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United Nations

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21 October 2015

General Assembly
Seventieth session
Agenda items 15 and 116

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 25 September 2015
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/70/L.1)]

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Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development

The General Assembly
Adopts the following outcome document of the United Nations summit for the
adoption of the post-2015 development agenda:

Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development
PreambleThis Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks
to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. We recognize that eradicating
poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest
global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development.
All countries and all stakeholders, acting in collaborative partnership, will
implement this plan. We are resolved to free the human race from the tyranny ofpoverty and want and to heal and secure our planet. We are determined to take thebold and transformative steps which are urgently needed to shift the world on to asustainable and resilient path. As we embark on this collective journey, we pledge
that no one will be left behind.
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets which we areannouncing today demonstrate the scale and ambition of this new universal Agenda.
They seek to build on the Millennium Development Goals and complete what they
did not achieve. They seek to realize the human rights of all and to achieve genderequality and the empowerment of all women and girls. They are integrated andindivisible and balance the three dimensions of sustainable development: theeconomic, social and environmental.
The Goals and targets will stimulate action over the next 15 years in areas ofcritical importance for humanity and the planet.

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PeopleWe are determined to end poverty and hunger, in all their forms anddimensions, and to ensure that all human beings can fulfil their potential in dignity
and equality and in a healthy environment.
PlanetWe are determined to protect the planet from degradation, including throughsustainable consumption and production, sustainably managing its natural resources
and taking urgent action on climate change, so that it can support the needs of thepresent and future generations.
Prosperity
We are determined to ensure that all human beings can enjoy prosperous andfulfilling lives and that economic, social and technological progress occurs inharmony with nature.
Peace
We are determined to foster peaceful, just and inclusive societies which arefree from fear and violence. There can be no sustainable development without peaceand no peace without sustainable development.
Partnership
We are determined to mobilize the means required to implement this Agenda
through a revitalized Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, based on a
spirit of strengthened global solidarity, focused in particular on the needs of thepoorest and most vulnerable and with the participation of all countries, allstakeholders and all people.
The interlinkages and integrated nature of the Sustainable Development Goals
are of crucial importance in ensuring that the purpose of the new Agenda is realized.
If we realize our ambitions across the full extent of the Agenda, the lives of all will
be profoundly improved and our world will be transformed for the better.

