or at unknown level of risk
international levels, and promote
of extinction
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, 2.a.1 The agriculture orientation index
including through enhanced for government expenditures
international cooperation, in
2.a.2 Total official flows (official
rural infrastructure, agricultural
development assistance plus
research and extension services,
other official flows) to the
technology development and plant
agriculture sector
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 2.b.1 Agricultural export subsidies
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

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Goal 2 targets Indicators
2.c Adopt measures to ensure 2.c.1 Indicator of food price anomalies
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

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 Ensure healthy lives and promote
well-being for all at all ages

Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being for all at all ages is essential to
sustainable development. Significant strides have been made in increasing life expectancy
and reducing some of the common killers associated with child and maternal mortality.
Major progress has been made on increasing access to clean water and sanitation,
reducing malaria, tuberculosis, polio and the spread of HIV/AIDS. However, many more
efforts are needed to fully eradicate a wide range of diseases and address many different
persistent and emerging health issues.

Goal 3 targets Indicators

3.1 By 2030, reduce the global 3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio
maternal mortality ratio to less
3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by
than 70 per 100,000 live births
skilled health personnel
3.2 By 2030, end preventable deaths 3.2.1 Under‑5 mortality rate
of newborns and children under
3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate
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
under-5 mortality to at least as
low as 25 per 1,000 live births
3.3 By 2030, end the epidemics of 3.3.1 Number of new HIV infections per
AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and 1,000 uninfected population, by
neglected tropical diseases and sex, age and key populations
combat hepatitis, water-borne
3.3.2 Tuberculosis incidence per
diseases and other communicable
100,000 population
diseases
3.3.3 Malaria incidence per 1,000
population
3.3.4 Hepatitis B incidence per
100,000 population
3.3.5 Number of people requiring
interventions against neglected
tropical diseases

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3.4 By 2030, reduce by one third
premature mortality from non-
communicable diseases through
prevention and treatment and
promote mental health and
well-being
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
health-care services, including for
family planning, information and
education, and the integration of
reproductive health into national
strategies and programmes
Indicators
3.4.1 Mortality rate attributed to
cardiovascular disease,
cancer, diabetes or chronic
respiratory disease
3.4.2 Suicide mortality rate
3.5.1 Coverage of treatment
interventions (pharmacological,
psychosocial and rehabilitation and
aftercare services) for substance
use disorders
3.5.2 Harmful use of alcohol, defined
according to the national context
as alcohol per capita consumption
(aged 15 years and older) within
a calendar year in litres of
pure alcohol
3.6.1 Death rate due to road
traffic injuries
3.7.1 Proportion of women of
reproductive age (aged
15–49 years) who have their need
for family planning satisfied with
modern methods
3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate (aged 10–14
years; aged 15–19 years) per
1,000 women in that age group
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Goal 3 targets
3.8 Achieve universal health coverage, 3.8.1 Coverage of essential health
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
3.9 By 2030, substantially reduce the 3.9.1 Mortality rate attributed to
number of deaths and illnesses
from hazardous chemicals and air,
water and soil pollution
3.9.2 Mortality rate attributed to unsafe
and contamination
3.a Strengthen the implementation
of the World Health Organization
Framework Convention on
Tobacco Control in all countries,
as appropriate
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Indicators
services (defined as the average
coverage of essential services
based on tracer interventions that
include reproductive, maternal,
newborn and child health,
infectious diseases,
non-communicable diseases and
service capacity and access,
among the general and the most
disadvantaged population)
3.8.2 Proportion of population with large
household expenditures on health
as a share of total household
expenditure or income
household and ambient
air pollution
water, unsafe sanitation and lack
of hygiene (exposure to unsafe
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for
All (WASH) services)
3.9.3 Mortality rate attributed to
unintentional poisoning
3.a.1 Age-standardized prevalence
of current tobacco use among
persons aged 15 years and older
Goal 3 targets Indicators
3.b Support the research and 3.b.1 Proportion of the target
development of vaccines and population covered by all
medicines for the communicable vaccines included in their
and non-communicable diseases national programme
that primarily affect developing
3.b.2 Total net official development
countries, provide access to
assistance to medical research
affordable essential medicines
and basic health sectors
and vaccines, in accordance
with the Doha Declaration on 3.b.3 Proportion of health facilities
the TRIPS Agreement and Public that have a core set of relevant
Health, which affirms the right essential medicines available and
of developing countries to use affordable on a sustainable basis
to the full the provisions in the
Agreement on Trade-Related
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 3.c.1 Health worker density
financing and the recruitment, and distribution
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 3.d.1 International Health Regulations
countries, in particular developing (IHR) capacity and health
countries, for early warning, risk emergency preparedness
reduction and management of
national and global health risks

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 Ensure inclusive
and equitable quality education
and promote lifelong learning
opportunities for all

Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to improving people’s lives and sustainable
development. Major progress has been made towards increasing access to education
at all levels and increasing enrolment rates in schools particularly for women and girls.
Basic literacy skills have improved tremendously, yet bolder efforts are needed to make
even greater strides for achieving universal education goals. For example, the world has
achieved equality in primary education between girls and boys, but few countries have
achieved that target at all levels of education.

Goal 4 targets Indicators

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 pre-primary 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
4.1.1 Proportion of children and young
people (a) in grades 2/3; (b) at the
end of primary; and (c) at the end
of lower secondary achieving at
least a minimum proficiency level
in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics,
by sex
4.2.1 Proportion of children under
5 years of age who are
developmentally on track in
health, learning and psychosocial
well-being, by sex
4.2.2 Participation rate in organized
learning (one year before the
official primary entry age), by sex
4.3.1 Participation rate of youth and
adults in formal and non-formal
education and training in the
previous 12 months, by sex

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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 4.6.1 Proportion of population in a given
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 non-
violence, global citizenship and
appreciation of cultural diversity
and of culture’s contribution to
sustainable development
Indicators
4.4.1 Proportion of youth and adults with
information and communications
technology (ICT) skills, by type
of skill
4.5.1 Parity indices (female/male, rural/
urban, bottom/top wealth quintile
and others such as disability
status, indigenous peoples and
conflict-affected, as data become
available) for all education
indicators on this list that can
be disaggregated
age group achieving at least a fixed
level of proficiency in functional (a)
literacy and (b) numeracy skills,
by sex
4.7.1 Extent to which (i) global
citizenship education and
(ii) education for sustainable
development, including gender
equality and human rights, are
mainstreamed at all levels in (a)
national education policies; (b)
curricula; (c) teacher education;
and (d) student assessment
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Goal 4 targets
4.a Build and upgrade education
facilities that are child, disability
and gender sensitive and provide
safe, non-violent, 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
Indicators
4.a.1 Proportion of schools with
access to (a) electricity; (b)
the Internet for pedagogical
purposes; (c) computers for
pedagogical purposes; (d) adapted
infrastructure and materials for
students with disabilities; (e) basic
drinking water; (f) single-sex basic
sanitation facilities; and (g) basic
handwashing facilities (as per the
WASH indicator definitions)
4.b.1 Volume of official development
assistance flows for scholarships
by sector and type of study
4.c.1 Proportion of teachers in:
(a) pre-primary; (b) primary;
(c) lower secondary; and (d) upper
secondary education who have
received at least the minimum
organized teacher training
(e.g. pedagogical training)
pre-service or in-service required
for teaching at the relevant level
in a given country
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 Achieve gender equality and
empower all women and girls

While the world has achieved progress towards gender equality and women’s empowerment
under the Millennium Development Goals (including equal access to primary education
between girls and boys), women and girls continue to suffer discrimination and violence
in every part of the world.
Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a
peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.
Providing women and girls with equal access to education, health care, decent work, and
representation in political and economic decision-making processes will fuel sustainable
economies and benefit societies and humanity at large.

Goal 5 targets Indicators

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
5.1.1 Whether or not legal frameworks
are in place to promote, enforce
and monitor equality and
non‑discrimination on the basis
of sex
5.2.1 Proportion of ever-partnered
women and girls aged 15 years
and older subjected to physical,
sexual or psychological violence
by a current or former intimate
partner in the previous 12 months,
by form of violence and by age
5.2.2 Proportion of women and girls
aged 15 years and older subjected
to sexual violence by persons other
than an intimate partner in the
previous 12 months, by age and
place of occurrence

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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 decision-making 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
Indicators
5.3.1 Proportion of women aged
20–24 years who were married
or in a union before age 15 and
before age 18
5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women
aged 15–49 years who have
undergone female genital
mutilation/cutting, by age
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid
domestic and care work, by sex,
age and location
5.5.1 Proportion of seats held by women
in (a) national parliaments and (b)
local governments
5.5.2 Proportion of women in
managerial positions
5.6.1 Proportion of women aged
15–49 years who make their own
informed decisions regarding
sexual relations, contraceptive use
and reproductive health care
5.6.2 Number of countries with laws and
regulations that guarantee full and
equal access to women and men
aged 15 years and older to sexual
and reproductive health care,
information and education
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Goal 5 targets
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
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Indicators
5.a.1 (a) Proportion of total agricultural
population with ownership or
secure rights over agricultural
land, by sex; and (b) share of
women among owners or rights-
bearers of agricultural land, by
type of tenure
5.a.2 Proportion of countries where
the legal framework (including
customary law) guarantees
women’s equal rights to land
ownership and/or control
5.b.1 Proportion of individuals who own
a mobile telephone, by sex
5.c.1 Proportion of countries with
systems to track and make public
allocations for gender equality and
women’s empowerment
 Ensure availability and sustainable
management of water and
sanitation for all

Clean, accessible water for all is an essential part of the world we want to live in. There
is sufficient fresh water on the planet to achieve this. But due to bad economics or poor
infrastructure, every year millions of people, most of them children, die from diseases
associated with inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene.
Water scarcity, poor water quality and inadequate sanitation negatively impact food
security, livelihood choices and educational opportunities for poor families across the
world. Drought afflicts some of the world’s poorest countries, worsening hunger and
malnutrition.
By 2050, at least one in four people is likely to live in a country affected by chronic or
recurring shortages of fresh water.

Goal 6 targets Indicators

6.1 By 2030, achieve universal and 6.1.1 Proportion of population
equitable access to safe and using safely managed drinking
affordable drinking water for all water services
6.2 By 2030, achieve access to 6.2.1 Proportion of population using (a)
adequate and equitable safely managed sanitation services
sanitation and hygiene for all and (b) a hand-washing facility
and end open defecation, paying with soap and water
special attention to the needs of
women and girls and those
in vulnerable situations
6.3 By 2030, improve water quality 6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater
by reducing pollution, eliminating safely treated
dumping and minimizing release
6.3.2 Proportion of bodies of water with
of hazardous chemicals and
good ambient water quality
materials, halving the proportion
of untreated wastewater and
substantially increasing recycling
and safe reuse globally

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6.4 By 2030, substantially increase
water-use 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
water-related ecosystems,
including mountains, forests,
wetlands, rivers, aquifers
and lakes
6.a By 2030, expand international
cooperation and capacity-building
support to developing countries
in water- and sanitation-related
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
Indicators
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency
over time
6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater
withdrawal as a proportion of
available freshwater resources
6.5.1 Degree of integrated water
resources management
implementation (0–100)
6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary
basin area with an operational
arrangement for water cooperation
6.6.1 Change in the extent of water-
related ecosystems over time
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-
related official development
assistance that is part of
a government-coordinated
spending plan
6.b.1 Proportion of local administrative
units with established and
operational policies and
procedures for participation of
local communities in water and
sanitation management
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 Ensure access to affordable,
reliable, sustainable and
modern energy for all

Energy is central to nearly every major challenge and opportunity the world faces today.
Be it for jobs, security, climate change, food production or increasing incomes, access
to energy for all is essential.
Sustainable energy is opportunity —it transforms lives, economies and the planet.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is leading a Sustainable Energy for All initiative to
ensure universal access to modern energy services, improve efficiency and increase use
of renewable sources.

