Trajectories for the Sustainable Development Goals

At the UN Sustainable Development Summit, in September 2015, the leaders of 193-member states of the United Nations formally adopted an ambitious agenda for sustainable development for the next 15 years. The 2030 Agenda embeds the on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), comprised of 17 goals and 169 targets. These goals and targets cover economic, social, and environmental dimensions of development, offering a comprehensive view of what is needed for sustainable human well-being.

The SDGs continue to tackle the issues that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) attempted to solve, but they go further. They highlight a global partnership to end extreme poverty and protect the planet for the next generations, while leaving no one behind. Individual countries face the challenge of translating these ambitions into feasible strategies, with clear targets and specific policies based on country circumstances and initial conditions and national priorities. A major issue has been managing financing and service delivery gaps at the country level. Thus, identifying specific service delivery and financing solutions to close attainment gaps is crucial to meeting our development goals.

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