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Declaration
Introduction
1.
We, the Heads of State and Government and High Representatives, meeting at
United Nations Headquarters in New York from 25 to 27 September 2015 as theOrganization celebrates its seventieth anniversary, have decided today on new
global Sustainable Development Goals.
2.
On behalf of the peoples we serve, we have adopted a historic decision on acomprehensive, far-reaching and people-centred set of universal and transformative
Goals and targets. We commit ourselves to working tirelessly for the full
implementation of this Agenda by 2030. We recognize that eradicating poverty in allits forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge
and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development. We are committed toachieving sustainable development in its three dimensions – economic, social andenvironmental – in a balanced and integrated manner. We will also build upon theachievements of the Millennium Development Goals and seek to address theirunfinished business.
3.
We resolve, between now and 2030, to end poverty and hunger everywhere; tocombat inequalities within and among countries; to build peaceful, just andinclusive societies; to protect human rights and promote gender equality and theempowerment of women and girls; and to ensure the lasting protection of the planet
and its natural resources. We resolve also to create conditions for sustainable,
inclusive and sustained economic growth, shared prosperity and decent work for all,taking into account different levels of national development and capacities.
4.
As we embark on this great collective journey, we pledge that no one will beleft behind. Recognizing that the dignity of the human person is fundamental, we
wish to see the Goals and targets met for all nations and peoples and for all
segments of society. And we will endeavour to reach the furthest behind first.
5.
This is an Agenda of unprecedented scope and significance. It is accepted by
all countries and is applicable to all, taking into account different national realities,
capacities and levels of development and respecting national policies and priorities.
These are universal goals and targets which involve the entire world, developed anddeveloping countries alike. They are integrated and indivisible and balance the three
dimensions of sustainable development.
6.
The Goals and targets are the result of over two years of intensive public
consultation and engagement with civil society and other stakeholders around theworld, which paid particular attention to the voices of the poorest and mostvulnerable. This consultation included valuable work done by the Open Working
Group of the General Assembly on Sustainable Development Goals and by the United
Nations, whose Secretary-General provided a synthesis report in December 2014.
Our vision
7.
In these Goals and targets, we are setting out a supremely ambitious andtransformational vision. We envisage a world free of poverty, hunger, disease andwant, where all life can thrive. We envisage a world free of fear and violence.
A world with universal literacy. A world with equitable and universal access toquality education at all levels, to health care and social protection, where physical,
mental and social well-being are assured. A world where we reaffirm ourcommitments regarding the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation and
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where there is improved hygiene; and where food is sufficient, safe, affordable andnutritious. A world where human habitats are safe, resilient and sustainable andwhere there is universal access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy.
8.
We envisage a world of universal respect for human rights and human dignity,
the rule of law, justice, equality and non-discrimination; of respect for race,
ethnicity and cultural diversity; and of equal opportunity permitting the full
realization of human potential and contributing to shared prosperity. A world whichinvests in its children and in which every child grows up free from violence andexploitation. A world in which every woman and girl enjoys full gender equality andall legal, social and economic barriers to their empowerment have been removed.
A just, equitable, tolerant, open and socially inclusive world in which the needs ofthe most vulnerable are met.
9.
We envisage a world in which every country enjoys sustained, inclusive andsustainable economic growth and decent work for all. A world in which
consumption and production patterns and use of all natural resources – from air toland, from rivers, lakes and aquifers to oceans and seas – are sustainable. One inwhich democracy, good governance and the rule of law, as well as an enabling
environment at the national and international levels, are essential for sustainable
development, including sustained and inclusive economic growth, social
development, environmental protection and the eradication of poverty and hunger.
One in which development and the application of technology are climate-sensitive,
respect biodiversity and are resilient. One in which humanity lives in harmony withnature and in which wildlife and other living species are protected.
Our shared principles and commitments
10. The new Agenda is guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of theUnited Nations, including full respect for international law. It is grounded in the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1 international human rights treaties, theMillennium Declaration 2 and the 2005 World Summit Outcome. 3 It is informed byother instruments such as the Declaration on the Right to Development. 4
11. We reaffirm the outcomes of all major United Nations conferences andsummits which have laid a solid foundation for sustainable development and havehelped to shape the new Agenda. These include the Rio Declaration on Environmentand Development, 5 the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the World
Summit for Social Development, the Programme of Action of the International
Conference on Population and Development, 6 the Beijing Platform for Action 7 andthe United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. We also reaffirm thefollow-up to these conferences, including the outcomes of the Fourth United_______________
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Resolution 217 A (III).
Resolution 55/2.
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Resolution 60/1.
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Resolution 41/128, annex.
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Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 3–14 June
1992, vol. I, Resolutions Adopted by the Conference (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.93.I.8 andcorrigendum), resolution 1, annex I.
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Report of the International Conference on Population and Development, Cairo, 5–13 September 1994
(United Nations publication, Sales No. E.95.XIII.18), chap. I, resolution 1, annex.
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Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4–15 September 1995 (United Nations
publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.13), chap. I, resolution 1, annex II.
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Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, the third International
Conference on Small Island Developing States, the second United Nations
Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries and the Third United Nations
World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.
12. We reaffirm all the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment andDevelopment, including, inter alia, the principle of common but differentiatedresponsibilities, as set out in principle 7 thereof.
13. The challenges and commitments identified at these major conferences andsummits are interrelated and call for integrated solutions. To address themeffectively, a new approach is needed. Sustainable development recognizes that
eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, combating inequality within andamong countries, preserving the planet, creating sustained, inclusive and sustainableeconomic growth and fostering social inclusion are linked to each other and areinterdependent.
Our world today
14. We are meeting at a time of immense challenges to sustainable development.
Billions of our citizens continue to live in poverty and are denied a life of dignity. There
are rising inequalities within and among countries. There are enormous disparities ofopportunity, wealth and power. Gender inequality remains a key challenge.
Unemployment, particularly youth unemployment, is a major concern. Global healththreats, more frequent and intense natural disasters, spiralling conflict, violent
extremism, terrorism and related humanitarian crises and forced displacement ofpeople threaten to reverse much of the development progress made in recent decades.
Natural resource depletion and adverse impacts of environmental degradation,
including desertification, drought, land degradation, freshwater scarcity and loss of
biodiversity, add to and exacerbate the list of challenges which humanity faces.
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time and its adverse impacts
undermine the ability of all countries to achieve sustainable development. Increases in
global temperature, sea level rise, ocean acidification and other climate change
impacts are seriously affecting coastal areas and low-lying coastal countries, including
many least developed countries and small island developing States. The survival ofmany societies, and of the biological support systems of the planet, is at risk.
15. It is also, however, a time of immense opportunity. Significant progress has
been made in meeting many development challenges. Within the past generation,
hundreds of millions of people have emerged from extreme poverty. Access to
education has greatly increased for both boys and girls. The spread of informationand communications technology and global interconnectedness has great potential toaccelerate human progress, to bridge the digital divide and to develop knowledge
societies, as does scientific and technological innovation across areas as diverse as
medicine and energy.
16. Almost 15 years ago, the Millennium Development Goals were agreed. These
provided an important framework for development and significant progress has been
made in a number of areas. But the progress has been uneven, particularly in Africa,
least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island
developing States, and some of the Millennium Development Goals remain offtrack, in particular those related to maternal, newborn and child health and toreproductive health. We recommit ourselves to the full realization of all theMillennium Development Goals, including the off-track Millennium Development
Goals, in particular by providing focused and scaled-up assistance to least
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developed countries and other countries in special situations, in line with relevant
support programmes. The new Agenda builds on the Millennium Development
Goals and seeks to complete what they did not achieve, particularly in reaching themost vulnerable.
17. In its scope, however, the framework we are announcing today goes far beyond
the Millennium Development Goals. Alongside continuing development priorities
such as poverty eradication, health, education and food security and nutrition, it setsout a wide range of economic, social and environmental objectives. It also promises
more peaceful and inclusive societies. It also, crucially, defines means of
implementation. Reflecting the integrated approach that we have decided on, there
are deep interconnections and many cross-cutting elements across the new Goals
and targets.
The new Agenda
18. We are announcing today 17 Sustainable Development Goals with
169 associated targets which are integrated and indivisible. Never before have world
leaders pledged common action and endeavour across such a broad and universal
policy agenda. We are setting out together on the path towards sustainable
development, devoting ourselves collectively to the pursuit of global development
and of “win-win” cooperation which can bring huge gains to all countries and allparts of the world. We reaffirm that every State has, and shall freely exercise, full
permanent sovereignty over all its wealth, natural resources and economic activity.
We will implement the Agenda for the full benefit of all, for today’s generation andfor future generations. In doing so, we reaffirm our commitment to international law
and emphasize that the Agenda is to be implemented in a manner that is consistent
with the rights and obligations of States under international law.
19. We reaffirm the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, aswell as other international instruments relating to human rights and internationallaw. We emphasize the responsibilities of all States, in conformity with the Charterof the United Nations, to respect, protect and promote human rights andfundamental freedoms for all, without distinction of any kind as to race, colour, sex,
language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property,
birth, disability or other status.
20. Realizing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls will makea crucial contribution to progress across all the Goals and targets. The achievementof full human potential and of sustainable development is not possible if one half ofhumanity continues to be denied its full human rights and opportunities. Women andgirls must enjoy equal access to quality education, economic resources and politicalparticipation as well as equal opportunities with men and boys for employment,
leadership and decision-making at all levels. We will work for a significant increase
in investments to close the gender gap and strengthen support for institutions inrelation to gender equality and the empowerment of women at the global, regionaland national levels. All forms of discrimination and violence against women andgirls will be eliminated, including through the engagement of men and boys. The
systematic mainstreaming of a gender perspective in the implementation of theAgenda is crucial.
21. The new Goals and targets will come into effect on 1 January 2016 and will
guide the decisions we take over the next 15 years. All of us will work to implement
the Agenda within our own countries and at the regional and global levels, taking
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sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, in particular for developing
States, while remaining consistent with relevant international rules and commitments.
We acknowledge also the importance of the regional and subregional dimensions,regional economic integration and interconnectivity in sustainable development.
Regional and subregional frameworks can facilitate the effective translation ofsustainable development policies into concrete action at the national level.
22. Each country faces specific challenges in its pursuit of sustainable
development. The most vulnerable countries and, in particular, African countries,
least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island
developing States, deserve special attention, as do countries in situations of conflictand post-conflict countries. There are also serious challenges within many middleincome countries.
23. People who are vulnerable must be empowered. Those whose needs arereflected in the Agenda include all children, youth, persons with disabilities (ofwhom more than 80 per cent live in poverty), people living with HIV/AIDS, older
persons, indigenous peoples, refugees and internally displaced persons andmigrants. We resolve to take further effective measures and actions, in conformity
with international law, to remove obstacles and constraints, strengthen support andmeet the special needs of people living in areas affected by complex humanitarian
emergencies and in areas affected by terrorism.
24. We are committed to ending poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including
by eradicating extreme poverty by 2030. All people must enjoy a basic standard ofliving, including through social protection systems. We are also determined to end
hunger and to achieve food security as a matter of priority and to end all forms of
malnutrition. In this regard, we reaffirm the important role and inclusive nature of
the Committee on World Food Security and welcome the Rome Declaration on
Nutrition and the Framework for Action. 8 We will devote resources to developing
rural areas and sustainable agriculture and fisheries, supporting smallholder farmers,
especially women farmers, herders and fishers in developing countries, particularly
least developed countries.
25. We commit to providing inclusive and equitable quality education at alllevels – early childhood, primary, secondary, tertiary, technical and vocational
training. All people, irrespective of sex, age, race or ethnicity, and persons withdisabilities, migrants, indigenous peoples, children and youth, especially those invulnerable situations, should have access to life-long learning opportunities that
help them to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to exploit opportunities and toparticipate fully in society. We will strive to provide children and youth with anurturing environment for the full realization of their rights and capabilities, helping
our countries to reap the demographic dividend, including through safe schools andcohesive communities and families.
26. To promote physical and mental health and well-being, and to extend life
expectancy for all, we must achieve universal health coverage and access to quality
health care. No one must be left behind. We commit to accelerating the progress
made to date in reducing newborn, child and maternal mortality by ending all suchpreventable deaths before 2030. We are committed to ensuring universal access tosexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning,