Goal 7 targets Indicators

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
fossil-fuel technology, and
promote investment in energy
infrastructure and clean
energy technology
7.1.1 Proportion of population with
access to electricity
7.1.2 Proportion of population with
primary reliance on clean fuels
and technology
7.2.1 Renewable energy share in the
total final energy consumption
7.3.1 Energy intensity measured in
terms of primary energy and GDP
7.a.1 International financial flows to
developing countries in support
of clean energy research and
development and renewable
energy production, including in
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Goal 7 targets
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
Indicators
7.b.1 Investments in energy efficiency
as a proportion of GDP and
the amount of foreign direct
investment in financial transfer for
infrastructure and technology to
sustainable development services
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 Promote sustained, inclusive
and sustainable economic growth,
full and productive employment
and decent work for all

Roughly half the world’s population still lives on the equivalent of about US$2 a day. And
in too many places, having a job doesn’t guarantee the ability to escape from poverty.
This slow and uneven progress requires us to rethink and retool our economic and social
policies aimed at eradicating poverty.
A continued lack of decent work opportunities, insufficient investments and under-
consumption lead to an erosion of the basic social contract underlying democratic societies:
that all must share in progress. The creation of quality jobs will remain a major challenge
for almost all economies well beyond 2015.
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow
people to have quality jobs that stimulate the economy while not harming the environment.
Job opportunities and decent working conditions are also required for the whole working
age population.

Goal 8 targets Indicators

8.1 Sustain per capita economic 8.1.1 Annual growth rate of real
growth in accordance with GDP per capita
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 8.2.1 Annual growth rate of real
economic productivity through GDP per employed person
diversification, technological
upgrading and innovation,
including through a focus on
high-value added and labour-
intensive sectors

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Goal 8 targets Indicators
8.3 Promote development-oriented 8.3.1 Proportion of informal employment
policies that support productive in non‑agriculture employment,
activities, decent job creation, by sex
entrepreneurship, creativity
and innovation, and encourage
the formalization and growth of
micro-, small- and medium-sized
enterprises, including through
access to financial services
8.4 Improve progressively, 8.4.1 Material footprint, material
through 2030, global resource footprint per capita, and material
efficiency in consumption and footprint per GDP
production and endeavour to
8.4.2 Domestic material consumption,
decouple economic growth from
domestic material consumption
environmental degradation, in
per capita, and domestic material
accordance with the 10-Year
consumption per GDP
Framework of Programmes on
Sustainable Consumption and
Production, with developed
countries taking the lead
8.5 By 2030, achieve full and 8.5.1 Average hourly earnings of
productive employment and female and male employees, by
decent work for all women and occupation, age and persons
men, including for young people with disabilities
and persons with disabilities, and
8.5.2 Unemployment rate, by sex, age
equal pay for work of equal value
and persons with disabilities
8.6 By 2020, substantially reduce 8.6.1 Proportion of youth (aged
the proportion of youth not in 15–24 years) not in education,
employment, education or training employment or training
8.7 Take immediate and effective 8.7.1 Proportion and number of children
measures to eradicate forced aged 5–17 years engaged in child
labour, end modern slavery and labour, by sex and age
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

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Goal 8 targets
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 Trade-
related 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
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Indicators
8.8.1 Frequency rates of fatal and non-
fatal occupational injuries, by sex
and migrant status
8.8.2 Level of national compliance
with labour rights (freedom
of association and collective
bargaining) based on International
Labour Organization (ILO) textual
sources and national legislation, by
sex and migrant status
8.9.1 Tourism direct GDP as a proportion
of total GDP and in growth rate
8.9.2 Proportion of jobs in sustainable
tourism industries out of total
tourism jobs
8.10.1 (a) Number of commercial bank
branches per 100,000 adults
and (b) number of automated
teller machines (ATMs) per
100,000 adults
8.10.2 Proportion of adults (15 years and
older) with an account at a bank or
other financial institution or with a
mobile-money-service provider
8.a.1 Aid for Trade commitments
and disbursements
8.b.1 Existence of a developed and
operationalized national strategy
for youth employment, as a distinct
strategy or as part of a national
employment strategy
 Build resilient infrastructure,
promote inclusive and sustainable
industrialization
and foster innovation

Investments in infrastructure —transport, irrigation, energy and information and

communication technology— are crucial to achieving sustainable development and
empowering communities in many countries. It has long been recognized that growth in
productivity and incomes, and improvements in health and education outcomes require
investment in infrastructure.
Inclusive and sustainable industrial development is the primary source of income generation,
allows for rapid and sustained increases in living standards for all people, and provides
the technological solutions to environmentally sound industrialization.
Technological progress is the foundation of efforts to achieve environmental objectives,
such as increased resource and energy-efficiency. Without technology and innovation,
industrialization will not happen, and without industrialization, development will not
happen.

Goal 9 targets Indicators

9.1 Develop quality, reliable, 9.1.1 Proportion of the rural population
sustainable and resilient who live within 2 km of an
infrastructure, including regional all-season road
and transborder infrastructure, to
9.1.2 Passenger and freight volumes, by
support economic development
mode of transport
and human well-being, with a
focus on affordable and equitable
access for all
9.2 Promote inclusive and sustainable 9.2.1 Manufacturing value added as a
industrialization and, by 2030, proportion of GDP and per capita
significantly raise industry’s
9.2.2 Manufacturing employment as a
share of employment and gross
proportion of total employment
domestic product, in line with
national circumstances,
and double its share in least
developed countries

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Goal 9 targets Indicators
9.3 Increase the access of small-scale 9.3.1 Proportion of small-scale
industrial and other enterprises, in industries in total industry
particular in developing countries, value added
to financial services, including
9.3.2 Proportion of small-scale
affordable credit, and their
industries with a loan or line
integration into value chains
of credit
and markets
9.4 By 2030, upgrade infrastructure 9.4.1 CO2 emission per unit of
and retrofit industries to make value added
them sustainable, with increased
resource-use 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, 9.5.1 Research and development
upgrade the technological expenditure as a proportion of GDP
capabilities of industrial sectors
9.5.2 Researchers (in full-time
in all countries, in particular
equivalent) per million inhabitants
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 9.a.1 Total official international support
infrastructure development in (official development assistance
developing countries through plus other official flows)
enhanced financial, technological to infrastructure
and technical support to African
countries, least developed
countries, landlocked developing
countries and small island
developing States

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Goal 9 targets Indicators
9.b Support domestic technology 9.b.1 Proportion of medium and high-
development, research and tech industry value added in total
innovation in developing countries, value added
including by ensuring a conducive
policy environment for, inter alia,
industrial diversification and value
addition to commodities
9.c Significantly increase access to 9.c.1 Proportion of population covered
information and communications by a mobile network,
technology and strive to provide by technology
universal and affordable access
to the Internet in least developed
countries by 2020

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 Reduce inequality within
and among countries

The international community has made significant strides towards lifting people out of
poverty. The most vulnerable nations —the least developed countries, the landlocked
developing countries and the small island developing States— continue to make inroads
into poverty reduction. However, inequality still persists and large disparities remain in
access to health and education services and other assets.
Additionally, while income inequality between countries may have been reduced, inequality
within countries has risen. There is growing consensus that economic growth is not sufficient
to reduce poverty if it is not inclusive and if it does not involve the three dimensions of
sustainable development —economic, social and environmental.
To reduce inequality, policies should be universal in principle paying attention to the needs
of disadvantaged and marginalized populations.

Goal 10 targets Indicators

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
10.1.1 Growth rates of household
expenditure or income per
capita among the bottom
40 per cent of the population
and the total population
10.2.1 Proportion of people living
below 50 per cent of median
income, by sex, age and persons
with disabilities
10.3.1 Proportion of population reporting
having personally felt discriminated
against or harassed in the previous
12 months on the basis of a ground
of discrimination prohibited under
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10.4 Adopt policies, especially fiscal, 10.4.1 Labour share of GDP, comprising
wage and social protection wages and social protection
policies, and progressively achieve transfers
greater equality
10.5 Improve the regulation and 10.5.1 Financial Soundness Indicators
monitoring of global financial
markets and institutions and
strengthen the implementation of
such regulations
10.6 Ensure enhanced representation 10.6.1 Proportion of members and voting
and voice for developing countries rights of developing countries in
in decision-making in global international organizations
international economic and
financial institutions in order
to deliver more effective,
credible, accountable and
legitimate institutions
10.7 Facilitate orderly, safe, regular 10.7.1 Recruitment cost borne by
and responsible migration and employee as a proportion of yearly
mobility of people, including income earned in country
through the implementation of destination
of planned and well-managed
10.7.2 Number of countries that have
migration policies
implemented well-managed
migration policies
10.a Implement the principle of special 10.a.1 Proportion of tariff lines applied
and differential treatment for to imports from least developed
developing countries, in particular countries and developing countries
least developed countries, in with zero-tariff
accordance with World Trade
Organization agreements

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Goal 10 targets Indicators
10.b Encourage official development 10.b.1 Total resource flows for
assistance and financial development, by recipient and
flows, including foreign direct donor countries and type of
investment, to States where the flow (e.g. official development
need is greatest, in particular assistance, foreign direct
least developed countries, African investment and other flows)
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 10.c.1 Remittance costs as a proportion
per cent the transaction costs of of the amount remitted
migrant remittances and eliminate
remittance corridors with costs
higher than 5 per cent

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 Make cities and human
settlements inclusive, safe,
resilient and sustainable

Cities are hubs for ideas, commerce, culture, science, productivity, social development
and much more. At their best, cities have enabled people to advance socially and
economically.
However, many challenges exist to maintaining cities in a way that continues to create jobs
and prosperity while not straining land and resources. Common urban challenges include
congestion, lack of funds to provide basic services, a shortage of adequate housing and
declining infrastructure.
The challenges cities face can be overcome in ways that allow them to continue to thrive
and grow, while improving resource use and reducing pollution and poverty. The future
we want includes cities of opportunities for all, with access to basic services, energy,
housing, transportation and more.

