INTHEYEAR2015,LEADERSFROM193COUNTRIESOFTHEWORLDCAMETOGETHERTOFACETHEFUTURE.Andwhattheysawwasdaunting.Famines.Drought.Wars.Plagues.Poverty.Notjustinsomefarawayplace,butintheirowncitiesandtownsandvillages.Theyknewthingsdidn’thavetobethisway.Theyknewwehadenoughfoodtofeedtheworld,butthatitwasn’tgettingshared.TheyknewthereweremedicinesforHIVandotherdiseases,buttheycostalot.Theyknewthatearthquakesandfloodswereinevitable,butthatthehighdeathtollswerenot.Theyalsoknewthatbillionsofpeopleworldwidesharedtheirhopeforabetterfuture.SoleadersfromthesecountriescreatedaplancalledtheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).Thissetof17goalsimaginesafuturejust15yearsoffthatwouldberidofpovertyandhunger,andsafefromtheworsteffectsofclimatechange.It’sanambitiousplan.Butthere’sampleevidencethatwecansucceed.Inthepast15years,theinternationalcommunitycutextremepovertyinhalf.Nowwecanfinishthejob.TheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP)isoneoftheleadingorganizationsworkingtofulfiltheSDGsbytheyear2030.Presentinnearly170countriesandterritories,wehelpnationsmaketheGoalsareality.WealsochampiontheGoalssothatpeopleeverywhereknowhowtodotheirpart.UNDPisproudtocontinueasaleaderinthisglobalmovement.LearnabouttheSustainableDevelopmentGoals.What’syourGoal?ENDEXTREMEPOVERTYINALLFORMSBY2030.Yes,it’sanambitiousgoal—butwebelieveitcanbedone.In2000,theworldcommittedtohalvingthenumberofpeoplelivinginextremepovertybytheyear2015andwemetthisgoal.However,morethan800millionpeoplearoundtheworldstillliveonlessthan$1.25aday—that’sabouttheequivalentoftheentirepopulationofEuropelivinginextremepoverty.Nowit’stimetobuildonwhatwelearnedandendpovertyaltogether.ENDHUNGER,ACHIEVEFOODSECURITYANDIMPROVEDNUTRITIONANDPROMOTESUSTAINABLEAGRICULTUREInthepast20years,hungerhasdroppedbyalmosthalf.Manycountriesthatusedtosufferfromfamineandhungercannowmeetthenutritionalneedsoftheirmostvulnerablepeople.It’sanincredibleaccomplishment.Nowwecangofurtherandendhungerandmalnutritiononceandforall.Thatmeansdoingthingssuchaspromotingsustainableagricultureandsupportingsmallfarmers.It’satallorder.Butforthesakeofthenearly1outofevery9peopleonearthwhogotobedhungryeverynight,we’vegottotry.Imagineaworldwhereeveryonehasaccesstosufficientandnutritiousfoodallyearround.Together,wecanmakethatarealityby2030.ENSUREHEALTHYLIVESANDPROMOTEWELL-BEINGFORALLATALLAGESWeallknowhowimportantitistobeingoodhealth.Ourhealthaffectseverythingfromhowmuchweenjoylifetowhatworkwecanperform.That’swhythere’saGoaltomakesureeveryonehashealthcoverageandaccesstosafeandeffectivemedicinesandvaccines.Inthe25yearsbeforetheSDGs,wemadebigstrides—preventablechilddeathsdroppedbymorethanhalf,andmaternalmortalitywentdownbyalmostasmuch.Andyetsomeothernumbersremaintragicallyhigh,likethefactthat6millionchildrendieeveryyearbeforetheirfifthbirthday,orthatAIDSistheleadingcauseofdeathforadolescentsinsub-SaharanAfrica.Wehavethemeanstoturnthataroundandmakegoodhealthmorethanjustawish.ENSUREINCLUSIVEANDEQUITABLEQUALITYEDUCATIONANDPROMOTELIFELONGLEARNINGOPPORTUNITIESFORALLFirst,thebadnewsoneducation.Poverty,armedconflictandotheremergencieskeepmany,manykidsaroundtheworldoutofschool.Infact,kidsfromthepooresthouseholdsarefourtimesmorelikelytobeoutofschoolthanthoseoftherichesthouseholds.Nowforsomegoodnews.Since2000,therehasbeenenormousprogressonthegoaltoprovideprimaryeducationtoallchildrenworldwide:thetotalen...
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