17 Goals to Transform Our World
The Sustainable Development Goals are a call for action by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. They recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and environmental protection.
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There has never been a more urgent need to protect and restore the environment. Without consolidated efforts to safeguard our planet’s climate, biodiversity and finite resources, there can be no sustainable future. Read the June edition of Goal of the Month editorial
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