Goal 11 targets Indicators

11.1 By 2030, ensure access for all 11.1.1 Proportion of urban population
to adequate, safe and affordable living in slums, informal
housing and basic services and settlements or inadequate housing
upgrade slums
11.2 By 2030, provide access to 11.2.1 Proportion of population that
safe, affordable, accessible and has convenient access to public
sustainable transport systems for transport, by sex, age and persons
all, improving road safety, notably with disabilities
by expanding public transport,
with special attention to the needs
of those in vulnerable situations,
women, children, persons with
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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 Total expenditure (public and private) per
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 water-
related 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
Indicators
11.3.1 Ratio of land consumption rate to
population growth rate
11.3.2 Proportion of cities with a direct
participation structure of civil
society in urban planning and
management that operate regularly
and democratically
capita spent on the preservation,
protection and conservation of all
cultural and natural heritage, by
type of heritage (cultural, natural,
mixed and World Heritage Centre
designation), level of government
(national, regional and local/
municipal), type of expenditure
(operating expenditure/investment)
and type of private funding
(donations in kind, private
non-profit sector and sponsorship)
11.5.1 Number of deaths, missing
persons and directly affected
persons attributed to disasters per
100,000 population
11.5.2 Direct economic loss in relation
to global GDP, damage to critical
infrastructure and number of
disruptions to basic services,
attributed to disasters
11.6.1 Proportion of urban solid waste
regularly collected and with
adequate final discharge out of
total urban solid waste generated,
by cities
11.6.2 Annual mean levels of fine
particulate matter (e.g. PM2.5
and PM10) in cities
(population weighted)
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11.7 By 2030, provide universal access 11.7.1 Average share of the built-up area
to safe, inclusive and accessible,
green and public spaces,
in particular for women and
children, older persons and
11.7.2 Proportion of persons victim of
persons with disabilities
11.a Support positive economic, social
and environmental links between
urban, peri-urban 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
2015-2030, 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
Indicators
of cities that is open space for
public use for all, by sex, age and
persons with disabilities
physical or sexual harassment,
by sex, age, disability status
and place of occurrence, in the
previous 12 months
11.a.1 Proportion of population living
in cities that implement urban
and regional development plans
integrating population projections
and resource needs, by size
of city
11.b.1 Number of countries that adopt
and implement national disaster
risk reduction strategies in line
with the Sendai Framework for
Disaster Risk Reduction
2015–2030
11.b.2 Proportion of local governments
that adopt and implement local
disaster risk reduction strategies
in line with national disaster risk
reduction strategies
11.c.1 Proportion of financial support
to the least developed countries
that is allocated to the
construction and retrofitting
of sustainable, resilient and
resource-efficient buildings
utilizing local materials
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 Ensure sustainable consumption
and production patterns

Sustainable consumption and production is about promoting resource and energy

efficiency, sustainable infrastructure, and providing access to basic services, green and
decent jobs and a better quality of life for all. Its implementation helps to achieve overall
development plans, reduce future economic, environmental and social costs, strengthen
economic competitiveness and reduce poverty.
Sustainable consumption and production aims at “doing more and better with less,”
increasing net welfare gains from economic activities by reducing resource use, degradation
and pollution along the whole lifecycle, while increasing quality of life. It involves different
stakeholders, including business, consumers, policy makers, researchers, scientists,
retailers, media, and development cooperation agencies, among others.
It also requires a systemic approach and cooperation among actors operating in the
supply chain, from producer to final consumer. It involves engaging consumers through
awareness-raising and education on sustainable consumption and lifestyles, providing
consumers with adequate information through standards and labels and engaging in
sustainable public procurement, among others.

Goal 12 targets Indicators

12.1 Implement the 10-Year
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
12.1.1 Number of countries with
sustainable consumption and
production (SCP) national action
plans or SCP mainstreamed as
a priority or a target into
national policies

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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 post-
harvest 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
Indicators
12.2.1 Material footprint, material
footprint per capita, and material
footprint per GDP
12.2.2 Domestic material consumption,
domestic material consumption
per capita, and domestic material
consumption per GDP
12.3.1 Global food loss index
12.4.1 Number of parties to international
multilateral environmental
agreements on hazardous waste,
and other chemicals that
meet their commitments and
obligations in transmitting
information as required by each
relevant agreement
12.4.2 Hazardous waste generated per
capita and proportion of hazardous
waste treated, by type of treatment
12.5.1 National recycling rate, tons of
material recycled
12.6.1 Number of companies publishing
sustainability reports
12.7.1 Number of countries implementing
sustainable public procurement
policies and action plans
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Goal 12 targets
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 fossil-fuel 12.c.1 Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies
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
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Indicators
12.8.1 Extent to which (i) global
citizenship education and
(ii) education for sustainable
development (including
climate change education) are
mainstreamed in (a) national
education policies; (b) curricula;
(c) teacher education; and
(d) student assessment
12.a.1 Amount of support to developing
countries on research and
development for sustainable
consumption and production
and environmentally sound
technologies
12.b.1 Number of sustainable tourism
strategies or policies and
implemented action plans
with agreed monitoring and
evaluation tools
per unit of GDP (production and
consumption) and as a proportion
of total national expenditure on
fossil fuels
 Take urgent action to combat
climate change and its impacts

Climate change is now affecting every country on every continent. It is disrupting national
economies and affecting lives, costing people, communities and countries dearly today
and even more tomorrow.
People are experiencing the significant impacts of climate change, which include changing
weather patterns, rising sea level, and more extreme weather events. The greenhouse
gas emissions from human activities are driving climate change and continue to rise.
They are now at their highest levels in history. Without action, the world’s average surface
temperature is projected to rise over the 21st century and is likely to surpass 3 degrees
Celsius this century —with some areas of the world expected to warm even more. The
poorest and most vulnerable people are being affected the most.
Affordable, scalable solutions are now available to enable countries to leapfrog to cleaner,
more resilient economies. The pace of change is quickening as more people are turning to
renewable energy and a range of other measures that will reduce emissions and increase
adaptation efforts.
But climate change is a global challenge that does not respect national borders. Emissions
anywhere affect people everywhere. It is an issue that requires solutions that need to
be coordinated at the international level and it requires international cooperation to help
developing countries move toward a low-carbon economy. To address climate change,
195 countries adopted the Paris Agreement 71in December 2015.

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Goal 13 targets
13.1 Strengthen resilience and adaptive 13.1.1 Number of deaths, missing
capacity to climate-related
hazards and natural disasters in
all countries
13.2 Integrate climate change
measures into national policies,
strategies and planning
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Indicators
persons and directly affected
persons attributed to disasters per
100,000 population
13.1.2 Number of countries that adopt
and implement national disaster
risk reduction strategies in line
with the Sendai Framework for
Disaster Risk Reduction
2015–2030
13.1.3 Proportion of local governments
that adopt and implement local
disaster risk reduction strategies
in line with national disaster risk
reduction strategies
13.2.1 Number of countries that have
communicated the establishment
or operationalization of an
integrated policy/strategy/plan
which increases their ability to
adapt to the adverse impacts of
climate change, and foster climate
resilience and low greenhouse
gas emissions development in a
manner that does not threaten
food production (including a
national adaptation plan, nationally
determined contribution, national
communication, biennial update
report or other)
Goal 13 targets
13.3 Improve education, awareness-
raising and human and
institutional capacity on climate
change mitigation, adaptation,
impact reduction and
early warning
13.a Implement the commitment
undertaken by developed-country
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
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
Indicators
13.3.1 Number of countries that have
integrated mitigation, adaptation,
impact reduction and early
warning into primary, secondary
and tertiary curricula
13.3.2 Number of countries that have
communicated the strengthening
of institutional, systemic and
individual capacity-building to
implement adaptation, mitigation
and technology transfer, and
development actions
13.a.1 Mobilized amount of United States
dollars per year between 2020
and 2025 accountable towards the
$100 billion commitment
13.b.1 Number of least developed
countries and small island
developing States that are
receiving specialized support,
and amount of support, including
finance, technology and
capacity-building, for mechanisms
for raising capacities for effective
climate change-related planning
and management, including
focusing on women,
youth and local and
marginalized communities
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 Conserve and sustainably
use the oceans, seas
and marine resources for
sustainable development

The world’s oceans —their temperature, chemistry, currents and life— drive global
systems that make the Earth habitable for humankind.
Our rainwater, drinking water, weather, climate, coastlines, much of our food, and even
the oxygen in the air we breathe, are all ultimately provided and regulated by the sea.
Throughout history, oceans and seas have been vital conduits for trade and transportation.
Careful management of this essential global resource is a key feature of a sustainable future.

Goal 14 targets Indicators

14.1 By 2025, prevent and significantly 14.1.1 Index of coastal eutrophication and
reduce marine pollution floating plastic debris density
of all kinds, in particular
from land-based activities,
including marine debris and
nutrient pollution
14.2 By 2020, sustainably manage 14.2.1 Proportion of national exclusive
and protect marine and coastal economic zones managed using
ecosystems to avoid significant ecosystem-based approaches
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 14.3.1 Average marine acidity (pH)
of ocean acidification, including measured at agreed suite of
through enhanced scientific representative sampling stations
cooperation at all levels

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Goal 14 targets Indicators
14.4 By 2020, effectively regulate 14.4.1 Proportion of fish stocks within
harvesting and end overfishing, biologically sustainable levels
illegal, unreported and
unregulated fishing and
destructive fishing practices
and implement science-based
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 14.5.1 Coverage of protected areas in
cent of coastal and marine areas, relation to marine areas
consistent with national and
international law and based on the
best available
scientific information
14.6 By 2020, prohibit certain forms 14.6.1 Progress by countries in the
of fisheries subsidies which degree of implementation of
contribute to overcapacity and international instruments aiming
overfishing, eliminate subsidies to combat illegal, unreported and
that contribute to illegal, unregulated fishing
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 should be
an integral part of the World Trade
Organization fisheries
subsidies negotiation81

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Goal 14 targets
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 small-scale
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 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”
Indicators
14.7.1 Sustainable fisheries as a
proportion of GDP in small island
developing States, least developed
countries and all countries
14.a.1 Proportion of total research budget
allocated to research in the field of
marine technology
14.b.1 Progress by countries in the
degree of application of a legal/
regulatory/policy/institutional
framework which recognizes and
protects access rights for small-
scale fisheries
14.c.1 Number of countries making
progress in ratifying, accepting and
implementing through legal, policy
and institutional frameworks,
ocean-related instruments that
implement international law, as
reflected in the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the
Sea, for the conservation and
sustainable use of the oceans and
their resources

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 Protect, restore and promote
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems, sustainably manage
forests, combat desertification, and
halt and reverse land degradation
and halt biodiversity loss

Forests cover 30 per cent of the Earth’s surface and in addition to providing food security
and shelter, forests are key to combating climate change, protecting biodiversity and the
homes of the indigenous population. Thirteen million hectares of forests are being lost
every year while the persistent degradation of drylands has led to the desertification
of 3.6 billion hectares.
Deforestation and desertification —caused by human activities and climate change—
pose major challenges to sustainable development and have affected the lives and
livelihoods of millions of people in the fight against poverty. Efforts are being made to
manage forests and combat desertification.