information and education. We will equally accelerate the pace of progress made infighting malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, hepatitis, Ebola and other communicablediseases and epidemics, including by addressing growing anti-microbial resistance_______________
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and the problem of unattended diseases affecting developing countries. We arecommitted to the prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases, including
behavioural, developmental and neurological disorders, which constitute a major
challenge for sustainable development.
27. We will seek to build strong economic foundations for all our countries.
Sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth is essential for prosperity.
This will only be possible if wealth is shared and income inequality is addressed.
We will work to build dynamic, sustainable, innovative and people-centred
economies, promoting youth employment and women’s economic empowerment, inparticular, and decent work for all. We will eradicate forced labour and humantrafficking and end child labour in all its forms. All countries stand to benefit fromhaving a healthy and well-educated workforce with the knowledge and skills needed
for productive and fulfilling work and full participation in society. We will
strengthen the productive capacities of least developed countries in all sectors,
including through structural transformation. We will adopt policies which increase
productive capacities, productivity and productive employment; financial inclusion;sustainable agriculture, pastoralist and fisheries development; sustainable industrial
development; universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy
services; sustainable transport systems; and quality and resilient infrastructure.
28. We commit to making fundamental changes in the way that our societies
produce and consume goods and services. Governments, international organizations,the business sector and other non-State actors and individuals must contribute tochanging unsustainable consumption and production patterns, including through themobilization, from all sources, of financial and technical assistance to strengthen
developing countries’ scientific, technological and innovative capacities to movetowards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production. We encourage
the implementation of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable
Consumption and Production Patterns. All countries take action, with developed
countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities ofdeveloping countries.
29. We recognize the positive contribution of migrants for inclusive growth andsustainable development. We also recognize that international migration is amultidimensional reality of major relevance for the development of countries oforigin, transit and destination, which requires coherent and comprehensive
responses. We will cooperate internationally to ensure safe, orderly and regularmigration involving full respect for human rights and the humane treatment of
migrants regardless of migration status, of refugees and of displaced persons. Suchcooperation should also strengthen the resilience of communities hosting refugees,
particularly in developing countries. We underline the right of migrants to return totheir country of citizenship, and recall that States must ensure that their returning
nationals are duly received.
30. States are strongly urged to refrain from promulgating and applying any
unilateral economic, financial or trade measures not in accordance with internationallaw and the Charter of the United Nations that impede the full achievement of
economic and social development, particularly in developing countries.
31. We acknowledge that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change 9 is the primary international, intergovernmental forum for negotiating the
global response to climate change. We are determined to address decisively thethreat posed by climate change and environmental degradation. The global nature of_______________
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climate change calls for the widest possible international cooperation aimed ataccelerating the reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions and addressing
adaptation to the adverse impacts of climate change. We note with grave concern
the significant gap between the aggregate effect of parties’ mitigation pledges interms of global annual emissions of greenhouse gases by 2020 and aggregate
emission pathways consistent with having a likely chance of holding the increase inglobal average temperature below 2 degrees Celsius, or 1.5 degrees Celsius above
pre-industrial levels.
32. Looking ahead to the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties in
Paris, we underscore the commitment of all States to work for an ambitious anduniversal climate agreement. We reaffirm that the protocol, another legal instrument
or agreed outcome with legal force under the Convention applicable to all parties
shall address in a balanced manner, inter alia, mitigation, adaptation, finance,technology development and transfer and capacity-building; and transparency ofaction and support.
33. We recognize that social and economic development depends on thesustainable management of our planet’s natural resources. We are therefore
determined to conserve and sustainably use oceans and seas, freshwater resources,
as well as forests, mountains and drylands and to protect biodiversity, ecosystems
and wildlife. We are also determined to promote sustainable tourism, to tackle water
scarcity and water pollution, to strengthen cooperation on desertification, dust
storms, land degradation and drought and to promote resilience and disaster risk
reduction. In this regard, we look forward to the thirteenth meeting of the Conferenceof the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity to be held in Mexico.
34. We recognize that sustainable urban development and management are crucial
to the quality of life of our people. We will work with local authorities andcommunities to renew and plan our cities and human settlements so as to foster
community cohesion and personal security and to stimulate innovation andemployment. We will reduce the negative impacts of urban activities and of chemicals
which are hazardous for human health and the environment, including through theenvironmentally sound management and safe use of chemicals, the reduction andrecycling of waste and the more efficient use of water and energy. And we will work
to minimize the impact of cities on the global climate system. We will also takeaccount of population trends and projections in our national rural and urban
development strategies and policies. We look forward to the upcoming United Nations
Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development to be held in Quito.
35. Sustainable development cannot be realized without peace and security; andpeace and security will be at risk without sustainable development. The new Agenda
recognizes the need to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies that provide equal
access to justice and that are based on respect for human rights (including the rightto development), on effective rule of law and good governance at all levels and on
transparent, effective and accountable institutions. Factors which give rise toviolence, insecurity and injustice, such as inequality, corruption, poor governanceand illicit financial and arms flows, are addressed in the Agenda. We must redouble
our efforts to resolve or prevent conflict and to support post-conflict countries,
including through ensuring that women have a role in peacebuilding and Statebuilding. We call for further effective measures and actions to be taken, in
conformity with international law, to remove the obstacles to the full realization of
the right of self-determination of peoples living under colonial and foreign
occupation, which continue to adversely affect their economic and social
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36. We pledge to foster intercultural understanding, tolerance, mutual respect andan ethic of global citizenship and shared responsibility. We acknowledge the naturaland cultural diversity of the world and recognize that all cultures and civilizations
can contribute to, and are crucial enablers of, sustainable development.
37. Sport is also an important enabler of sustainable development. We recognize
the growing contribution of sport to the realization of development and peace in its
promotion of tolerance and respect and the contributions it makes to theempowerment of women and of young people, individuals and communities as wellas to health, education and social inclusion objectives.
38. We reaffirm, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, the need torespect the territorial integrity and political independence of States.
Means of implementation
39. The scale and ambition of the new Agenda requires a revitalized Global
Partnership to ensure its implementation. We fully commit to this. This Partnershipwill work in a spirit of global solidarity, in particular solidarity with the poorest andwith people in vulnerable situations. It will facilitate an intensive global engagementin support of implementation of all the Goals and targets, bringing together
Governments, the private sector, civil society, the United Nations system and otheractors and mobilizing all available resources.
40. The means of implementation targets under Goal 17 and under each
Sustainable Development Goal are key to realizing our Agenda and are of equal
importance with the other Goals and targets. The Agenda, including the Sustainable
Development Goals, can be met within the framework of a revitalized Global
Partnership for Sustainable Development, supported by the concrete policies andactions as outlined in the outcome document of the third International Conference
on Financing for Development, held in Addis Ababa from 13 to 16 July 2015. We
welcome the endorsement by the General Assembly of the Addis Ababa Action
Agenda, 10 which is an integral part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development. We recognize that the full implementation of the Addis Ababa Action
Agenda is critical for the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals andtargets.
41. We recognize that each country has primary responsibility for its own
economic and social development. The new Agenda deals with the means requiredfor implementation of the Goals and targets. We recognize that these will include
the mobilization of financial resources as well as capacity-building and the transfer
of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries on favourable terms,
including on concessional and preferential terms, as mutually agreed. Publicfinance, both domestic and international, will play a vital role in providing essential
services and public goods and in catalysing other sources of finance. We
acknowledge the role of the diverse private sector, ranging from micro-enterprises
to cooperatives to multinationals, and that of civil society organizations andphilanthropic organizations in the implementation of the new Agenda.
42. We support the implementation of relevant strategies and programmes ofaction, including the Istanbul Declaration and Programme of Action, 11 the SIDS_______________
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The Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development(Addis Ababa Action Agenda), adopted by the General Assembly on 27 July 2015 (resolution 69/313,
annex).
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Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway 12 and the Vienna Programmeof Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014–2024, 13 andreaffirm the importance of supporting the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and theprogramme of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, 14 all of which areintegral to the new Agenda. We recognize the major challenge to the achievement of
durable peace and sustainable development in countries in conflict and post-conflictsituations.
43. We emphasize that international public finance plays an important role incomplementing the efforts of countries to mobilize public resources domestically,
especially in the poorest and most vulnerable countries with limited domestic
resources. An important use of international public finance, including official
development assistance (ODA), is to catalyse additional resource mobilization fromother sources, public and private. ODA providers reaffirm their respective
commitments, including the commitment by many developed countries to achieve
the target of 0.7 per cent of gross national income for official development
assistance (ODA/GNI) to developing countries and 0.15 per cent to 0.2 per cent of
ODA/GNI to least developed countries.
44. We acknowledge the importance for international financial institutions to
support, in line with their mandates, the policy space of each country, in particulardeveloping countries. We recommit to broadening and strengthening the voice andparticipation of developing countries – including African countries, least developed
countries, landlocked developing countries, small island developing States andmiddle-income countries – in international economic decision-making, norm-setting
and global economic governance.
45. We acknowledge also the essential role of national parliaments through theirenactment of legislation and adoption of budgets and their role in ensuringaccountability for the effective implementation of our commitments. Governments
and public institutions will also work closely on implementation with regional andlocal authorities, subregional institutions, international institutions, academia,
philanthropic organizations, volunteer groups and others.
46. We underline the important role and comparative advantage of an adequately
resourced, relevant, coherent, efficient and effective United Nations system insupporting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and sustainable
development. While stressing the importance of strengthened national ownershipand leadership at the country level, we express our support for the ongoing dialogue
in the Economic and Social Council on the longer-term positioning of the United
Nations development system in the context of this Agenda.
Follow-up and review
47. Our Governments have the primary responsibility for follow-up and review, atthe national, regional and global levels, in relation to the progress made in
implementing the Goals and targets over the coming 15 years. To support
accountability to our citizens, we will provide for systematic follow-up and review
at the various levels, as set out in this Agenda and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda.
The high-level political forum under the auspices of the General Assembly and theEconomic and Social Council will have the central role in overseeing follow-up andreview at the global level.
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Resolution 69/15, annex.
Resolution 69/137, annex II.
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48. Indicators are being developed to assist this work. Quality, accessible, timely
and reliable disaggregated data will be needed to help with the measurement ofprogress and to ensure that no one is left behind. Such data is key to decisionmaking. Data and information from existing reporting mechanisms should be used
where possible. We agree to intensify our efforts to strengthen statistical capacities
in developing countries, particularly African countries, least developed countries,
landlocked developing countries, small island developing States and middle-income
countries. We are committed to developing broader measures of progress tocomplement gross domestic product.
A call for action to change our world
49. Seventy years ago, an earlier generation of world leaders came together to create
the United Nations. From the ashes of war and division they fashioned this Organizationand the values of peace, dialogue and international cooperation which underpin it. The
supreme embodiment of those values is the Charter of the United Nations.
50. Today we are also taking a decision of great historic significance. We resolve
to build a better future for all people, including the millions who have been denied
the chance to lead decent, dignified and rewarding lives and to achieve their full
human potential. We can be the first generation to succeed in ending poverty; just as
we may be the last to have a chance of saving the planet. The world will be a better
place in 2030 if we succeed in our objectives.
51. What we are announcing today – an Agenda for global action for the next
15 years – is a charter for people and planet in the twenty-first century. Children andyoung women and men are critical agents of change and will find in the new Goals aplatform to channel their infinite capacities for activism into the creation of a betterworld.
52. “We the peoples” are the celebrated opening words of the Charter of theUnited Nations. It is “we the peoples” who are embarking today on the road to2030. Our journey will involve Governments as well as parliaments, the United
Nations system and other international institutions, local authorities, indigenous
peoples, civil society, business and the private sector, the scientific and academic
community – and all people. Millions have already engaged with, and will own, thisAgenda. It is an Agenda of the people, by the people and for the people – and this,
we believe, will ensure its success.
53. The future of humanity and of our planet lies in our hands. It lies also in thehands of today’s younger generation who will pass the torch to future generations.
We have mapped the road to sustainable development; it will be for all of us toensure that the journey is successful and its gains irreversible.

