UnitedNationsTheSustainableDevelopmentGoalsReport2017Contents2Foreword3Overview14Harnessingthepowerofdata16Goal1:Nopoverty18Goal2:Zerohunger20Goal3:Goodhealthandwell-being24Goal4:Qualityeducation26Goal5:Genderequality30Goal6:Cleanwaterandsanitation32Goal7:Affordableandcleanenergy34Goal8:Decentworkandeconomicgrowth36Goal9:Industry,innovationandinfrastructure38Goal10:Reducedinequalities40Goal11:Sustainablecitiesandcommunities42Goal12:Responsibleconsumptionandproduction44Goal13:Climateaction46Goal14:Lifebelowwater48Goal15:Lifeonland50Goal16:Peace,justiceandstronginstitutions54Goal17:PartnershipsfortheGoals58Anotetothereader59RegionalgroupingsUnitedNationsNewYork,2017TheSustainableDevelopmentGoalsReport2017TheSustainableDevelopmentGoalsReport20172ForewordInadoptingthe2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment,worldleadersresolvedtofreehumanityfrompoverty,secureahealthyplanetforfuturegenerations,andbuildpeaceful,inclusivesocietiesasafoundationforensuringlivesofdignityforall.Thiscollectivejourneyhasatitsheartapromisetoleavenoonebehind.The2030Agendaisdeliberatelyambitiousandtransformational,withasetof17integratedandindivisibleSustainableDevelopmentGoalsandtargetstoguideus.Crucially,itisauniversalagenda,applyingtoallcountries;eventherichesthaveyettofullyensurewomen’srights,conquerinequalityorsafeguardtheenvironment.Implementationhasbegun,buttheclockisticking.Thisreportshowsthattherateofprogressinmanyareasisfarslowerthanneededtomeetthetargetsby2030.Focusedactionsareneededtoliftthe767millionpeoplewhostillliveonlessthan1.90USdollarsaday,andtoensurefoodsecurityforthe793millionpeoplewhoroutinelyconfronthunger.Weneedtodoubletherateatwhichwearereducingmaternaldeaths.Weneedmoredeterminedprogresstowardssustainableenergy,andgreaterinvestmentsinsustainableinfrastructure.Andweneedtobringqualityeducationwithinreachofall;ifallchildreninlow-incomecountriescompleteduppersecondaryschoolby2030,percapitaincomewouldincreaseby75percentby2050andwecouldadvancethefighttoeliminatepovertybyafulldecade.Genderinequalityisstilldeeplyentrenched,asmanifestedintheslowprogressinwomen’srepresentationinpoliticallife,indecision-makingwithintheirownhouseholds,andintheviolence,mostoftenwithimpunity,thatwomenandgirlsfaceinallsocieties.Youngpeoplecontinuetofacealarminglyhighratesofunemployment,andtheirvoicesareyettobesufficientlyincludedinthedeliberationsaffectingtheirlivesandfutures.Morethan2billionpeoplearelivingincountrieswithexcesswaterstress.Nineoutof10citydwellersarelivingincitieswhereairpollutionisahealthhazard.Planetarywarmingcontinuesunabated,settinganewrecordofabout1.1degreescentigradeabovethepre-industrialperiodandcontributingtoanincreasedfrequencyofextremeweatherevents.Sustainabledevelopmentalsodependsfundamentallyonupholdinghumanrightsandensuringpeaceandsecurity.Leavingnoonebehindalsomeansreducinginequalitieswithinandamongcountries,reachingthosemostatrisk,andstrengtheningourresolvetopreventconflictandsustainpeace.Thisreportprovidesasnapshotofoureffortstodate.Itstressesthathigh-levelpoliticalleadershipandnewpartnershipswillbeessentialforsustainingmomentum.Italsounderscorestheneedforreliable,timely,accessibleanddisaggregateddatatomeasureprogress,informdecision-makingandensurethateveryoneiscounted.The2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopmentaimstoimprovethelivesandfutureprospectsofeveryone,everywhere.Alongwiththe“Sus...