Sustainable development goals
What are they?
Why de we need them?
How were they choosen?
Opinion of governments
Funding of the goals
When will the new rules be implemented?
universal set of goals, targets and indicators
frame for agendas and political policies of the United Nations
169 targets
reducing at least half the number of people living in poverty by 2030
eliminating violence against women
representatives from 70 countries
final draft in July 2014 with 17 suggestions
2030 deadline
since January 2016
final wording, preamble and declaration
$66bn a year to eradicate extreme poverty
$7tn for improving infrastructure globally
17 goals are often criticized as too unwieldy to implement or sell to the public
the underlying reason for some countries preferring a narrower brief is to get rid of some of the more uncomfortable goals
it is more important to address wider scope of problems than fewer with a stronger force
tax reforms, prevent illegal financial flows and corruption are very important for achieving these goals
expansion of the millennium development goals
the eight millennium development goals didn't consider the reasons for poverty and overlooked gender inequality
the millennium development goals didn't take economic development into account
presentation of the draft to the UN general assembly in September 2014
for a period of 15 years
first meeting in March 2013
public finance and aid are vital to support the implementation of the SDGs