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