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The 

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or Global Goals are a collection of 17 interlinked


global goals designed to be a "blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all".[1] The
SDGs were set up in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly and are intended to be achieved
by the year 2030. They are included in a UN Resolution called the 2030 Agenda or what is
colloquially known as Agenda 2030.[2] The SDGs were developed in the Post-2015 Development
Agenda as the future global development framework to succeed the Millennium Development
Goals which ended in 2015.
The 17 SDGs are: (1) No Poverty, (2) Zero Hunger, (3) Good Health and Well-being, (4) Quality
Education, (5) Gender Equality, (6) Clean Water and Sanitation, (7) Affordable and Clean Energy,
(8) Decent Work and Economic Growth, (9) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, (10) Reducing
Inequality, (11) Sustainable Cities and Communities, (12) Responsible Consumption and Production,
(13) Climate Action, (14) Life Below Water, (15) Life On Land, (16) Peace, Justice, and Strong
Institutions, (17) Partnerships for the Goals.
Though the goals are broad and interdependent, two years later (6 July 2017) the SDGs were made
more "actionable" by a UN Resolution adopted by the General Assembly. The resolution
identifies specific targets for each goal, along with indicators that are being used to measure
progress toward each target.[3] The year by which the target is meant to be achieved is usually
between 2020 and 2030.[4] For some of the targets, no end date is given.
To facilitate monitoring, a variety of tools exist to track and visualize progress towards the goals. All
intention is to make data more available and easily understood.[5] For example, the
online publication SDG-Tracker, launched in June 2018, presents available data across all
indicators.[5] The SDGs pay attention to multiple cross-cutting issues, like gender equity, education,
and culture cut across all of the SDGs. There were serious impacts and implications of the COVID-
19 pandemic on all 17 SDGs in the year 2020.[6]

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