Goal 15 targets Indicators

15.1 By 2020, ensure the conservation, 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total
restoration and sustainable use of land area
terrestrial and inland freshwater
15.1.2 Proportion of important sites
ecosystems and their services,
for terrestrial and freshwater
in particular forests, wetlands,
biodiversity that are covered
mountains and drylands, in line
by protected areas, by
with obligations under
ecosystem type
nternational agreements
15.2 By 2020, promote the 15.2.1 Progress towards sustainable
implementation of sustainable forest management
management of all types of
forests, halt deforestation, restore
degraded forests and substantially
increase afforestation and
reforestation globally

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Goal 15 targets Indicators
15.3 By 2030, combat desertification, 15.3.1 Proportion of land that is degraded
restore degraded land and over total land area
soil, including land affected by
desertification, drought and
floods, and strive to achieve a
land degradation-neutral world
15.4 By 2030, ensure the conservation 15.4.1 Coverage by protected areas
of mountain ecosystems, of important sites for mountain
including their biodiversity, in biodiversity
order to enhance their capacity to
15.4.2 Mountain Green Cover Index
provide benefits that are essential
for sustainable development
15.5 Take urgent and significant action 15.5.1 Red List Index
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 15.6.1 Number of countries that have
of the benefits arising from the adopted legislative, administrative
utilization of genetic resources and policy frameworks to ensure
and promote appropriate fair and equitable sharing
access to such resources, as of benefits
internationally agreed
15.7 Take urgent action to end 15.7.1 Proportion of traded wildlife that
poaching and trafficking of was poached or illicitly trafficked
protected species of flora and
fauna and address both demand
and supply of illegal wildlife
products
15.8 By 2020, introduce measures 15.8.1 Proportion of countries adopting
to prevent the introduction and relevant national legislation
significantly reduce the impact of and adequately resourcing the
invasive alien species on land and prevention or control of invasive
water ecosystems and control or alien species
eradicate the priority species

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Goal 15 targets Indicators
15.9 By 2020, integrate ecosystem and 15.9.1 Progress towards national targets
biodiversity values into national established in accordance with
and local planning, development Aichi Biodiversity Target 2 of the
processes, poverty reduction Strategic Plan for Biodiversity
strategies and accounts 2011–2020

15.a Mobilize and significantly 15.a.1 Official development assistance

increase financial resources and public expenditure on
from all sources to conserve and conservation and sustainable use
sustainably use biodiversity of biodiversity and ecosystems
and ecosystems
15.b Mobilize significant resources 15.b.1 Official development assistance
from all sources and at all and public expenditure on
levels to finance sustainable conservation and sustainable use
forest management and provide of biodiversity and ecosystems
adequate incentives to developing
countries to advance such
management, including for
conservation and reforestation
15.c Enhance global support for 15.c.1 Proportion of traded wildlife that
efforts to combat poaching and was poached or illicitly trafficked
trafficking of protected species,
including by increasing the
capacity of local communities
to pursue sustainable livelihood
opportunities

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 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 16 of the Sustainable Development Goals is dedicated to the promotion of peaceful

and inclusive societies for sustainable development, the provision of access to justice for
all, and building effective, accountable institutions at all levels.

Goal 16 targets Indicators

16.1 Significantly reduce all forms of
violence and related death rates
everywhere
16.1.1 Number of victims of intentional
homicide per 100,000 population,
by sex and age
16.1.2 Conflict-related deaths per
100,000 population, by sex, age
and cause
16.1.3 Proportion of population subjected
to (a) physical violence, (b)
psychological violence and (c)
sexual violence in the previous
12 months
16.1.4 Proportion of population that feel
safe walking alone around the area
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Goal 16 targets
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
Indicators
16.2.1 Proportion of children aged
1–17 years who experienced
any physical punishment and/
or psychological aggression by
caregivers in the past month
16.2.2 Number of victims of human
trafficking per 100,000 population,
by sex, age and form
of exploitation
16.2.3 Proportion of young women and
men aged 18–29 years who
experienced sexual violence by
age 18
16.3.1 Proportion of victims of violence
in the previous 12 months who
reported their victimization to
competent authorities or other
officially recognized conflict
resolution mechanisms
16.3.2 Unsentenced detainees as a
proportion of overall prison
population
16.4.1 Total value of inward and outward
illicit financial flows (in current
United States dollars)
16.4.2 Proportion of seized, found or
surrendered arms whose illicit
origin or context has been traced
or established by a competent
authority in line with
international instruments
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Goal 16 targets
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
decision-making at all levels
16.8 Broaden and strengthen the
participation of developing
countries in the institutions of
global governance
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Indicators
16.5.1 Proportion of persons who had
at least one contact with a public
official and who paid a bribe to a
public official, or were asked for
a bribe by those public officials,
during the previous 12 months
16.5.2 Proportion of businesses that had
at least one contact with a public
official and that paid a bribe to a
public official, or were asked for
a bribe by those public officials
during the previous 12 months
16.6.1 Primary government expenditures
as a proportion of original
approved budget, by sector
(or by budget codes or similar)
16.6.2 Proportion of population satisfied
with their last experience of
public services
16.7.1 Proportions of positions (by sex,
age, persons with disabilities
and population groups) in public
institutions (national and local
legislatures, public service,
and judiciary) compared to
national distributions
16.7.2 Proportion of population who
believe decision-making
is inclusive and responsive,
by sex, age, disability and
population group
16.8.1 Proportion of members and voting
rights of developing countries in
international organizations
Goal 16 targets
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
non-discriminatory laws
and policies for sustainable
development
Indicators
16.9.1 Proportion of children under
5 years of age whose births
have been registered with a civil
authority, by age
16.10.1 Number of verified cases of
killing, kidnapping, enforced
disappearance, arbitrary detention
and torture of journalists,
associated media personnel,
trade unionists and human
rights advocates in the previous
12 months
16.10.2 Number of countries that adopt
and implement constitutional,
statutory and/or policy guarantees
for public access to information
16.a.1 Existence of independent national
human rights institutions in
compliance with the
Paris Principles
16.b.1 Proportion of population reporting
having personally felt discriminated
against or harassed in the previous
12 months on the basis of
a ground of discrimination
prohibited under international
human rights law
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 Strengthen the means of
implementation and revitalize
the Global Partnership for
Sustainable Development

A successful sustainable development agenda requires partnerships between governments,

the private sector and civil society. These inclusive partnerships built upon principles and
values, a shared vision, and shared goals that place people and the planet at the centre,
are needed at the global, regional, national and local level.
Urgent action is needed to mobilize, redirect and unlock the transformative power of
trillions of dollars of private resources to deliver on sustainable development objectives.
Long-term investments, including foreign direct investment, are needed in critical sectors,
especially in developing countries. These include sustainable energy, infrastructure and
transport, as well as information and communications technologies. The public sector
will need to set a clear direction. Review and monitoring frameworks, regulations and
incentive structures that enable such investments must be retooled to attract investments
and reinforce sustainable development. National oversight mechanisms such as supreme
audit institutions and oversight functions by legislatures should be strengthened.

Goal 17 targets Indicators

Finance
17.1 Strengthen domestic resource 17.1.1 Total government revenue as a
mobilization, including through proportion of GDP, by source
international support to developing
17.1.2 Proportion of domestic budget
countries, to improve domestic
funded by domestic taxes
capacity for tax and other
revenue collection

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Goal 17 targets Indicators
17.2 Developed countries to implement 17.2.1 Net official development
fully their official development assistance, total and to least
assistance commitments, developed countries, as a
including the commitment by proportion of the Organization
many developed countries to for Economic Cooperation and
achieve the target of 0.7 per Development (OECD) Development
cent of gross national income for Assistance Committee donors’
official development assistance gross national income (GNI)
(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 17.3.1 Foreign direct investment (FDI),
resources for developing countries official development assistance
from multiple sources and South-South cooperation as a
proportion of total domestic budget
17.3.2 Volume of remittances (in United
States dollars) as a proportion of
total GDP
17.4 Assist developing countries 17.4.1 Debt service as a proportion of
in attaining long-term debt exports of goods and services
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 17.5.1 Number of countries that adopt
promotion regimes for least and implement investment
developed countries promotion regimes for least
developed countries

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Goal 17 targets Indicators
Technology
17.6 Enhance North-South, South- 17.6.1 Number of science and/
South and triangular regional and or technology cooperation
international cooperation on and agreements and programmes
access to science, technology between countries, by type of
and innovation and enhance cooperation
knowledge sharing on mutually
17.6.2 Fixed Internet broadband
agreed terms, including through
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants,
improved coordination among
by speed
existing mechanisms, in particular
at the United Nations level, and
through a global technology
facilitation mechanism
17.7 Promote the development, 17.7.1 Total amount of approved funding
transfer, dissemination and for developing countries to
diffusion of environmentally promote the development,
sound technologies to developing transfer, dissemination and
countries on favourable terms, diffusion of environmentally
including on concessional sound technologies
and preferential terms, as
mutually agreed
17.8 Fully operationalize the technology 17.8.1 Proportion of individuals using
bank and science, technology the Internet
and innovation capacity-building
mechanism for least developed
countries by 2017 and enhance
the use of enabling technology,
in particular information and
communications technology

Capacity-building
17.9 Enhance international support 17.9.1 Dollar value of financial and
for implementing effective and technical assistance (including
targeted capacity-building in through North-South, South‑South
developing countries to support and triangular cooperation)
national plans to implement all committed to developing countries
the Sustainable Development
Goals, including through
North-South, South-South and
triangular cooperation

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Goal 17 targets Indicators
Trade
17.10 Promote a universal, rules-based, 17.10.1 Worldwide weighted tariff-average
open, non-discriminatory 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 17.11.1 Developing countries’ and least
of developing countries, in developed countries’ share of
particular with a view to doubling global exports
the least developed countries’
share of global exports by 2020
17.12 Realize timely implementation of 17.12.1 Average tariffs faced by developing
duty-free and quota-free market countries, least developed
access on a lasting basis for countries and small island
all least developed countries, developing States
consistent with World Trade
Organization decisions, including
by ensuring that preferential rules
of origin applicable to imports
from least developed countries
are transparent and simple,
and contribute to facilitating
market access

Systemic issues
Policy and institutional coherence
17.13 Enhance global macroeconomic
stability, including through policy
coordination and policy coherence
17.14 Enhance policy coherence for
sustainable development
17.15 Respect each country’s policy
space and leadership to establish
and implement policies for poverty
eradication and sustainable
development
17.13.1 Macroeconomic Dashboard
17.14.1 Number of countries with
mechanisms in place to enhance
policy coherence of sustainable
development
17.15.1 Extent of use of country-owned
results frameworks and planning
tools by providers of development
cooperation

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Goal 17 targets
Multi-stakeholder partnerships
17.16 Enhance the Global Partnership
for Sustainable Development,
complemented by
multi-stakeholder partnerships
that mobilize and share
knowledge, expertise, technology
and financial resources, to
support the achievement of the
Sustainable Development Goals
in all countries, in particular
developing countries
17.17 Encourage and promote effective
public, public-private and civil
society partnerships, building on
the experience and resourcing
strategies of partnerships
Data, monitoring and accountability
17.18 By 2020, enhance capacity-
building support to developing
countries, including for least
developed countries and small
island developing States,
to increase significantly the
availability of high-quality, timely
and reliable data disaggregated
by income, gender, age, race,
ethnicity, migratory status,
disability, geographic location and
other characteristics relevant in
national contexts
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Indicators
17.16.1 Number of countries reporting
progress in multi-stakeholder
development effectiveness
monitoring frameworks that
support the achievement of the
Sustainable Development Goals
17.17.1 Amount of United States dollars
committed to (a) public-private
partnerships and (b) civil society
partnerships
17.18.1 Proportion of sustainable
development indicators
produced at the national
level with full disaggregation
when relevant to the target,
in accordance with the
Fundamental Principles of
Official Statistics
17.18.2 Number of countries that
have national statistical
legislation that complies with
the Fundamental Principles of
Official Statistics
17.18.3 Number of countries with a
national statistical plan that
is fully funded and under
implementation, by source
of funding
Goal 17 targets
17.19 By 2030, build on existing
initiatives to develop
measurements of progress on
sustainable development that
complement gross domestic
product, and support statistical
capacity-building in
developing countries
Indicators
17.19.1 Dollar value of all resources made
available to strengthen statistical
capacity in developing countries
17.19.2 Proportion of countries that (a)
have conducted at least one
population and housing census
in the last 10 years; and (b) have
achieved 100 per cent birth
registration and 80 per cent
death registration
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Annex 1

