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Amani: good afternoon everyone, tdy we r gonna talk about sdgs and their progress
throughout the years. First lets talk about the question “what does the term SDG
mean?”
Nithini: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a collection of 17 global

goals set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 in. They are a universal
call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy
peace and prosperity by 2030.
Amani: Great! Since we now know what Sustainable Development Goals means,
Lets delve into the each of their goals.
1. No Poverty: This goal aims to ensure that everyone has enough income to
meet their basic needs, like food, housing, and healthcare. It involves
tackling issues such as unemployment, social exclusion, and unequal access
to resources and opportunities.
2. Zero Hunger: Beyond just providing food, this goal focuses on ensuring
that people have access to nutritious food that meets their dietary needs. It
involves promoting sustainable agriculture, improving food distribution
systems, and addressing issues like food waste and malnutrition.
3. Good Health and Well-being: This goal involves not only physical health
but also mental and social well-being. It involves improving healthcare
services, promoting healthy lifestyles, and addressing factors such as
pollution, disease outbreaks, and access to clean water and sanitation.
4. Quality Education: Beyond just attending school, this goal emphasizes the
importance of providing education that is broad, relevant, and of high
quality. It involves ensuring access to education for all, training teachers,
improving school facilities, and promoting lifelong learning opportunities.
5. Gender Equality: This goal seeks to eliminate discrimination and empower

all individuals, regardless of gender, to fully participate in society. It
involves promoting equal rights and opportunities in areas such as education,
employment, and decision-making processes.
6. Clean Water and Sanitation: Access to clean water and sanitation is

essential for health, dignity, and economic development. This goal involves
ensuring access to safe and affordable drinking water, improving sanitation
facilities, and promoting hygiene practices to prevent waterborne diseases.
7. Affordable and Clean Energy: This goal addresses the need to move
towards renewable energy sources and improve energy efficiency to lessen
climate change and ensure energy access for all. It involves investing in
clean energy technologies, expanding access to electricity in rural areas, and
promoting sustainable energy use.
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth: Beyond just employment, this goal
focuses on creating quality jobs that provide fair wages, safe working
conditions, and opportunities for career advancement. It involves promoting
entrepreneurship, supporting small businesses, and investing in skills
training and job creation.
9. Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure: This goal emphasizes the

importance of sustainable industrialization, innovation, and infrastructure
development for economic growth and development. It involves investing in
infrastructure like roads, railways, and telecommunications, promoting
technological innovation, and ensuring environmental sustainability in
industrial practices.
10. Reduced Inequality: This goal aims to reduce income inequality within and
among countries by promoting policies that empower marginalized groups,
such as women, minorities, and people with disabilities. It involves
implementing gradual taxation, social protection programs, and policies that
promote equal opportunities for all.
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities: Urbanization presents both

opportunities and challenges for sustainable development. This goal focuses
on making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and
sustainable. It involves promoting affordable housing, improving public
transportation, enhancing green spaces, and mitigating the impacts of
climate change and natural disasters in urban areas.
12. Responsible Consumption and Production: This goal addresses the need
to change consumption and production patterns to reduce waste, pollution,
and environmental degradation. It involves promoting sustainable lifestyles,
increasing resource efficiency, and implementing sustainable production and
consumption practices across industries.
13. Climate Action: Climate change poses a significant threat to sustainable

development, requiring urgent action to mitigate its impacts and adapt to
changing conditions. This goal involves reducing greenhouse gas emissions,
transitioning to renewable energy sources, enhancing resilience to climate-
related hazards, and supporting climate mitigation and adaptation efforts
globally.
14. Life Below Water: Oceans and marine ecosystems play a crucial role in
supporting life on Earth, but they face numerous threats, including pollution,
overfishing, and habitat destruction. This goal aims to conserve and
sustainably use marine resources, protect marine biodiversity, and restore
degraded ecosystems to ensure the health and productivity of oceans.
15. Life on Land: Ecosystems on land, including forests, grasslands, and

wetlands, are essential for biodiversity, climate regulation, and human well-
being. This goal focuses on protecting and restoring terrestrial ecosystems,
fighting desertification and land degradation, and conserving biodiversity to
achieve sustainable land use and ecosystem management.
16. Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions: Peace, justice, and effective
governance are fundamental prerequisites for sustainable development. This
goal aims to promote peaceful and inclusive societies, strengthen the rule of
law, and build accountable and transparent institutions at all levels to ensure
access to justice and equal rights for all.
17. Partnerships for the Goals: Achieving the SDGs requires collective action
and collaboration among governments, businesses, civil society, and other
stakeholders at the local, national, and global levels. This goal emphasizes
the importance of forming partnerships, sharing knowledge and resources,
and mobilizing support to implement and achieve all the other goals.
Amani: Next, let us see how some countries have achieved some of these goals
over this period of time.
Maryam: The United Kingdom fulfils no poverty and partnership for goals. They
are regular in Good Health and well-being, and decent work and economic work.
But they need to improve in zero hunger and, affordable and clean energy.
Mexico doesn’t really fulfil any of the goals, but they are regular in gender equality
and climate action.
Australia fulfils Good health and well-being and Sustainable cities and
communities. They are regular in Industry, innovation and infrastructure and
Responsible production and consumption. But they need to improve in Affordable
and clean energy and Life below water.
Sri Lanka has made progress in poverty reduction, gender equality, and access to
education and healthcare. However, they still have challenges maintaining in
environmental sustainability and economic inequality.
We’ve talked about many good things about the SDGs. It’s time we talked about a
few drawbacks of them. Last year, the UN warned that the Covid-19 pandemic had
wiped out four years of progress toward meeting the goals. Some other reasons
why they haven’t made much progress is because,
• They’re vastly underfunded

• They’re not urgent enough
• They’re too vague
• There’s too many of them
• They’re hard to sustain in a fracturing world

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Amani: good afternoon everyone, tdy we r gonna talk about sdgs and their progress

Nithini: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a collection of 17 global

5. Gender Equality: This goal seeks to eliminate discrimination and empower

6. Clean Water and Sanitation: Access to clean water and sanitation is

9. Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure: This goal emphasizes the

11. Sustainable Cities and Communities: Urbanization presents both

13. Climate Action: Climate change poses a significant threat to sustainable

15. Life on Land: Ecosystems on land, including forests, grasslands, and

• They’re vastly underfunded

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