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What are Sustainable development goals?
This is to give a overview and insight into what the history, the evolution, and the management of the sustainable development goals.
History
of the sdgs
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) evolved from the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which the United Nations originally developed from 2000-2015. However, shortly after their Millennium Summit, which these goals prompted, they discovered they had critically missed many issues which could not sustain these eight goals. They discovered they lacked the inclusion and diversity of marginalized communities, including but not limited to people with disabilities.
As a result, they developed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which focused on a more detailed plan of which targets they wanted to achieve with those goals. From the eight original targeted goals, they expanded it to nine other goals for a total of 17.
mdgs
(2000-2015)
SDGs
(2015-2030)
mdgs evolved to sdgs
Since the launch of the 2015-2030 SDGs, the UN has developed over time a website that illustrates the statuses of their goals regarding all 17 SDGs. They do include infographics, pictures, press and media releases, and more.
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Each SDG has its own page, which will demonstrate the comparisons between nation-states and the global averages of each status in achieving the goals.
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To find out how the nation-states are doing with the UN SDGs, click the button below, and you can discover the information you seek.
In July 2022, the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) provided the subtext for the 2023 SDG Summit which would help provide more information on how the UN should proceed after 2030 regarding the SDGs.
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In July 2023, the HLPF will host another conference in which the UN would have 41 Voluntary National Reviews nations-states.
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Furthermore, in September 2023, the UN will host the 2023 SDG Summit, which would have further implementation strategies of post-2030 Agenda.