700(XXXVI) Mexico resolution on the establishment

of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America
and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean,

Recalling resolution 695(PLEN.16-E) adopted by the Committee of the Whole at
its sixteenth extraordinary session held in Santiago on 16 April 2015, in which the
Committee decided to launch a regional consultation process aimed at establishing the
Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development
at the thirty-sixth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the
Caribbean in 2016,
Recalling also resolution 696(PLEN.31) adopted by the Committee of the Whole
at its thirty-first session, held in New York on 28 April 2016, in which the countries
welcomed the successful conclusion of the regional consultation process aimed
at establishing the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on
Sustainable Development,
Having examined the draft report of the thirty-first session of the Committee of
the Whole,
1. Decides to establish the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean
on Sustainable Development in accordance with the outcome of the thirty-first session
of the Committee of the Whole, as set forth in the annex to this resolution.

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Annex

Resolution of the Economic Commission for Latin America

and the Caribbean on the establishment of the Forum
of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean
on Sustainable Development
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean,
Recalling resolution 695(PLEN.16-E) of its Committee of the Whole, through which,
inter alia, a regional consultation process was launched with the aim of establishing
the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable
Development at the thirty-sixth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America
and the Caribbean in 2016,
Welcoming General Assembly resolution 70/1, entitled “Transforming our world:
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, in which it adopted a comprehensive,
far-reaching and people-centred set of universal and transformative Sustainable
Development Goals and targets, and reaffirmed its commitment to working tirelessly
for the full implementation of this Agenda by 2030, its recognition that eradicating
poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest
global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development,
and its commitment to achieving sustainable development in its three dimensions
—economic, social and environmental— in a balanced and integrated manner, and
to building upon the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals and seeking
to address their unfinished business,
Recalling that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, inter alia, recognizes
the importance of building on existing follow-up and review mechanisms at the regional
level and allowing adequate policy space, encourages all Member States to identify the
most suitable regional forum in which to engage, as well as United Nations regional
commissions to continue supporting Member States in this regard, and establishes
guiding principles for follow-up and review processes at all levels, taking into account
different national realities, capacities and levels of development, respecting policy space
and priorities, while remaining consistent with international rules and commitments, and
recognizing that the outcome from national-level processes will be the foundation for
reviews at the regional and global levels, given that the global review will be primarily
based on national official data sources,
Welcoming General Assembly resolution 69/313, entitled “Addis Ababa Action
Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development”,
which, inter alia, commits Member States to fully engage, nationally, regionally
and internationally, in ensuring proper and effective follow-up of the financing for
development outcomes and all the means of implementation of the 2030 Agenda for

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Sustainable Development, and encourages the United Nations regional commissions,
in cooperation with regional banks and organizations, to mobilize their expertise and
existing mechanisms, which could focus on thematic aspects of the Addis Ababa
Action Agenda,
Recalling General Assembly resolutions 61/16 and 68/1, which, inter alia, urge
the United Nations regional commissions to contribute, within their mandates, to the
review of progress made in the implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of
the major United Nations conferences and summits, and resolution 66/288, in which
countries agreed to strengthen the Economic and Social Council as a principal body in
the integrated and coordinated follow-up of the outcomes of all major United Nations
conferences and summits in the economic, social, environmental and related fields,
Recalling also General Assembly resolution 67/290, which, inter alia, acknowledges
the importance of the regional dimension of sustainable development, and invites the
United Nations regional commissions to contribute to the work of the High-level Political
Forum on Sustainable Development, including through annual regional meetings, with
the involvement of other relevant regional entities, major groups and other relevant
stakeholders, as appropriate,
Emphasizing the importance of establishing a regional forum to follow up and review
progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,
including for, inter alia, strengthening coherence and coordination, promoting cooperation
and providing policy guidance, fostering national capacity-building, hosting voluntary
State-led national reviews, identifying regional gaps, emerging challenges and shared
targets, fostering peer learning by sharing good practices, experiences and lessons
learned, helping to mobilize the necessary means of implementation, encouraging
participation of all relevant stakeholders, providing a platform for partnerships,
favouring people-centred policies and actions, transparency and accountability, and
promoting the development, dissemination, diffusion and transfer of environmentally
sound technologies,
Recognizing 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 reaffirming 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,
Emphasizing the importance of system-wide strategic planning, implementation
and reporting in order to ensure coherent and integrated support by the United Nations
development system for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development and of the financing for development processes, including at the regional
level, taking into account other regional and subregional processes promoting the
impact of international development cooperation,
Taking into consideration the special needs and particular challenges of landlocked
developing countries, and recognizing the special sustainable development challenges

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facing small island developing States, middle-income countries, least developed
countries, countries in situations of conflict and post-conflict countries,
Taking note with appreciation of the Note by the secretariat of the Commission,1
prepared in fulfilment of resolution 695(PLEN.16-E) adopted by the Committee of the Whole,
1. Decides to establish the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the
Caribbean on Sustainable Development as a regional mechanism to follow up and
review the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including
the Sustainable Development Goals and targets, its means of implementation, and the
Addis Ababa Action Agenda;
2. Decides also that the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean
on Sustainable Development will be State-led and open to the participation of Latin
American and Caribbean countries, and that it should provide useful opportunities
for peer learning, including through voluntary reviews, the sharing of best practices
and discussion on shared targets, benefiting from the cooperation of regional and
subregional commissions and organizations, in order to guide an inclusive regional
process drawing on national-level reviews and contributing to follow-up and review of
the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda at the
global level, including at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
and at the Economic and Social Council Forum on Financing for Development Follow-
up, as appropriate;
3. Reaffirms that the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on
Sustainable Development will be guided by the principles established for all follow-up
and review processes by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
4. Decides that the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean
on Sustainable Development will build on existing platforms and mandates, avoiding
duplications and the creation of additional structures, and that within existing resources
it will promote coordination and coherence within the United Nations development
system, and invite other relevant regional and subregional entities and international
financial institutions to be involved in its meetings, as appropriate, while addressing the
three dimensions of sustainable development in an integrated and balanced manner,
and in these regards further decides that:
(a) The Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable
Development will be informed by the following subsidiary bodies of the Economic
Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, as appropriate:
(i) The Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean,
(ii) The Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee,
(iii) The Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean
Institute for Economic and Social Planning,

1
LC/L.4123.

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 (iv) The Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission
for Latin America and the Caribbean,
(v) The Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America
and the Caribbean,
(vi) The Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications
Technologies,
(vii) The Committee on South-South Cooperation,
(viii) The Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and
the Caribbean,
(ix) The Committee of High-Level Government Experts, and
(x) The Central American Economic Cooperation Committee,
(b) Other relevant intergovernmental regional mechanisms, including the Forum
of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean and the
Forum of Ministers of Social Development of Latin America, are invited to
provide inputs and contributions and inform the Forum of the Countries of
Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, within their
existing mandates, on their work related to the implementation of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development and of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda,
(c) The regional offices of the United Nations specialized agencies, funds and
programmes are also invited to participate and engage in the Forum of the
Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development in
a coordinated manner, including through the submission of contributions to be
reflected in annual progress reports of the Commission, and the presentation
of their efforts in supporting and assisting the countries of Latin America
and the Caribbean in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda,
(d) Relevant international financial institutions, including regional and subregional
development banks, are also invited to participate and engage in the Forum of
the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development,
including through the presentation of their efforts in supporting and assisting
the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean in the implementation of
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action
Agenda, as appropriate,
(e) The Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable
Development will take into account, as appropriate, the outcomes related to
sustainable development agreed by the Community of Latin American and
Caribbean States, including its 2025 Plan on Food Security, Nutrition and
Eradication of Hunger;

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 5. Stresses that the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on
Sustainable Development will recognize the special needs and particular challenges of
landlocked developing countries, and the special sustainable development challenges
facing small island developing States, middle-income countries, least developed
countries, countries in situations of conflict and post-conflict countries, in order to
address the universal character of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
6. Highlights that the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean
on Sustainable Development will be convened under the auspices of the Economic
Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and that it will contribute to the
implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and of the Addis
Ababa Action Agenda, and to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
by, inter alia:
(a) Strengthening coordination, promoting cooperation and providing political guidance
through recommendations for sustainable development at the regional level,
(b) Fostering the integration of the three dimensions of sustainable development in
a holistic and cross-sectoral manner, with a particular focus on the eradication
of poverty in all its forms and dimensions, the promotion of sustained, equitable
and inclusive economic growth, including sustainable consumption and
production patterns, the reduction of inequalities and the promotion of social
inclusion, the recognition of cultural diversity and of the role of culture as a
crucial enabler of sustainable development, the protection and sustainable use
of the environment, and the promotion of good living in harmony with nature,
(c) Assessing progress on the regional implementation of the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development, including through the consideration of annual reports
issued by the secretariat of the Commission to be based, as appropriate, on
the global indicators framework for the Sustainable Development Goals and
targets agreed upon by the United Nations Statistical Commission, and on other
relevant indicators for regional, national and subnational levels of monitoring
developed at the regional and national levels, taking also into account the
indicators encompassed under the operational guidelines for implementing
the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development, as appropriate.
All indicators should be based to the greatest extent possible on comparable
and standardized official national statistics provided by the countries of Latin
America and the Caribbean and, when other sources and methodologies are
used, these will be reviewed and agreed upon by national statistical authorities
and presented in a transparent manner,
(d) Following-up and reviewing the implementation of the Small Island Developing
States Accelerated Modalities of Action (Samoa Pathway) at the regional level,
(e) Assessing the implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked
Developing Countries for the Decade 2014-2024 at the regional level,
(f) Promoting international cooperation and national capacity-building for the
implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including

