What are the “Sustainable Development Goals”?
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Poverty, environmental degradation, , inequality, hunger: we can act on these global challenges. To do so, the United Nations drew up 17 goals – the SDGs.
What are the goals?
The sustainable development goals or “SDGs” are also known as the “Global Goals”.
Their aim is to make the world a better place by 2030 through initiatives to end poverty, inequality and combat global warming, ensuring that all people enjoy peace.
They were adopted on September 25, 2015 in New York during the United Nations (UN) General Assembly.
There are 17 different SDGs, and they are all connected, so initiatives can cover multiple goals.
Who are they for? Governments, businesses, local communities, associations and schools. And all of us global citizens.
Two concrete examples of taking action.
For governments: increasing the share of renewable energies in the national
.
For young citizens: walking, cycling or taking public transportation rather than a car.
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