The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

In September 2015, world leaders and civil society representatives gathered at UN headquarters in New York and decided on a plan of action to eradicate poverty, protect the planet and ensure that people achieve peace and prosperity. This plan, known as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, resulted in the creation of 17 Sustainable Development Objectives (ODS), which are based on the old Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

                                           

The Agenda 2030 states that in order to guide the world towards a sustainable path, bold and transformative action is urgently needed. The ODS, in turn, is an ambitious list of targets to be met by 2030. The main goal of this new agenda is to leave no one behind. That is, it is imperative that all people in all parts of the world become part of this transformation.

The process leading to the post 2015 development agenda was led by UN member states with the participation of key civil society groups and stakeholders. The agenda reflects new development challenges and is linked to the outcome of Rio + 20 - the UN Conference on Sustainable Development - held in June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

"The 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets we are announcing today demonstrate the scale and ambition of this new universal Agenda, building on the legacy of the Millennium Development Goals and concluding what they have failed to achieve. They will seek to attain human rights of all people and achieve gender equality, as well as the empowerment of women and girls.These are integrated and indivisible, and they balance the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic, social and environmental "

- Excerpt from the Preamble of the final document of Agenda 2030 "Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development"

 

Know more:

www.agenda2030.org.br

www.onu.org.br/pos2015