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 through South-South and triangular cooperation, and other modalities of
cooperation in order to strengthen and complement traditional modalities
of cooperation,
(g) Hosting voluntary State-led national reviews,
(h) Identifying regional gaps, emerging challenges and shared targets for achieving
the Sustainable Development Goals and targets,
(i) Fostering peer learning by sharing good practices, experiences and lessons learned,
(j) Helping to mobilize the necessary means of implementation for achieving the
Sustainable Development Goals and targets,
(k) Encouraging the participation of all relevant stakeholders, including civil society,
academia and the private sector, in accordance with the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda,
(l) Providing a platform for partnerships for sustainable development,
(m) Favouring people-centred policies and actions, transparency and accountability,
(n) Promoting the coordination and coherence of national development plans and
strategies with global frameworks,
(o) Contributing to the guidance provided by the High-level Political Forum on
Sustainable Development under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council
and of the General Assembly, as well as of the Economic and Social Council
Forum on Financing for Development Follow-up, as appropriate,
(p) Promoting, at the regional level, the development, dissemination, diffusion
and transfer of environmentally sound technologies, and stepping up regional
cooperation and collaboration in science, research, technology and innovation,
including through public-private and multi-stakeholder partnerships, and on
the basis of common interest and mutual benefit, focusing on the achievement
of the Sustainable Development Goals;
7. Decides that the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on
Sustainable Development will be convened annually, as appropriate, by the Chair of the
Committee of the Whole of the Commission. It will be supported by the secretariat of the
Commission, and aligned with the schedules, working programmes and themes of the
Economic and Social Council, of the latter’s Forum on Financing for Development Follow-
up, and of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, as appropriate;
8. Requests the secretariat of the Commission to issue an annual progress report,
four weeks in advance of the respective meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin
America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development. The report will be considered
a regional contribution for the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
under the auspices of Economic and Social Council and its forum on financing for
development follow-up, as appropriate, and will assess the regional progress and

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challenges in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, on the basis
of agreed indicators and other relevant contributions from the subsidiary bodies of the
Commission, and on national-level reviews, as appropriate, and it will provide policy
recommendations to be considered by the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and
the Caribbean on Sustainable Development;
9. Also requests the secretariat of the Commission to prepare a quadrennial
progress report, to be considered by the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and
the Caribbean on Sustainable Development as a regional contribution to the High-
level Political Forum on Sustainable Development under the auspices of the General
Assembly, consolidating and building on the progress and challenges identified in the
preceding annual reports, in order to provide a broader analysis of the implementation
of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the regional level;
10. Encourages the Latin American and Caribbean countries to submit, through
the Forum, its intergovernmentally agreed conclusions and recommendations, and a
summary produced by its Chair, as appropriate:
- To the High-level Political Forum under the auspices of the General Assembly
and the Economic and Social Council, as part of the regional contributions to
the global follow-up and review process of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development,
- To the Economic and Social Council Forum on Financing for Development
Follow-up, as part of the regional contributions to the global follow-up process
of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda,
- To the United Nations Regional Coordination Mechanism;
11. Highlights the participatory and inclusive character of the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development, which encourages the participation of all relevant
stakeholders, including civil society organizations, academia and the private sector,
and in this regard encourages the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the
Caribbean on Sustainable Development to ensure institutionalized multi-stakeholder
participation following the relevant provisions of the 2030 Agenda 2030 for Sustainable
Development, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and the Economic and Social Council;
12. Encourages the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean to volunteer
for national reviews, and the Forum to further develop modalities for hosting them in
accordance with the related principles and guidelines provided by the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development.

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REGIONAL AND GLOBAL DIMENSIONS OF THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Forum of the Countries of Latin America and
the Caribbean on Sustainable Development GENERAL ASSEMBLY/ ECOSOC

HIGH-LEVEL
POLITICAL FORUM ON
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
(HLPF)

FORUM OF THE
COUNTRIES OF LATIN
AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
ON SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT

Subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Source: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Economic Commission for Latin America
and the Caribbean (ECLAC), "Establishment of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on
Intergovernmental regional mechanism which is invited to provide inputs and contributions to the Forum. Sustainable Development", resolution 700(XXXVI) adopted at the thirty-sixth session of ECLAC, 27 May 2016.

a
Due to space considerations some names have been abbreviated. For a full list of subsidiary bodies of ECLAC visit
http://www.cepal.org/en/organos-subsidiarios.
b
UNEP/ROLAC acts as secretariat to the Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Forum has also an Interagency Technical Committee composed of UNEP, UNDP, ECLAC, IDB and the World Bank.
c
This is a non-exhaustive list. For a complete list of specialized agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations
visit http://www.unsceb.org/content/unsystemchart-dpi-2015.
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Terms in this set (20)

The process of facilitating the acquisition of

Education
knowledge, skills, values, beliefs and habits.

Usually refers to institutions responsible for formal

Education sector
education.

- One modality of learning.

Formal education
- Molding the future.

Difference between formal The presence of the structure of delivery.

education and other modes of
learning

Goals for the Education

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education
Sector and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

1. Matatag

Ambisyon Natin 2040: The Life

2. Maginhawa

We Want
3. Panatag

1. Living together with family

Matatag 2. Time with family and friends

(work/life balance)

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1. Freedom from hunger and poverty

2. Guaranteed mobility

Maginhawa
3. Secure home ownership
4. Travel and vacation opportunities

1. Resources adequate for day-to- day needs and

unexpected expenses

Panatag 2. Security of place

3. Passive income during

retirement

"In 2040, we will all enjoy a stable and comfortable

lifestyle, secure in the knowledge that we have
enough for our daily needs and unexpected
Vision of Filipinos for Self (EO expenses, that we can plan and prepare for our own
No. 5, series of 2016) and our children's future. Our family lives together in
a place of our own, and we have the freedom to go
where we desire, protected and enabled by a clean,
efficient, and fair government."

1. Discipline knowledge and skills

2. Critical analysis

3. Problem solving

4. Ethical decision- making

Desirable Graduate Attributes 5. Communication

6. Social interaction

7. Global perspective

8. Life-long learning

9. Citizenship

1. Foundational Literacies

21st Century Skills 2. Competencies

3. Character Qualities

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Directing the Formulation of the Philippine

Development Plan and the Public Investment
Program for the Period 2017-2022

"AMBISYON NATION 2040, the 2030 Agenda for

Memorandum Circular No. 12, s.
Sustainable Development and the President's 0+10
2016:
Point Socio-Economic Agenda need to be
translated into specific and coherent strategies,
policies and programs, at the national and local
levels, in order to ensure the achievement of the
goals stated therein"

Goal for the education sector Mold the Future

1. Based on SDGs: leave no one behind especially

concerning

What is the Future learning proficiencies

2. Based on AmBisyon: for every Filipino to enjoy a

"matatag, maginhawa at panatag na buhay"

The socioeconomic planning ministry of the

The National Economic and Philippines, is in charge of coordinating the
Development Authority (NEDA) implementation of the SDGs using the process of
overseeing the implementation of the PDP.

- represents the collective long-term vision and

aspirations of the Filipino people for themselves and
AmBisyon 2040 for the country in the next 25 years.

- A picture of the future, a set of life goals and goals

for the country.

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Phase 1: Planning and Institutionalization

Phase 2: Identifying the 2030 SDG National

Numerical Targets

Philippines Voluntary National

Phase 3: Gathering Inputs and Data for the VNR

Review Process
Phase 4: Writing of the Main Message and VNR

Phase 5: Presentation and Feedback

Final: Presentation of the VNR in New York

"By 2040, the Philippines will have been a

prosperous, predominantly middle-class society
Ambisyon Natin 2040 long-
where no one is poor, our people live long and
term Vision
healthy lives, are smart and innovative, and live in a
high- trust society."

"Directing all government agencies and

instrumentalities, including local government units
to implement the Philippine Development Plan and
Public Investment Program for the Period of 2017-
2022" prescribes the following as the basis for the
crafting of the PDP 2017-2022:

Executive Order No. 27, s. 2017

1. The Philippine's Long Term Vision entitled

AmBisyon Natin 2040;

2. The President's 0+10 Point Socioeconomic

Agenda; and

3. UN Resolution No. 70/1 or the 2030 Agenda for

Sustainable Development

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SDG 5- Gender Equality

Terms in this set (17)

Achieve gender equality & empower all women &

girls

Definition

1. End all forms of discrimination against females

everywhere

2. Eliminate violent & harmful practices against girls

eg trafficking, FGM

Targets
3. Ensure women have equal rights & access to
resources eg property

4. Adopt policies & legislation that support gender

equality

1. Gender equality- basic human right affecting

women in all areas of life eg economic, social,
political.

Importance

2. Laws can discriminate against women, eg oppress

women into being property of husband/ father

3. Allows women to break free of oppression

Importance enabling access to resources and representation in
political and economical decision making processes
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1. Gender equality- equal access to resources such

as healthcare- enables reduction of communicable
diseases

Link to SDG 3 Ending violent and harmful practices against

women, such as FGM, increases sexual &
reproductive health allowing for safer births with
less complications- reducing maternal mortality/
preventable deaths...

2. Ending violent and harmful practices against

women, such as FGM, increases reproductive health
Link to SDG 3
allowing for safer births with less complications-
reducing maternal mortality/ preventable deaths...

3. Gender equality- representation in political &

economic decision making promotes overall aim of
Link to SDG 3 SDG 3 - good h& w as women have increased
social connections, emotions of pride & sense of
belonging

Reduced domestic violence as women aware of

Mental H&W
rights- less stress & anxiety

Ending harmful practices eg FGM, forced marriage

Phys H&w
reduces sexual violence

Emot h&w Resilience and empowerment

Gender equality- accepted into community, able to

Soc h&w
own property- social connections

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Representation in political & economic decision

making- place in community/ leadership- sense of
Spir h&w
belonging

Impact of Human Gender equality- education

development- Create env that
allows develop to full potential

Impact of Human Gender equality- increased chance joining

development- Lead prod & workforce- productive life
creative life based on needs &
interests

Impact of Human Empowered, aware of sexual rights, expand choices

development- Expand choices, in life as aware don't have to marry young,
increase capabilities repeatedly conceive

Impact of Human Gender equality enables access to healthcare,

development-Access education which both uphold decent standard of
knowledge, health, decent living
standard living

Impact of Human Representation in economic & political decision

development-Participate in making in community
comm & decisions that affect
lives

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Terms in this set (6)

to have a bowel movement

defecate

Microbes that cause disease

Pathogens

A person's diminished ability to deal with

demanding life events.

vulnerability

swerving wildly off course

careening

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Limited quantities of resources to meet unlimited

wants

Scarcity

removed (Image by S. Hermann & F. Richter from

Pixabay)

abstracted

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IN THE YEAR 2015, LEADERS FROM 193 COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
CAME TOGETHER TO FACE THE FUTURE.

And what they saw was daunting. Famines. Drought. Wars. Plagues. Poverty.
Not just in some faraway place, but in their own cities and towns and villages.

They knew things didn’t have to be this way. They knew we had enough
food to feed the world, but that it wasn’t getting shared. They knew there
were medicines for HIV and other diseases, but they cost a lot. They knew
that earthquakes and floods were inevitable, but that the high death
tolls were not.

They also knew that billions of people worldwide shared their hope for a
better future.

So leaders from these countries created a plan called the Sustainable

Development Goals (SDGs). This set of 17 goals imagines a future just 15 years
off that would be rid of poverty and hunger, and safe from the worst effects of
climate change. It’s an ambitious plan.

But there’s ample evidence that we can succeed. In the past 15 years, the
international community cut extreme poverty in half.

Now we can finish the job.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is one of the leading

organizations working to fulfil the SDGs by the year 2030. Present in nearly
170 countries and territories, we help nations make the Goals a reality.
We also champion the Goals so that people everywhere know how to
do their part.

UNDP is proud to continue as a leader in this global movement.

Learn about the Sustainable Development Goals. What’s your Goal?

