17 Goals to Transform Our World

The Sustainable Development Goals are a call for action by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. They recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and environmental protection.

Sustainable Development Goal 1

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Sustainable Development Goal 2

End hunger, achieve food security & improved nutrition & promote sustainable agriculture

Sustainable Development Goal 3

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

Sustainable Development Goal 4

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

Sustainable Development Goal 5

Achieve gender equality & empower all women & girls

Sustainable Development Goal 3

Ensure availability & sustainable management of water & sanitation for all

Sustainable Development Goal 7

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable & modern energy for all

Sustainable Development Goal 8

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

Sustainable Development Goal 9

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive & sustainable industrialization & foster innovation

Sustainable Development Goal 10

Reduce inequality within and among countries

Sustainable Development Goal 11

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

Sustainable Development Goal 12

Ensure sustainable consumption & production patterns

Sustainable Development Goal 13

Take urgent action to combat climate change & its impacts

Sustainable Development Goal 14

Conserve & sustainably use the oceans, seas & marine resources for sustainable development

Sustainable Development Goal 15

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

Sustainable Development Goal 16

Promote peaceful & inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all & build effective, accountable & inclusive institutions at all levels

Sustainable Development Goal 17

Strengthen the means of implementation & revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development