• Media type: E-Book
  • Title: Building the Future : Children and the Sustainable Development Goals in Rich Countries
  • Corporation: Innocenti Research Centre
  • imprint: New York: United Nations, 2017
    Florence, Italy: UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, 2017
  • Published in: Innocenti Report Card ; no.14
  • Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (56 p)
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.18356/d8eb5d1e-en
  • ISBN: 9789210607902
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  • Footnote: Other edition available$tConstruire l’avenir : Les Enfants et les Objectifs de Développement Durable Dans les Pays Riches$CISBN$69789210607919
    Other edition available$tCostruire il Futuro: I Bambini e gli Obiettivi di Sviluppo Sostenibile nei Paesi Ricchi$CISBN$69789213626603
    Other edition available$tConstruir el Futuro : Los Niños y los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en los Países Ricos$CISBN$69789210607926
  • Description: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed by the international community in 2015 represent an ambitious effort to set a global agenda for development that is both equitable and sustainable, in social, economic and environmental terms. The earlier Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) prioritized the reduction of poverty, as well as progress in related social indicators. The 17 goals of the SDGs add to this a series of outcomes associated with inequality, economic development, the environment and climate change, as well as peace and security. In contrast to the MDGs, which primarily applied to low- and middle-income countries, the ambitious agenda of the SDGs is of necessity universal; it thus applies to rich countries, as well as poor

    Introduction -- End poverty in all its forms everywhere -- End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture -- Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages -- Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all -- Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls -- Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all -- Reduce inequality within and among countries -- Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable -- Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns -- Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels -- Building the future: Conclusion -- References -- Data sources - the background papers -- International abbreviations -- Acknowledgements