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Sustainable Development Goals and targets
54. Following an inclusive process of intergovernmental negotiations, and basedon the proposal of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, 15
which includes a chapeau contextualizing the latter, set out below are the Goals andtargets which we have agreed.
55. The Sustainable Development Goals and targets are integrated and indivisible,
global in nature and universally applicable, taking into account different national
realities, capacities and levels of development and respecting national policies andpriorities. Targets are defined as aspirational and global, with each Government
setting its own national targets guided by the global level of ambition but taking into
account national circumstances. Each Government will also decide how theseaspirational and global targets should be incorporated into national planning
processes, policies and strategies. It is important to recognize the link between
sustainable development and other relevant ongoing processes in the economic,
social and environmental fields.
56. In deciding upon these Goals and targets, we recognize that each country faces
specific challenges to achieve sustainable development, and we underscore thespecial challenges facing the most vulnerable countries and, in particular, Africancountries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small
island developing States, as well as the specific challenges facing the middleincome countries. Countries in situations of conflict also need special attention.
57. We recognize that baseline data for several of the targets remains unavailable,
and we call for increased support for strengthening data collection and capacitybuilding in Member States, to develop national and global baselines where they do
not yet exist. We commit to addressing this gap in data collection so as to better
inform the measurement of progress, in particular for those targets below which do
not have clear numerical targets.
58. We encourage ongoing efforts by States in other forums to address key issues
which pose potential challenges to the implementation of our Agenda, and we
respect the independent mandates of those processes. We intend that the Agenda andits implementation would support, and be without prejudice to, those otherprocesses and the decisions taken therein.
59. We recognize that there are different approaches, visions, models and tools
available to each country, in accordance with its national circumstances andpriorities, to achieve sustainable development; and we reaffirm that planet Earth andits ecosystems are our common home and that “Mother Earth” is a common
expression in a number of countries and regions.

