the United Nations General Assembly was the scene of a celebration in 2015 when 193 member countries adopted the sustainable development goals a unanimous commitment to end poverty fight inequality and tackle climate change we need action from everyone everywhere 17 sustainable development goals of our guide there are a total list for people and planet and the blueprint for success the SDGs are an agenda to balance human prosperity with protecting the planet no countries UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Shakira asked global leaders to imagine a world where we achieve the goals by 2030 while fellow UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador angelique
kidjo underscored a focus on Africa in developing countries but the Universal agenda is important to all nations as leaders from developed countries also pledged to make the goals a reality poverty growing inequality exists in all of our nations and all of our nations have work to do and that includes here in the United States that's why today I am committing the United States to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals the sustainable development goals build on the success of another 15-year plan created in the year 2000 the Millennium Development Goals sunset at the end of 2015 the
MDGs have extreme poverty achieved equal primary education for girls and boys and dropped HIV infection by 40% among many successes the SDGs go beyond the MDGs by improving the lives of everyone everywhere and create a better world for future generations today we are 193 young people representing billions more the youngest Nobel Peace Laureate Malala calls on world leaders to keep their promise to every child each lenten we hold represents the hope we have for our future because of the commitments you have made to the global goals and Pope Francis advised world leaders to put humanity
and the environment over politics yo-ho Fernandez and a hacer todo possibly a fin de que todo pueden tener la mean Eva basi materially pd12 para hacer su di Nadal a para forum our Iman tener una familia a hundred and ninety three nations unanimously committed to the sustainable development goals it is so decided but the journey starts here now's the time to take global action for local results and move our people and planet towards a sustainable future you