END EXTREME POVERTY IN ALL FORMS
BY 2030.
Yes, it’s an ambitious goal—but we believe it can be done. In 2000, the
world committed to halving the number of people living in extreme
poverty by the year 2015 and we met this goal. However, more than
800 million people around the world still live on less than $1.25 a day—
that’s about the equivalent of the entire population of Europe living in
extreme poverty. Now it’s time to build on what we learned and end
poverty altogether.
END HUNGER, ACHIEVE FOOD SECURITY
AND IMPROVED NUTRITION AND PROMOTE
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
In the past 20 years, hunger has dropped by almost half. Many
countries that used to suffer from famine and hunger can now
meet the nutritional needs of their most vulnerable people. It’s an
incredible accomplishment. Now we can go further and end hunger
and malnutrition once and for all. That means doing things such as
promoting sustainable agriculture and supporting small farmers. It’s a tall
order. But for the sake of the nearly 1 out of every 9 people on earth who
go to bed hungry every night, we’ve got to try. Imagine a world where
everyone has access to sufficient and nutritious food all year round.
Together, we can make that a reality by 2030.
ENSURE HEALTHY LIVES AND PROMOTE
WELL-BEING FOR ALL AT ALL AGES
We all know how important it is to be in good health. Our health affects
everything from how much we enjoy life to what work we can perform.
That’s why there’s a Goal to make sure everyone has health coverage
and access to safe and effective medicines and vaccines. In the 25
years before the SDGs, we made big strides—preventable child deaths
dropped by more than half, and maternal mortality went down by
almost as much. And yet some other numbers remain tragically high, like
the fact that 6 million children die every year before their fifth birthday,
or that AIDS is the leading cause of death for adolescents in sub-Saharan
Africa. We have the means to turn that around and make good health
more than just a wish.
ENSURE INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE QUALITY
EDUCATION AND PROMOTE LIFELONG
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL
First, the bad news on education. Poverty, armed conflict and other
emergencies keep many, many kids around the world out of school. In
fact, kids from the poorest households are four times more likely to be
out of school than those of the richest households. Now for some good
news. Since 2000, there has been enormous progress on the goal to
provide primary education to all children worldwide: the total enrolment
rate in developing regions has reached 91%. By measures in any school,
that’s a good grade. Now, let’s get an even better grade for all kids,
and achieve the goal of universal primary and secondary education,
affordable vocational training, access to higher education and more.
ACHIEVE GENDER EQUALITY AND
EMPOWER ALL WOMEN AND GIRLS
We can celebrate the great progress the world has made in becoming
more prosperous and fair. But there’s a shadow to the celebration. In
just about every way, women and girls lag behind. There are still gross
inequalities in work and wages, lots of unpaid “women’s work” such as
child care and domestic work, and discrimination in public decision-
making. But there are grounds for hope. More girls are in school now
compared to in 2000. Most regions have reached gender parity in
primary education. The percentage of women getting paid for their work
is on the rise. The Sustainable Development Goals aim to build on these
achievements to ensure that there is an end to discrimination against
women and girls everywhere.
ENSURE AVAILABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE
MANAGEMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION
FOR ALL
Everyone on earth should have access to safe and affordable drinking
water. That’s the goal for 2030. While many people take clean drinking
water and sanitation for granted, many others don’t. Water scarcity
affects more than 40 percent of people around the world, and that
number is projected to go even higher as a result of climate change.
If we continue the path we’re on, by 2050 at least one in four people
are likely to be affected by recurring water shortages. But we can take
a new path—more international cooperation, protecting wetlands
and rivers, sharing water-treatment technologies—that leads to
accomplishing this Goal.
ENSURE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE,
SUSTAINABLE AND MODERN ENERGY FOR
ALL
Between 1990 and 2010, the number of people with access to electricity
increased by 1.7 billion. That’s progress to be proud of. And yet as the
world’s population continues to rise, still more people will need cheap
energy to light their homes and streets, use phones and computers,
and do their everyday business. How we get that energy is at issue; fossil
fuels and greenhouse gas emissions are making drastic changes in the
climate, leading to big problems on every continent. Instead, we can
become more energy-efficient and invest in clean energy sources such
as solar and wind. That way we’ll meet electricity needs and protect the
environment. How’s that for a balancing act?
PROMOTE SUSTAINED, INCLUSIVE AND
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH, FULL
AND PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT AND
DECENT WORK FOR ALL
An important part of economic growth is that people have jobs that
pay enough to support themselves and their families. The good news
is that the middle class is growing worldwide—almost tripling in size
in developing countries in the last 25 years, to more than a third of the
population. But today, job growth is not keeping pace with the growing
labour force. Things don’t have to be that way. We can promote policies
that encourage entrepreneurship and job creation. We can eradicate
forced labour, slavery and human trafficking. And in the end we can
achieve the goal of decent work for all women and men by 2030.
BUILD RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE,
PROMOTE INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND FOSTER
INNOVATION
Technological progress helps us address big global challenges such as
creating jobs and becoming more energy efficient. For example, the
world is becoming ever more interconnected and prosperous thanks to
the internet. The more connected we are, the more we can all benefit
from the wisdom and contributions of people everywhere on earth. And
yet four billion people have no way of getting online, the vast majority
of them in developing countries. The more we invest in innovation
and infrastructure, the better off we’ll all be. Bridging the digital divide,
promoting sustainable industries, and investing in scientific research and
innovation are all important ways to facilitate sustainable development.
REDUCE INEQUALITY WITHIN AND AMONG
COUNTRIES
It’s an old story: the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer. The divide
has never been starker. We can and must adopt policies that create
opportunity for everyone, regardless of who they are or where they
come from. Income inequality is a global problem that requires global
solutions. That means improving the regulation of financial markets
and institutions, sending development aid where it is most needed
and helping people migrate safely so they can pursue opportunities.
Together, we can now change the direction of the old story of inequality.
MAKE CITIES AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
INCLUSIVE, SAFE, RESILIENT AND
SUSTAINABLE
If you’re like most people, you live in a city. More than half the world’s
population now lives in cities, and that figure will go to about two-thirds
of humanity by the year 2050. Cities are getting bigger. In 1990 there
were ten “mega-cities” with 10 million inhabitants or more. In 2014, there
were 28 mega-cities, home to 453 million people. Incredible, huh? A lot
of people love cities; they’re centers of culture and business and life. The
thing is, they’re also often centers of extreme poverty. To make cities
sustainable for all, we can create good, affordable public housing. We
can upgrade slum settlements. We can invest in public transport, create
green spaces, and get a broader range of people involved in urban
planning decisions. That way, we can keep the things we love about
cities, and change the things we don’t.
ENSURE SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND
PRODUCTION PATTERNS
Some people use a lot of stuff, and some people use very little—in fact,
a big share of the world population is consuming too little to meet even
their basic needs. Instead, we can have a world where everybody gets
what they need to survive and thrive. And we can consume in a way
that preserves our natural resources so that our children can enjoy them,
and their children and their children after that. The hard part is how to
achieve that goal. We can manage our natural resources more efficiently
and dispose of toxic waste better. Cut per capita food waste in half
globally. Get businesses and consumers to reduce and recycle waste.
And help countries that have typically not consumed a lot to move
towards more responsible consumption patterns.
TAKE URGENT ACTION TO COMBAT CLIMATE
CHANGE AND ITS IMPACTS

Every country in the world is seeing the drastic effects of climate

change, some more than others. On average, the annual losses just
from earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical cyclones and flooding count in the
hundreds of billions of dollars. We can reduce the loss of life and property
by helping more vulnerable regions—such as land-locked countries
and island states—become more resilient. It is still possible, with the
political will and technological measures, to limit the increase in global
mean temperature to two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels—
and thus avoid the worst effects of climate change. The Sustainable
Development Goals lay out a way for countries to work together to meet
this urgent challenge.
CONSERVE AND SUSTAINABLY USE THE
OCEANS, SEAS AND MARINE RESOURCES
FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
The oceans make human life possible. Their temperature, their chemistry,
their currents, their life forms. For one thing, more than 3 billion people
depend on marine and coastal diversity for their livelihoods. But today
we are seeing nearly a third of the world’s fish stocks overexploited.
That’s not a sustainable way of life. Even people who live nowhere near
the ocean can’t live without it. Oceans absorb about 30 percent of the
carbon dioxide that humans produce; but we’re producing more carbon
dioxide than ever before and that makes the oceans more acidic—26%
more, since the start of the industrial revolution. Our trash doesn’t help
either—13,000 pieces of plastic litter on every square kilometer of ocean.
Sounds bad, right? Don’t despair! The Sustainable Development Goals
indicate targets for managing and protecting life below water.
PROTECT, RESTORE AND PROMOTE
SUSTAINABLE USE OF TERRESTRIAL
ECOSYSTEMS, SUSTAINABLY MANAGE
FORESTS, COMBAT DESERTIFICATION, AND
HALT AND REVERSE LAND DEGRADATION
AND HALT BIODIVERSITY LOSS
Humans and other animals rely on other forms of life on land for food,
clean air, clean water, and as a means of combatting climate change.
Plant life makes up 80% of the human diet. Forests, which cover 30%
of the Earth’s surface, help keep the air and water clean and the Earth’s
climate in balance. That’s not to mention they’re home to millions of
animal species. But the land and life on it are in trouble. Arable land
is disappearing 30 to 35 times faster than it has historically. Deserts
are spreading. Animal breeds are going extinct. We can turn these
trends around. Fortunately, the Sustainable Development Goals aim to
conserve and restore the use of terrestrial ecosystems such as forests,
wetlands, drylands and mountains by 2030.
PROMOTE PEACEFUL AND INCLUSIVE
SOCIETIES FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDE ACCESS TO
JUSTICE FOR ALL AND BUILD EFFECTIVE,
ACCOUNTABLE AND INCLUSIVE
INSTITUTIONS AT ALL LEVELS
How can a country develop—how can people eat and teach and learn
and work and raise families—without peace? And how can a country
have peace without justice, without human rights, without government
based on the rule of law? Some parts of the world enjoy relative peace
and justice, and may come to take it for granted. Other parts seem to
be plagued by armed conflict, crime, torture and exploitation, all of
which hinders their development. The goal of peace and justice is one
for all countries to strive towards. The Sustainable Development Goals
aim to reduce all forms of violence and propose that governments
and communities find lasting solutions to conflict and insecurity. That
means strengthening the rule of law, reducing the flow of illicit arms,
and bringing developing countries more into the center of institutions
of global governance.
STRENGTHEN THE MEANS OF
IMPLEMENTATION AND REVITALIZE THE
GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
The Sustainable Development Goals are pretty big to-do list, don’t you
think? In fact, it’s so big, you may just want to throw your hands up in the
air. “Forget it! Can’t be done! Why even try!” But we’ve got a lot going for
us. The world is more interconnected today than ever before, thanks to
the internet, travel and global institutions. There’s a growing consensus
about the need to work together to stop climate change. And the
Sustainable Development Goals are no small matter either. 193 countries
agreed on these goals. Pretty incredible, isn’t it? 193 countries agreeing
on anything? The final goal lays out a way for nations to work together to
achieve all the other Goals.
? WHAT CAN
I DO TO HELP
There are many ways to show your support and help us reach
the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Here are a few :

Make a donation
Money doesn’t just make the world go around; it’s also the most direct
way to reduce and eradicate all forms of poverty.

