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SDG – Sustainable Development Goals<\/h1>
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Sustainable Development Goals: Goals, Plans & Implementation until 2030<\/h2>\n\n

A world “free from poverty, hunger and disease, fear and violence” – the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs for short, follow a grand vision.<\/p>\n\n

A total of 17 goals are to be implemented by 2030, which were formulated by the UN (United Nations) in September 2015. Further 169 sub-goals specify the plan to combat extreme poverty and improve environmental protection, health, sustainability and equality around the world.<\/p>\n\n

Millennium Development Goals vs. Sustainable Development Goals<\/h3>\n\n

The Millennium Development Goals, or MDGs, were the predecessors of the SDGs. In September 2000, representatives of 189 countries agreed on the eight Millennium Development Goals at the largest United Nations summit to date. These were still mainly related to social aspects, including the fight against hunger, poverty and disease; they were to be achieved by 2015.<\/p>\n\n

In the 15 years that the MDGs have been pursued, great progress has been made and the living conditions of millions of people have improved. However, these goals were designed merely to “reduce global poverty by half” (cf.https:\/\/www.publichealthnotes.com\/mdgs-vs-sdgs-17-differences\/<\/a><\/span>) and were mainly concerned with the problems of developing countries. In addition, not all projects could be fully implemented.<\/p>\n\n

Adopted in 2015, the new Sustainable Development Goals undertakings now build on the insights, success and lessons learned from the MDGs. The SDGs have many more goals and are designed to address a much wider range.<\/p>\n\n

The UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals<\/h3>\n\n

In September 2015, the UN Open Working Group (OWG) set a total of 17 in-depth goals to be implemented by 2030. That is why the SDGs are also called Agenda 2030. The goal-setting process involved 70 nations and included social organizations, scientists and academics, and the private sector, in addition to 193 countries.<\/p>\n\n

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Achievement of the SDG targets in 2022<\/h3>\n\n

In 2022, we will almost reach the halfway point for implementing the 2030 Agenda. Since the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, important progress has already been made worldwide<\/strong>: Poverty reduction, maternal and child health, gender equality and access to electricity have been successfully advanced.<\/p>\n\n

Nevertheless, there have also been setbacks due to the Covid 19 pandemic as well as the war in Ukraine and the accompanying global political conflicts.<\/p>\n\n

The 2030 Agenda in Switzerland<\/h3>\n\n

Already in the summer of 2021, the Swiss Federal Council adopted its new “Sustainable Development 2030” strategy, reaffirming its commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Nevertheless, Switzerland continues to face numerous challenges<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

In concrete terms, this means for Switzerland’s goals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n