Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's)

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's)

Goal 1: No Poverty

Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being

Goal 4: Quality Education

Goal 5: Gender Equality

Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Goal 1: No Poverty (description)

aims to eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere by 2030, where extreme poverty is measured as living on less than us $1.25 a day.

Goal 2: Zero Hunger (description)

aims to end all forms of hunger and malnutrition, by ensuring all people, especially children, the poor, pregnant/lactating females, the elderly and those in vulnerable situations have access to safe, nutrious food all year round.

Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being (description)

aims to improve physical, mental health and well-being in all countries, by reducing morbidity and mortality due to common causes.

Goal 4: Quality Education (description)

aims to ensure all girls and boys have access to quality education from pre-primary through to tertiary. This means completion of free primary and secondary education.

Goal 5: Gender Equality (description)

aims to ensure opportunities for both males and females in all areas of life, including leadership in decision making and access to economic and natural resources.

Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (description)

aims to achieve universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation for all people.

Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (description)

aims to achieve full and productive employment and safe/decent work for all women and men, including those with disabilities and migrants.

Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (description)

aims to reduce all forms of violence and related deaths everywhere, by respecting and potecting human rights to promote peaceful and inclusive societies.

Goal 1: No Poverty (importance)

- Millions of people still live on less than $1.25 per day, leading to lack of access to food, healthcare, education and lower ability to participate in the community.

- Poverty results in high morbidity and mortality rates from preventable causes.

- Lack of income reduces the capacity for a country to develop it's economy.

Goal 2: Zero Hunger (importance)

- Extreme hunger leads to malnutrition, which results in high mortality rates, particularly U5MR.

- Increased morbidity decreases school and work attendance, and decreasing income which generates another generation of poverty.

Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being (importance)

- Communicable > malaria, HIV/AIDS,

- Non-Communicable > CVD

- Maternal mortality rates are extremely high in developing countries (related to lack of access to healthcare)

Goal 4: Quality Education (importance)

- Limited education results in less health knowledge

- Literacy rates are extremely low in many deveoping countries

Goal 5: Gender Equality (importance)

- Millions of women and girls around the world, but mainly in developing countries, experience violence and inequality based on gender, every day.

- Women/girls lack equal opportunity to access healthcare, education, employment

Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (importance)

- Millions of people around the world do not have access to an improved (safe) water source and sanitation.

- This results in high mortality rates from preventable diseases

Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (importance)

- Millions of people are unemploed, which forces them to live below the poverty line. This is especially true for females.

- Poverty decreases education/employment/shelter/healthcare and food access.

Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (importance)

- Physical environment is impacted on, reducing ability to work to school, and injuries or deaths are at higher rates.

Goal 1: No Poverty (targets)

- children living in poverty implementing social protection systems

- eradicating extreme poverty currently measured as people living on less than US $1.25 a day

Goal 2: Zero Hunger (targets)

- end all forms of malnutrition

- increase investment in agriculture infrastructure, research and technology

Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being (targets)

- reduce global maternal mortality to less than 70 per 100 000 live births

- strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including drugs and alcohol

Goal 4: Quality Education (targets)

- ensure all youth and adults have adequate literacy and numeracy skills

- ensure all children complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education

- ensure all children have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education

Goal 5: Gender Equality (targets)

- end all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere

- end all forms of violence against women and girls, including human trafficking and sexual exploitation

Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (targets)

- enable access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all

- protect and restore water-related ecosystems

- achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water

Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (targets)

- enable sustained per capita economic growth

- increase economic productivity

-end forced labour, slavery and human trafficking and all forms of child labour

Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (targets)

- reduce occupations

-reduce all forms of violence and related deaths

Major Objectives

- end extreme poverty

- fight inequailty and justice

- tackle climate change

Area's of Importance

- people

- peace

- partnership

- prosperity

- planet