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Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 1.

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Goal 2.

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition andpromote sustainable agriculture

Goal 3.

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Goal 4.

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote
lifelong learning opportunities for all

Goal 5.

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Goal 6.

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water andsanitation for all

Goal 7

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern
energy for all

Goal 8.

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth,
full and productive employment and decent work for all

Goal 9.

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainableindustrialization and foster innovation

Goal 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries
Goal 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient andsustainable
Goal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts *Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine
resources for sustainable development
Goal 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification,and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable
development, provide access to justice for all and build
effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the
Global Partnership for Sustainable Development*
Acknowledging that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
is the primary international, intergovernmental forum for negotiating the global
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1.1 By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently
measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day
1.2 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of
all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions
1.3 Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for
all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and thevulnerable
1.4 By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and thevulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic
services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance,
natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including
microfinance
1.5 By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations andreduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and othereconomic, social and environmental shocks and disasters
1.a Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources,
including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate
and predictable means for developing countries, in particular least developed
countries, to implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its
dimensions
1.b Create sound policy frameworks at the national, regional and international
levels, based on pro-poor and gender-sensitive development strategies, to support
accelerated investment in poverty eradication actions
Goal 2.

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition andpromote sustainable agriculture

2.1 By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poorand people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious andsufficient food all year round
2.2 By 2030, end all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, theinternationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years ofage, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating
women and older persons
2.3 By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale foodproducers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists andfishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive
resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities forvalue addition and non-farm employment
2.4 By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient
agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintainecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme
weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve landand soil quality
2.5 By 2020, maintain the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants and farmed
and domesticated animals and their related wild species, including through soundly
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managed and diversified seed and plant banks at the national, regional andinternational levels, and promote access to and fair and equitable sharing of benefits
arising from the utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional
knowledge, as internationally agreed
2.a Increase investment, including through enhanced international cooperation, in
rural infrastructure, agricultural research and extension services, technology
development and plant and livestock gene banks in order to enhance agricultural
productive capacity in developing countries, in particular least developed countries
2.b Correct and prevent trade restrictions and distortions in world agricultural
markets, including through the parallel elimination of all forms of agricultural
export subsidies and all export measures with equivalent effect, in accordance withthe mandate of the Doha Development Round
2.c Adopt measures to ensure the proper functioning of food commodity markets
and their derivatives and facilitate timely access to market information, including onfood reserves, in order to help limit extreme food price volatility
Goal 3.

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

3.1 By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000
live births
3.2 By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years ofage, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as
12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live
births
3.3 By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected
tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and othercommunicable diseases
3.4 By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicablediseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and wellbeing
3.5 Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic
drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol
3.6 By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic
accidents
3.7 By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-careservices, including for family planning, information and education, and theintegration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes
3.8 Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, accessto quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality andaffordable essential medicines and vaccines for all
3.9 By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses fromhazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination
3.a Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework
Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate
3.b Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for thecommunicable and non-communicable diseases that primarily affect developing
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countries, provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, inaccordance with the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health,which affirms the right of developing countries to use to the full the provisions in
the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights regarding
flexibilities to protect public health, and, in particular, provide access to medicines
for all
3.c Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development,
training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, especially inleast developed countries and small island developing States
3.d Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, forearly warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks
Goal 4.

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong
learning opportunities for all

4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality
primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes
4.2 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood
development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primaryeducation
4.3 By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality
technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university
4.4 By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who haverelevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent
jobs and entrepreneurship
4.5 By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to
all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons
with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations
4.6 By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men
and women, achieve literacy and numeracy
4.7 By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed topromote sustainable development, including, among others, through education forsustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality,
promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciationof cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development
4.a Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gendersensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning
environments for all
4.b By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available todeveloping countries, in particular least developed countries, small island
developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education,
including vocational training and information and communications technology,
technical, engineering and scientific programmes, in developed countries and otherdeveloping countries
4.c By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including
through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries,
especially least developed countries and small island developing States
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Goal 5.
5.1

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere

5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public andprivate spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation
5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage andfemale genital mutilation
5.4 Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of
public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion ofshared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate
5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities forleadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
5.6 Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive
rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International
Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action andthe outcome documents of their review conferences
5.a Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as wellas access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial
services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws
5.b Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information andcommunications technology, to promote the empowerment of women
5.c Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for thepromotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at alllevelsGoal 6.

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water andsanitation for all

6.1 By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable
drinking water for all
6.2 By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for
all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women andgirls and those in vulnerable situations
6.3 By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping
and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the
proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe
reuse globally
6.4 By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors andensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity
and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity
6.5 By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels,
including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate
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6.a By 2030, expand international cooperation and capacity-building support todeveloping countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes,
including water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment,
recycling and reuse technologies
6.b Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving
water and sanitation management
Goal 7.

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy
for all

7.1 By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy
services
7.2 By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global
energy mix
7.3

By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency

7.a By 2030, enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy
research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency andadvanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy
infrastructure and clean energy technology
7.b By 2030, expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern
and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries, in particular least
developed countries, small island developing States and landlocked developing
countries, in accordance with their respective programmes of support
Goal 8.

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, fulland productive employment and decent work for all

8.1 Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances
and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum inthe least developed countries
8.2 Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification,technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value
added and labour-intensive sectors
8.3 Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities,
decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage theformalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including
through access to financial services
8.4 Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency inconsumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth fromenvironmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-Year Framework ofProgrammes on Sustainable Consumption and Production, with developed countries
taking the lead
8.5 By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all
women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, andequal pay for work of equal value
8.6 By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment,
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8.7 Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern
slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of theworst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by2025 end child labour in all its forms
8.8 Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for
all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in
precarious employment
8.9 By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism thatcreates jobs and promotes local culture and products
8.10 Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage andexpand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all
8.a Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries, in particular least
developed countries, including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for
Trade-related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries
8.b By 2020, develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment
and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour Organization
Goal 9.

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainableindustrialization and foster innovation

9.1 Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including
regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development andhuman well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all
9.2 Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly
raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line withnational circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries
9.3 Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, in particularin developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and theirintegration into value chains and markets
9.4 By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make themsustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean
and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries
taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities
9.5 Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities ofindustrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, including, by2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of researchand development workers per 1 million people and public and private research anddevelopment spending
9.a Facilitate sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in developing
countries through enhanced financial, technological and technical support to Africancountries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small
island developing States
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9.c Significantly increase access to information and communications technology
and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least
developed countries by 2020
Goal 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries
10.1 By 2030, progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom
40 per cent of the population at a rate higher than the national average
10.2 By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion ofall, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economicor other status10.3 Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by
eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate
legislation, policies and action in this regard
10.4 Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, andprogressively achieve greater equality
10.5 Improve the regulation and monitoring of global financial markets andinstitutions and strengthen the implementation of such regulations
10.6 Ensure enhanced representation and voice for developing countries indecision-making in global international economic and financial institutions in orderto deliver more effective, credible, accountable and legitimate institutions
10.7 Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility ofpeople, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed
migration policies
10.a Implement the principle of special and differential treatment for developing
countries, in particular least developed countries, in accordance with World Trade
Organization agreements
10.b Encourage official development assistance and financial flows, including
foreign direct investment, to States where the need is greatest, in particular least
developed countries, African countries, small island developing States andlandlocked developing countries, in accordance with their national plans andprogrammes
10.c By 2030, reduce to less than 3 per cent the transaction costs of migrant
remittances and eliminate remittance corridors with costs higher than 5 per centGoal 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilientand sustainable
11.1 By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing andbasic services and upgrade slums
11.2 By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainabletransport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public
transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations,
women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons
11.3 By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity forparticipatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning andmanagement in all countries
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11.4 Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural
heritage
11.5 By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people
affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global
gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with afocus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations
11.6 By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities,
including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste
management
11.7 By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green andpublic spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons withdisabilities
11.a Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban,
peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development
planning
11.b By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements
adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource
efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, anddevelop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction 2015–2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels
11.c Support least developed countries, including through financial and technicalassistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials
Goal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
12.1 Implement the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable
Consumption and Production Patterns, all countries taking action, with developed
countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities ofdeveloping countries
12.2 By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural
resources
12.3 By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels
and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest
losses12.4 By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all
wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed internationalframeworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order tominimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment
12.5 By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction,
recycling and reuse
12.6 Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt
sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reportingcycle
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12.8 By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information andawareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
12.a Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technologicalcapacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production
12.b Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts forsustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products
12.c Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful
consumption by removing market distortions, in accordance with national
circumstances, including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful
subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their environmental impacts, taking fully into
account the specific needs and conditions of developing countries and minimizing
the possible adverse impacts on their development in a manner that protects the poorand the affected communities
Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts *13.1 Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards andnatural disasters in all countries
13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies andplanning
13.3 Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on
climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning
13.a Implement the commitment undertaken by developed-country parties to theUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to a goal of mobilizing
jointly $100 billion annually by 2020 from all sources to address the needs ofdeveloping countries in the context of meaningful mitigation actions andtransparency on implementation and fully operationalize the Green Climate Fundthrough its capitalization as soon as possible
13.b Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-relatedplanning and management in least developed countries and small island developing
States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized
communities
Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources
for sustainable development
14.1 By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, inparticular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
14.2 By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to
avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, andtake action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
14.3 Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including throughenhanced scientific cooperation at all levels*

