The Sustainable Development Goals: A Global Agenda for Transformative Change towards a Sustainable World

by Atul Karn1 & Saurav Kumar2
1, 2Assistant Professor, SBU, Ranchi, India

10.46679/9788195732289ch07

Karn, A., & Kumar, S. (2024). The Sustainable Development Goals: A Global Agenda for Transformative Change towards a Sustainable World. In R. Sharma, R. Pareek (Eds.), New Paradigms of Sustainability in the Contemporary Era (pp 70-83). CSMFL Publications. https://dx.doi.org/10.46679/9788195732289ch07

Abstract

The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2012, aimed to establish a series of global objectives that address the environmental, political, and economic obstacles confronting humanity. As a result, the UN voted in 2015 to adopt 17 universally relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are intended to transform the world. These SDGs are being promoted as the new global targets for sustainable development, replacing the previous 8 Millennium Development Goals and covering the period between 2015 and 2030. This paper is based on a review of existing literature on the topic, including academic research papers, reports, and policy documents from international organizations such as the IMF and the World Bank. The analysis focuses on the period from 1950 to 2000 and examines the relationship between economic growth and well-being in developing countries during this period. The United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also referred to as the Global Goals, in 2015 to encourage worldwide action towards ending poverty, safeguarding the planet, and ensuring peace and prosperity for all by 2030. Comprising 17 objectives, the SDGs acknowledge that progress in one domain has a ripple effect in others, and that development must prioritize social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Countries have pledged to prioritize the advancement of marginalized groups. The SDGs aim to eradicate poverty, hunger, AIDS, and gender discrimination, with India making notable strides towards achieving the 13th goal. From the outset, the SDGs have focused on the 2030 Agenda, which serves as a blueprint for creating a sustainable world with shared prosperity, where people can live productive lives in harmony with a healthy planet.

Keywords: Poverty, Development, Millennium Development Goals, Sustainable Development Goals

This chapter is a part of: New Paradigms of Sustainability in the Contemporary Era (Eds. Roopali Sharma & Ritu Pareek)

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