Agenda 2030 ___
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was launched by a UN Summit in New York on 25-27 September 2015 and is aimed at ending poverty in all its forms. The UN 2030 Agenda envisages “a world of universal respect for human rights and human dignity, the rule of law, justice, equality and non-discrimination”.
It is grounded in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and international human rights treaties, and emphasises the responsibilities of all states to respect, protect and promote human rights.
There is a strong emphasis on the empowerment of women and of vulnerable groups such as children, young people, persons with disabilities, older persons, refugees, internally displaced persons and migrants. The Agenda’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), and their 169 targets, aim at eradicating poverty in all forms and “seek to realise the human rights of all and achieve gender equality”.
Rights-based ___
The 17 Goals