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14.4 By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal,
unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement
science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time
feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield asdetermined by their biological characteristics
14.5 By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent
with national and international law and based on the best available scientificinformation
14.6 By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute toovercapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal,
unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies,
recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment fordeveloping and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World
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14.7 By 2030, increase the economic benefits to small island developing States andleast developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including
through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism
14.a Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine
technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improveocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to thedevelopment of developing countries, in particular small island developing States
and least developed countries
14.b Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets
14.c Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources byimplementing international law as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation andsustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of “Thefuture we want”
Goal 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems,
sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt andreverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
15.1 By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial
and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands,
mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements
15.2 By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all typesof forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increaseafforestation and reforestation globally
15.3 By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land
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15.4 By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including theirbiodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential
for sustainable development
15.5 Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural
habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent theextinction of threatened species
15.6 Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilizationof genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources, asinternationally agreed
15.7 Take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of floraand fauna and address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products
15.8 By 2020, introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly
reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems andcontrol or eradicate the priority species
15.9 By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local
planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts
15.a Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources toconserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems
15.b Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to financesustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing
countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestation
15.c Enhance global support for efforts to combat poaching and trafficking ofprotected species, including by increasing the capacity of local communities topursue sustainable livelihood opportunities
Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development,
provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable andinclusive institutions at all levels
16.1 Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere
16.2 End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against andtorture of children
16.3 Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure
equal access to justice for all
16.4 By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen therecovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime
16.5 Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms
16.6 Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels
16.7 Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decisionmaking at all levels
16.8 Broaden and strengthen the participation of developing countries in theinstitutions of global governance16.9 By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration

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16.10 Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, inaccordance with national legislation and international agreements
16.a Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international
cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries,
to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime
16.b Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable
development
Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global
Partnership for Sustainable Development
Finance17.1 Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international
support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and otherrevenue collection
17.2 Developed countries to implement fully their official development assistancecommitments, including the commitment by many developed countries to achieve
the target of 0.7 per cent of gross national income for official development
assistance (ODA/GNI) to developing countries and 0.15 to 0.20 per cent of
ODA/GNI to least developed countries; ODA providers are encouraged to consider
setting a target to provide at least 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed
countries
17.3 Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple
sources17.4 Assist developing countries in attaining long-term debt sustainability throughcoordinated policies aimed at fostering debt financing, debt relief and debt
restructuring, as appropriate, and address the external debt of highly indebted poor
countries to reduce debt distress17.5 Adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for least developed
countries
Technology
17.6 Enhance North-South, South-South and triangular regional and international
cooperation on and access to science, technology and innovation and enhanceknowledge sharing on mutually agreed terms, including through improved
coordination among existing mechanisms, in particular at the United Nations level,
and through a global technology facilitation mechanism
17.7 Promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion ofenvironmentally sound technologies to developing countries on favourable terms,
including on concessional and preferential terms, as mutually agreed
17.8 Fully operationalize the technology bank and science, technology andinnovation capacity-building mechanism for least developed countries by 2017 andenhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information andcommunications technology

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Capacity-building
17.9 Enhance international support for implementing effective and targeted
capacity-building in developing countries to support national plans to implement all
the Sustainable Development Goals, including through North-South, South-Southand triangular cooperationTrade
17.10 Promote a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable
multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization, including throughthe conclusion of negotiations under its Doha Development Agenda
17.11 Significantly increase the exports of developing countries, in particular witha view to doubling the least developed countries’ share of global exports by 2020
17.12 Realize timely implementation of duty-free and quota-free market access ona lasting basis for all least developed countries, consistent with World Trade
Organization decisions, including by ensuring that preferential rules of origin
applicable to imports from least developed countries are transparent and simple, andcontribute to facilitating market access
Systemic issues
Policy and institutional coherence
17.13 Enhance global macroeconomic
coordination and policy coherence

stability,

includingthroughpolicy17.14 Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development
17.15 Respect each country’s policy space and leadership to establish andimplement policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development
Multi-stakeholder partnerships
17.16 Enhance the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, complemented
by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise,technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the Sustainable
Development Goals in all countries, in particular developing countries
17.17 Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society
partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships
Data, monitoring and accountability
17.18 By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries,
including for least developed countries and small island developing States, toincrease significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data
disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability,
geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts
17.19 By 2030, build on existing initiatives to develop measurements of progresson sustainable development that complement gross domestic product, and support
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Means of implementation and the Global Partnership
60. We reaffirm our strong commitment to the full implementation of this new
Agenda. We recognize that we will not be able to achieve our ambitious Goals andtargets without a revitalized and enhanced Global Partnership and comparably
ambitious means of implementation. The revitalized Global Partnership will
facilitate an intensive global engagement in support of implementation of all theGoals and targets, bringing together Governments, civil society, the private sector,
the United Nations system and other actors and mobilizing all available resources.
61. The Agenda’s Goals and targets deal with the means required to realize ourcollective ambitions. The means of implementation targets under each Sustainable
Development Goal and Goal 17, which are referred to above, are key to realizing
our Agenda and are of equal importance with the other Goals and targets. We shallaccord them equal priority in our implementation efforts and in the global indicator
framework for monitoring our progress.
62. This Agenda, including the Sustainable Development Goals, can be met within
the framework of a revitalized Global Partnership for Sustainable Development,
supported by the concrete policies and actions outlined in the Addis Ababa Action
Agenda, which is an integral part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The Addis Ababa Action Agenda supports, complements and helps to contextualize
the 2030 Agenda’s means of implementation targets. It relates to domestic publicresources, domestic and international private business and finance, international
development cooperation, international trade as an engine for development, debt anddebt sustainability, addressing systemic issues and science, technology, innovationand capacity-building, and data, monitoring and follow-up.
63. Cohesive nationally owned sustainable development strategies, supported byintegrated national financing frameworks, will be at the heart of our efforts. We
reiterate that each country has primary responsibility for its own economic andsocial development and that the role of national policies and development strategies
cannot be overemphasized. We will respect each country’s policy space andleadership to implement policies for poverty eradication and sustainable
development, while remaining consistent with relevant international rules andcommitments. At the same time, national development efforts need to be supported
by an enabling international economic environment, including coherent andmutually supporting world trade, monetary and financial systems, and strengthened
and enhanced global economic governance. Processes to develop and facilitate theavailability of appropriate knowledge and technologies globally, as well as capacitybuilding, are also critical. We commit to pursuing policy coherence and an enabling
environment for sustainable development at all levels and by all actors, and to
reinvigorating the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development.
64. We support the implementation of relevant strategies and programmes ofaction, including the Istanbul Declaration and Programme of Action, the SIDS
Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway and the Vienna Programme of
Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014–2024, andreaffirm the importance of supporting the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and theprogramme of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, all of which areintegral to the new Agenda. We recognize the major challenge to the achievement of
durable peace and sustainable development in countries in conflict and post-conflictsituations.
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are sustained, efforts to address ongoing challenges should be strengthened throughthe exchange of experiences, improved coordination, and better and focused supportof the United Nations development system, the international financial institutions,regional organizations and other stakeholders.
66. We underscore that, for all countries, public policies and the mobilization andeffective use of domestic resources, underscored by the principle of national
ownership, are central to our common pursuit of sustainable development, including
achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. We recognize that domestic
resources are first and foremost generated by economic growth, supported by anenabling environment at all levels.
67. Private business activity, investment and innovation are major drivers of
productivity, inclusive economic growth and job creation. We acknowledge thediversity of the private sector, ranging from micro-enterprises to cooperatives tomultinationals. We call upon all businesses to apply their creativity and innovation
to solving sustainable development challenges. We will foster a dynamic and wellfunctioning business sector, while protecting labour rights and environmental andhealth standards in accordance with relevant international standards and agreements
and other ongoing initiatives in this regard, such as the Guiding Principles on
Business and Human Rights 17 and the labour standards of the International Labour
Organization, the Convention on the Rights of the Child 18 and key multilateralenvironmental agreements, for parties to those agreements.
68. International trade is an engine for inclusive economic growth and poverty
reduction, and contributes to the promotion of sustainable development. We willcontinue to promote a universal, rules-based, open, transparent, predictable,
inclusive, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under theWorld Trade Organization, as well as meaningful trade liberalization. We call upon
all members of the World Trade Organization to redouble their efforts to promptly
conclude the negotiations on the Doha Development Agenda. 19 We attach great
importance to providing trade-related capacity-building for developing countries,
including African countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing
countries, small island developing States and middle-income countries, including
for the promotion of regional economic integration and interconnectivity.
69. We recognize the need to assist developing countries in attaining long-term
debt sustainability through coordinated policies aimed at fostering debt financing,debt relief, debt restructuring and sound debt management, as appropriate. Many
countries remain vulnerable to debt crises and some are in the midst of crises,
including a number of least developed countries, small island developing States andsome developed countries. We reiterate that debtors and creditors must work
together to prevent and resolve unsustainable debt situations. Maintaining
sustainable debt levels is the responsibility of the borrowing countries; however weacknowledge that lenders also have a responsibility to lend in a way that does notundermine a country’s debt sustainability. We will support the maintenance of debt
sustainability of those countries that have received debt relief and achieved
sustainable debt levels.

