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Sustainable Development Goals from Vajirao & Reddy Institute

By : Author Desk Updated : 2024-09-09 17:18:58

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

The world leaders under UN, in 2015, decided to adopt Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the targets for the countries in the post 2015 period. The SDGs have to be achieved till 2030. WAS IT THE FIRST TIME SUCH GOALS WERE BEING ADOPTED? No. The UN adopted Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000 as the post development goals/agenda. The MDGs had to be adopted till 2015. MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were a set of 8 goals established by the United Nations in 2000 with the aim of addressing the world's most pressing development challenges by 2015. These goals were adopted by all 189 UN member states and served as a framework for global development efforts during the first decade of the 21st century. The 8 MDGs were:
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger: This goal aimed to halve the proportion of people living in extreme poverty and hunger by 2015.
  • Achieve universal primary education: This goal aimed to ensure that all children, boys and girls, completed a full course of primary education by 2015.
  • Promote gender equality and empower women: This goal aimed to eliminate gender disparities in primary and secondary education by 2005 and in all levels of education by 2015.
  • Reduce child mortality: This goal aimed to reduce child mortality rates by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015.
  • Improve maternal health: This goal aimed to reduce maternal mortality rates by three-quarters between 1990 and 2015.
  • Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases: This goal aimed to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS and malaria and begin to reverse the incidence of these diseases by 2015.
  • Ensure environmental sustainability: This goal aimed to ensure that sustainable development was achieved by 2015.
  • Develop a global partnership for development: This goal aimed to address the special needs of the least developed countries, including through debt relief, enhanced trade preferences, and increased aid flows.
HISTORY OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
  1. 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
  • Adopted by all UN Member States in 2015.
  • Blueprint for peace, prosperity, and protecting the planet.
  • Core: 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  • Urgent call for action by all countries to work in partnership.
  • Goals focus on ending poverty, improving health, education, and tackling climate change.
  1. Background and Foundations
  • SDGs build on years of UN and global efforts towards sustainable development.
  • In June 1992, the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro led to the adoption of Agenda 21, focusing on sustainable development.
  • In 2000, the Millennium Summit led to the creation of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), targeting extreme poverty reduction by 2015.
  1. Key Milestones
  • 2002: World Summit on Sustainable Development in South Africa reaffirmed commitments to poverty eradication and environmental protection.
  • 2012: Rio+20 Conference launched the process for developing the SDGs and the creation of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
  • 2013: The General Assembly established a 30-member Open Working Group to propose SDGs.
  1. Adoption of SDGs
  • 2015 marked a major year for global agreements:
    • Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (March 2015).
    • Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development (July 2015).
    • 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with its 17 SDGs was adopted at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015.
    • Paris Agreement on Climate Change (December 2015).
  1. Implementation and Support
  • The High-level Political Forum now serves as the main platform for reviewing SDG progress.
  • The Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) under UNDESA supports the implementation and capacity-building for SDGs.
  • DSDG helps evaluate and advocate for the successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda, focusing on global issues like water, energy, climate, and partnerships.
  1. Global Commitment
  • All stakeholders, including governments and civil society, are encouraged to commit to achieving the global goals.
Agenda: The agenda, titled "Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development," is a non-binding framework for international development efforts.   Note: Connect with Vajirao & Reddy Institute to keep yourself updated with latest UPSC Current Affairs in English. Note: We upload Current Affairs Except Sunday.