Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that were established to respond to address the world's main development challenges are due to expire at the end of this year. These goals were adopted and signed by about 147 heads of state and governments following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations that took place during the Rio+20, in September 2000. Despite numerous global, regional and national commitments to achieve all this goals, not all of them have been delivered as expected .For example the goal on cutting extreme poverty by half , is something that has already been achieved as a group but not accomplished at county by country , region by region level . Some parts of the developing countries in Africa and other parts of the world still suffers from extreme poverty , hunger , diseases ,violence and conflicts , gender inequality , poor governance among others . There has been critics of the MDG's that they were considered targets for poor countries to achieve, with finance from wealthy states. We need a new and dramatic approach on how to respond to world challenges every country will be expected to work towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. From the Rio +20 ,Future we Want report ,World leaders in different working groups have agreed to make a transition from MDGs to SDGs , the SDGs are expected to be Action –Oriented , Concise and Easy to Communicate ,Limited in number , Inspirational ,Global in nature and Universally applicable to all countries while taking into account different national realities ,capacities and levels of development and respecting national policies and priorities. SDG is building on ending extreme poverty, addressing and focusing on priority areas for the achieving economic development that is inclusive of environment, social and good governance. Proposed Sustainable Development Goals: | Goal 1 | End poverty in all its forms everywhere | | Goal 2 | End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture | | Goal 3 | Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages | | Goal 4 | Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all | | Goal 5 | Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls | | Goal 6 | Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all | | Goal 7 | Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all | | Goal 8 | Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all | | Goal 9 | Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation | | Goal 10 | Reduce inequality within and among countries | | Goal 11 | Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable | | Goal 12 | Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns | | Goal 13 | Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts* | | Goal 14 | Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development | | Goal 15 | Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss | | Goal 16 | Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels | | Goal 17 | Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development | Reference read more to familiarize yourselfs
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