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70. We hereby launch a Technology Facilitation Mechanism which was establishedby the Addis Ababa Action Agenda in order to support the Sustainable Development
Goals. The Technology Facilitation Mechanism will be based on a multi-stakeholder
collaboration between Member States, civil society, the private sector, the scientificcommunity, United Nations entities and other stakeholders and will be composed ofa United Nations inter-agency task team on science, technology and innovation for
the Sustainable Development Goals, a collaborative multi-stakeholder forum on
science, technology and innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals and an
online platform.
• The United Nations inter-agency task team on science, technology andinnovation for the Sustainable Development Goals will promote coordination,
coherence and cooperation within the United Nations system on science,technology and innovation-related matters, enhancing synergy and efficiency,
in particular to enhance capacity-building initiatives. The task team will draw
on existing resources and will work with 10 representatives from civilsociety, the private sector and the scientific community to prepare themeetings of the multi-stakeholder forum on science, technology andinnovation for the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as in thedevelopment and operationalization of the online platform, including
preparing proposals for the modalities for the forum and the online platform.
The 10 representatives will be appointed by the Secretary-General, forperiods of two years. The task team will be open to the participation of all
United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and the functional
commissions of the Economic and Social Council and it will initially becomposed of the entities that currently integrate the informal working groupon technology facilitation, namely, the Department of Economic and Social
Affairs of the Secretariat, the United Nations Environment Programme, theUnited Nations Industrial Development Organization, the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development, the International Telecommunication
Union, the World Intellectual Property Organization and the World Bank.
• The online platform will be used to establish a comprehensive mapping of,and serve as a gateway for, information on existing science, technology andinnovation initiatives, mechanisms and programmes, within and beyond theUnited Nations. The online platform will facilitate access to information,knowledge and experience, as well as best practices and lessons learned, on
science, technology and innovation facilitation initiatives and policies. The
online platform will also facilitate the dissemination of relevant open accessscientific publications generated worldwide. The online platform will be
developed on the basis of an independent technical assessment which willtake into account best practices and lessons learned from other initiatives,
within and beyond the United Nations, in order to ensure that it willcomplement, facilitate access to and provide adequate information on existingscience, technology and innovation platforms, avoiding duplications andenhancing synergies.
• The multi-stakeholder forum on science, technology and innovation for the
Sustainable Development Goals will be convened once a year, for a period of
two days, to discuss science, technology and innovation cooperation aroundthematic areas for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals,
congregating all relevant stakeholders to actively contribute in their area ofexpertise. The forum will provide a venue for facilitating interaction,
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matchmaking and the establishment of networks between relevant
stakeholders and multi-stakeholder partnerships in order to identify andexamine technology needs and gaps, including on scientific cooperation,
innovation and capacity-building, and also in order to help to facilitate
development, transfer and dissemination of relevant technologies for the
Sustainable Development Goals. The meetings of the forum will be convenedby the President of the Economic and Social Council before the meeting of
the high-level political forum under the auspices of the Council or,alternatively, in conjunction with other forums or conferences, as appropriate,taking into account the theme to be considered and on the basis of acollaboration with the organizers of the other forums or conferences. The
meetings of the forum will be co-chaired by two Member States and will
result in a summary of discussions elaborated by the two co-Chairs, as an
input to the meetings of the high-level political forum, in the context of thefollow-up and review of the implementation of the post-2015 development
agenda.
• The meetings of the high-level political forum will be informed by thesummary of the multi-stakeholder forum. The themes for the subsequentmulti-stakeholder forum on science, technology and innovation for the
Sustainable Development Goals will be considered by the high-level politicalforum on sustainable development, taking into account expert inputs from thetask team.
71. We reiterate that this Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals andtargets, including the means of implementation, are universal, indivisible andinterlinked.

Follow-up and review
72. We commit to engaging in systematic follow-up and review of theimplementation of this Agenda over the next 15 years. A robust, voluntary, effective,
participatory, transparent and integrated follow-up and review framework will makea vital contribution to implementation and will help countries to maximize and trackprogress in implementing this Agenda in order to ensure that no one is left behind.
73. Operating at the national, regional and global levels, it will promoteaccountability to our citizens, support effective international cooperation inachieving this Agenda and foster exchanges of best practices and mutual learning. It
will mobilize support to overcome shared challenges and identify new and emerging
issues. As this is a universal Agenda, mutual trust and understanding among all
nations will be important.
74. Follow-up and review processes at all levels will be guided by the following
principles:(a) They will be voluntary and country-led, will take into account different
national realities, capacities and levels of development and will respect policy spaceand priorities. As national ownership is key to achieving sustainable development,
the outcome from national-level processes will be the foundation for reviews at theregional and global levels, given that the global review will be primarily based onnational official data sources.
(b) They will track progress in implementing the universal Goals and targets,
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their universal, integrated and interrelated nature and the three dimensions ofsustainable development.
(c) They will maintain a longer-term orientation, identify achievements,
challenges, gaps and critical success factors and support countries in making
informed policy choices. They will help to mobilize the necessary means of
implementation and partnerships, support the identification of solutions and bestpractices and promote the coordination and effectiveness of the international
development system.
(d) They will be open, inclusive, participatory and transparent for all people
and will support reporting by all relevant stakeholders.
(e) They will be people-centred, gender-sensitive, respect human rights andhave a particular focus on the poorest, most vulnerable and those furthest behind.
(f) They will build on existing platforms and processes, where these exist,
avoid duplication and respond to national circumstances, capacities, needs andpriorities. They will evolve over time, taking into account emerging issues and thedevelopment of new methodologies, and will minimize the reporting burden on
national administrations.
(g) They will be rigorous and based on evidence, informed by country-led
evaluations and data which is high-quality, accessible, timely, reliable anddisaggregated by income, sex, age, race, ethnicity, migration status, disability andgeographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts.
(h) They will require enhanced capacity-building support for developing
countries, including the strengthening of national data systems and evaluation
programmes, particularly in African countries, least developed countries, small
island developing States, landlocked developing countries and middle-income
countries.
(i) They will benefit from the active support of the United Nations systemand other multilateral institutions.
75. The Goals and targets will be followed up and reviewed using a set of global
indicators. These will be complemented by indicators at the regional and national
levels which will be developed by Member States, in addition to the outcomes ofwork undertaken for the development of the baselines for those targets where
national and global baseline data does not yet exist. The global indicator framework,
to be developed by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development
Goal Indicators, will be agreed by the Statistical Commission by March 2016 andadopted thereafter by the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly,
in line with existing mandates. This framework will be simple yet robust, address all
Sustainable Development Goals and targets, including for means of implementation,and preserve the political balance, integration and ambition contained therein.
76. We will support developing countries, particularly African countries, least
developed countries, small island developing States and landlocked developing
countries, in strengthening the capacity of national statistical offices and datasystems to ensure access to high-quality, timely, reliable and disaggregated data. We
will promote transparent and accountable scaling-up of appropriate public-private
cooperation to exploit the contribution to be made by a wide range of data,
including earth observation and geospatial information, while ensuring national
ownership in supporting and tracking progress.