Start a fundraiser
Fundraising is a great way to raise money, create awareness, and inspire
others. Plus, it’s fun!

Go shopping
Visit shop.undp.org for SDG merchandise, and show off the goals you’re
most passionate about.

Spread the word

Search for @UNDP on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and share the
content you love.

To donate or learn more about fundraising, visit undp.org/takeaction

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welcome to project earth again in this

video we'll be talking about UN

sustainable development goal number six

which is all to do with ensuring world

sanitation here's what we know about 1.8

billion people worldwide consume a

contaminated water supply and about 2.4

billion people do not have access to

simple hygiene facilities like bathrooms

and showers also about 1,000 children

die daily because of totally avoidable

diarrhea relevant diseases which are due

to lack of Hygiene here's what the UN

strives to do by the year 2030 the UN

would like to create reliable access to

safe affordable and clean drinking water

and adequate sanitation and hygiene

facilities for all people they would

also like to preserve water related

ecosystems including mountains forests

wetlands lakes and rivers here are some

things you can do to help try not to

waste water in your daily life

turn off the water as you brush your

teeth take shorter showers make sure to

also take good care of your water and

use it effectively

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hey thanks for watching make sure to

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welcome to project earth again in this

video we'll be talking about UN

sustainable development goal number five

which is all to do with creating gender

equality here's what we know the vast

majority of gender inequality and

domestic violence is toward women and

girls however there are actually three

million male domestic violence victims

every year these people are looked upon

as cowardly and weak also one-third of

countries in the world have not yet

reached gender parity in primary

education here's what the UN strives to

do by the year 2030 the UN would like to

end all forms of discrimination against

all women and girls and eliminate all

harmful practices such as forced

marriage and genital mutilation they

would also like to eliminate all forms

of gender-based violence including

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trafficking sexual abuse and other types

of exploitation here are some things you

can do to help the easiest way is to

just be a kind considerate person to

everyone no matter their gender try to

create a balance among everyone and make

sure to spread the word you can also

stand up for gender equality through

protests and events hey thanks for

watching make sure to check out all the

other sustainable development videos on

the earth again channel have a great

rest of your day and we'll see you in

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welcome to project earth again in this

video we'll be talking about UN

sustainable development goal number four

which is all to do with creating quality

education here's what we know

about 57 million children and youths are

not in school or under any form of

Education half of these children live in

neighborhoods that are war-torn and

could potentially be dangerous also

education is a factor to solving most of

our world's problems if everyone was

assured of a quality education then

poverty and gender inequality might have

never existed here's what the UN strives

to do by the year 2030 the UN would like

to ensure that all children complete

free equitable and quality education and

create access to quality early childhood

development and care programs they would

also like to achieve literacy and

numeracy among many people who do not

possess such skills here are some things

you can do to help there are hundreds of

charities you could donate to that

realize the true importance of quality

education such as UNICEF school in a box

you can also spread the word about

making education free for everyone hey

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out all the other sustainable

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Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a

necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable
world. 

There has been progress over the last decades: More girls are
going to school, fewer girls are forced into early marriage, more
women are serving in parliament and positions of leadership, and
laws are being reformed to advance gender equality. 

Despite these gains, many challenges remain: discriminatory

laws and social norms remain pervasive, women continue to be
underrepresented at all levels of political leadership, and 1 in 5
women and girls between the ages of 15 and 49 report
experiencing physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner
within a 12-month period.

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic could reverse the limited

progress  that has been made on gender equality and women’s
rights.  The coronavirus outbreak exacerbates existing
inequalities  for women and girls across every sphere – from
health and the economy, to security and social protection. 

Women play a disproportionate role in responding to the virus,

including as frontline healthcare workers and carers at home.
Women’s unpaid care work has increased significantly as a result
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Women are also harder hit by the economic impacts of COVID-19,

as they disproportionately work in insecure labour markets.
Nearly 60 per cent of women work in the informal economy,
which puts them at greater risk of falling into poverty. 

The pandemic has also led to a steep increase in violence

against women and girls. With lockdown measures in place,
many women are trapped at home with their abusers, struggling
to access services that are suffering from cuts and restrictions.
Emerging data shows that, since the outbreak of the pandemic,
violence against women and girls – and particularly domestic
violence – has intensified.

COVID-19 response

“Limited gains in gender equality and

women’s rights made over the decades
are in danger of being rolled back due to
the COVID-19 pandemic,” the UN
Secretary-General said in April 2020,
urging  governments to put women and
girls at the centre of their recovery efforts.

Women are not only the hardest

hit by this pandemic, they are
also the backbone of recovery in
communities. Putting women
and girls at the centre of economies will fundamentally
drive better and more sustainable development
outcomes for all, support a more rapid recovery, and
place the world back on a footing to achieve the
Sustainable Development Goals. 

Every COVID-19 response plans, and every recovery

package and budgeting of resources, needs to address
the gender impacts of this pandemic . This means: (1)
including women and women’s organizations in COVID-
19 response planning and decision-making; (2)
transforming the inequities of unpaid care work into a
new, inclusive care economy that works for everyone;
and (3) designing socio-economic plans with an
intentional focus on the lives and futures of women and
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UN Women has developed a rapid and targeted response

to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on women
and girls and to ensure that the long-term recovery
benefits them, focused on five priorities:

1. Gender-based violence, including domestic

violence, is mitigated and reduced
2. Social protection and economic stimulus packages
serve women and girls
3. People support and practise equal sharing of care
work
4. Women and girls lead and participate in COVID-19
response planning and decision-making
5. Data and coordination mechanisms include gender
perspectives

The COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity for

radical, positive action to redress long-standing
inequalities in multiple areas of women’s lives, and build
a more just and resilient world. 

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the age of 18 and at least 200

million women and girls in 30
countries have undergone
FGM.

The rates of girls between 15-

19  who are subjected to FGM
(female genital mutilation) in
the 30 countries where the
practice is concentrated have
dropped from 1 in 2 girls in
2000 to 1 in 3 girls by 2017.

In 18 countries, husbands can

legally prevent their wives from
working; in 39 countries,
daughters and sons do not
have equal inheritance rights;
and 49 countries lack laws
protecting women from
domestic violence.

One in five women and girls ,

including 19 per cent of women
and girls aged 15 to 49, have
experienced physical and/or
sexual violence by an intimate
partner within the last 12
months. Yet, 49 countries have
no laws that specifically protect
women from such violence.

While women have made

important inroads into political
office across the world, their
representation in national
parliaments at 23.7 per cent is
still far from parity.

In 46 countries, women now

hold more than 30 per cent of
seats in national parliament in
at least one chamber.

Only 52 per cent of women

married or in a union freely
make their own decisions
about sexual relations,
contraceptive use and health
care.
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Globally, women are just 13 per

cent of agricultural land
holders.

Women in Northern Africa hold

less than one in five paid jobs
in the non-agricultural sector.
The proportion of women in
paid employment  outside the
agriculture sector has
increased from 35 per cent in
1990 to 41 per cent in 2015.

More than 100 countries 

have taken action to track
budget allocations for gender
equality.

In Southern Asia, a girl’s risk of

marrying  in childhood has
dropped by over 40per cent
since 2000.

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The
European
Union (EU)
and the
United
Nations
(UN) are
embarking
on a new, global, multi-year initiative focused on
eliminating all forms of violence against women and
girls (VAWG) – the Spotlight Initiative.

The Initiative is so named as it brings focused attention

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the centre of efforts to achieve gender equality and

women’s empowerment, in line with the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development.

An initial investment in the order of EUR 500 million will

be made, with the EU as the main contributor. Other
donors and partners will be invited to join the Initiative to
broaden its reach and scope. The modality for the
delivery will be a UN multi- stakeholder trust fund,
administered by the Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office, with
the support of core agencies UNDP, UNFPA and UN
Women, and overseen by the Executive Office of the UN
Secretary-General.

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What is the primary goal of SDG #6? Clean Water & Sanitation

What is one of the key ways to avoid getting the Get clean water and soap so that people can wash their hands regularly.
COVID-19 virus that involves access to clean water?

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regions where water is becoming increasingly
scarce.

What are two main causes of water scarcity Persistent drought and rising water demand because of new people
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What does WASH stand for in relation to SDG #6? Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene.

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implementation of urban sanitation projects?

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While substantial progress has been made in increasing access

to clean drinking water and sanitation, billions of people—mostly
in rural areas—still lack these basic services. Worldwide, one in
three people do not have access to safe drinking water, two out
of five people do not have a basic hand-washing facility with
soap and water, and more than 673 million people still practice
open defecation.

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the critical

importance of sanitation, hygiene and adequate access to clean
water for preventing and containing diseases. Hand hygiene
saves lives. According to the World Health Organization,
handwashing is one of the most effective actions you can take to
reduce the spread of pathogens and prevent infections, including
the COVID-19 virus. Yet billions of people still lack safe water
sanitation, and funding is inadequate.

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be stopped without access to safe water for people

living in vulnerability, UN experts said. 

The impacts of COVID-19 could be considerably higher

on the urban poor living in slums, who don’t have access
to clean water. UN-Habitat is working with partners to
facilitate access to running water and  handwashing in
informal settlements. 

UNICEF is urgently appealing for funding and support to

reach more girls and boys with basic water, sanitation
and hygiene facilities, especially those children who are
cut off from safe water because they live in remote
areas, or in places where water is untreated or polluted,
or because they are without a home, living in a slum or
on the street.

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the International

Organization for Migration (IOM) is adjusting its WASH
services to prevent the spread of the disease. This
includes continued support to affected, at-risk, low-
capacity and fragile countries to secure WASH services
and infection prevention control in health facilities. 

Read more about the work in response to COVID-19 by

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population has the

world careening
towards a global
water crisis.
Recognizing the
growing challenge of
water scarcity the UN General Assembly launched the Water
Action Decade on 22 March 2018, to mobilize action that will help
transform how we manage water.

Why it matters: Clean Water Infographic: Clean Water

and Sanitation and Sanitation

Facts and figures

1 in 4 health care facilities 

lacks basic water services

3 in 10 people lack access to

safely managed drinking water
services and 6 in 10 people
lack access to safely managed
sanitation facilities.

At least 892 million people

continue to practice open
defecation.

Women and girls are

responsible for water collection
in 80 per cent of households
without access to water on
premises.

Between 1990 and 2015, the

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population using an improved

drinking water source has
increased from 76 per cent to
90 per cent

Water scarcity affects more

than 40 per cent of the global
population and is projected to
rise. Over 1.7 billion people are
currently living in river basins
where water use exceeds
recharge.

2.4 billion people lack access

to basic sanitation services,
such as toilets or latrines

More than 80 per cent of

wastewater resulting from
human activities is discharged
into rivers or sea without any
pollution removal

Each day, nearly 1,000 children

die due to preventable water
and sanitation-related
diarrheal diseases

Approximately 70 per cent of

all water abstracted from rivers,
lakes and aquifers is used for
irrigation

Floods and other water-related

disasters account for 70 per
cent of all deaths related to
natural disasters

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