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77. We commit to fully engage in conducting regular and inclusive reviews ofprogress at the subnational, national, regional and global levels. We will draw as far
as possible on the existing network of follow-up and review institutions andmechanisms. National reports will allow assessments of progress and identify
challenges at the regional and global level. Along with regional dialogues and global
reviews, they will inform recommendations for follow-up at various levels.
National level
78. We encourage all Member States to develop as soon as practicable ambitious
national responses to the overall implementation of this Agenda. These can support
the transition to the Sustainable Development Goals and build on existing planning
instruments, such as national development and sustainable development strategies,
as appropriate.
79. We also encourage Member States to conduct regular and inclusive reviews ofprogress at the national and subnational levels which are country-led and countrydriven. Such reviews should draw on contributions from indigenous peoples, civilsociety, the private sector and other stakeholders, in line with national
circumstances, policies and priorities. National parliaments as well as otherinstitutions can also support these processes.
Regional level
80. Follow-up and review at the regional and subregional levels can, as
appropriate, provide useful opportunities for peer learning, including throughvoluntary reviews, sharing of best practices and discussion on shared targets. We
welcome in this respect the cooperation of regional and subregional commissions
and organizations. Inclusive regional processes will draw on national-level reviews
and contribute to follow-up and review at the global level, including at the highlevel political forum on sustainable development.
81. Recognizing the importance of building on existing follow-up and review
mechanisms at the regional level and allowing adequate policy space, we encourage
all Member States to identify the most suitable regional forum in which to engage.
United Nations regional commissions are encouraged to continue supporting
Member States in this regard.
Global level
82. The high-level political forum will have a central role in overseeing a networkof follow-up and review processes at the global level, working coherently with the
General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and other relevant organs andforums, in accordance with existing mandates. It will facilitate sharing ofexperiences, including successes, challenges and lessons learned, and provide
political leadership, guidance and recommendations for follow-up. It will promote
system-wide coherence and coordination of sustainable development policies. It
should ensure that the Agenda remains relevant and ambitious and should focus on
the assessment of progress, achievements and challenges faced by developed anddeveloping countries as well as new and emerging issues. Effective linkages will bemade with the follow-up and review arrangements of all relevant United Nations
conferences and processes, including on least developed countries, small island
developing States and landlocked developing countries.
83. Follow-up and review at the high-level political forum will be informed by anannual progress report on the Sustainable Development Goals to be prepared by the
Secretary-General in cooperation with the United Nations system, based on the
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global indicator framework and data produced by national statistical systems andinformation collected at the regional level. The high-level political forum will also
be informed by the Global Sustainable Development Report, which shall strengthen
the science-policy interface and could provide a strong evidence-based instrument tosupport policymakers in promoting poverty eradication and sustainable
development. We invite the President of the Economic and Social Council toconduct a process of consultations on the scope, methodology and frequency of the
global report as well as its relation to the progress report, the outcome of whichshould be reflected in the ministerial declaration of the session of the high-level
political forum in 2016.
84. The high-level political forum, under the auspices of the Economic and Social
Council, shall carry out regular reviews, in line with General Assembly resolution
67/290 of 9 July 2013. Reviews will be voluntary, while encouraging reporting, andinclude developed and developing countries as well as relevant United Nations
entities and other stakeholders, including civil society and the private sector. They
shall be State-led, involving ministerial and other relevant high-level participants.
They shall provide a platform for partnerships, including through the participationof major groups and other relevant stakeholders.
85. Thematic reviews of progress on the Sustainable Development Goals,
including cross-cutting issues, will also take place at the high-level political forum.
These will be supported by reviews by the functional commissions of the Economic
and Social Council and other intergovernmental bodies and forums which shouldreflect the integrated nature of the Goals as well as the interlinkages between them.
They will engage all relevant stakeholders and, where possible, feed into, and bealigned with, the cycle of the high-level political forum.
86. We welcome, as outlined in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, the dedicatedfollow-up and review for the financing for development outcomes as well as all themeans of implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals which is integrated
with the follow-up and review framework of this Agenda. The intergovernmentallyagreed conclusions and recommendations of the annual Economic and Social
Council forum on financing for development will be fed into the overall follow-up
and review of the implementation of this Agenda in the high-level political forum.
87. Meeting every four years under the auspices of the General Assembly, thehigh-level political forum will provide high-level political guidance on the Agenda
and its implementation, identify progress and emerging challenges and mobilize
further actions to accelerate implementation. The next high-level political forum
under the auspices of the General Assembly will be held in 2019, with the cycle ofmeetings thus reset, in order to maximize coherence with the quadrennial
comprehensive policy review process.
88. We also stress the importance of system-wide strategic planning,
implementation and reporting in order to ensure coherent and integrated support to
the implementation of the new Agenda by the United Nations development system.
The relevant governing bodies should take action to review such support toimplementation and to report on progress and obstacles. We welcome the ongoing
dialogue in the Economic and Social Council on the longer-term positioning of theUnited Nations development system and look forward to taking action on theseissues, as appropriate.
89. The high-level political forum will support participation in follow-up andreview processes by the major groups and other relevant stakeholders in line withresolution 67/290. We call upon those actors to report on their contribution to theimplementation of the Agenda.

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90. We request the Secretary-General, in consultation with Member States, toprepare a report, for consideration at the seventieth session of the General Assemblyin preparation for the 2016 meeting of the high-level political forum, which outlines
critical milestones towards coherent, efficient and inclusive follow-up and review at
the global level. The report should include a proposal on the organizationalarrangements for State-led reviews at the high-level political forum under the
auspices of the Economic and Social Council, including recommendations onvoluntary common reporting guidelines. It should clarify institutional
responsibilities and provide guidance on annual themes, on a sequence of thematic
reviews, and on options for periodic reviews for the high-level political forum.
91. We reaffirm our unwavering commitment to achieving this Agenda andutilizing it to the full to transform our world for the better by 2030.
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Instruments mentioned in the section entitled“Sustainable Development Goals and targets”
World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (United
Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2302, No. 41032)
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 (resolution 69/283,
annex II)
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (United Nations, Treaty Series,
vol. 1833, No. 31363)“The future we want” (resolution 66/288, annex)

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