Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to transform our world. They are a call to action to end poverty and inequality, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy health, justice and prosperity. It is critical that no one is left behind. In 2015, all the countries in the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It sets out 17 Goals, which include 169 targets. These wide-ranging and ambitious Goals interconnect.
Goal 3 is to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
More about the Sustainable Development GoalsTop story
Building a sustainable and resilient recovery from COVID-19
This week, WHO/Europe participated in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s 2021 Regional Forum on Sustainable Development. Held under the theme “Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and action and delivery on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the UNECE Region”, it included a specific focus on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 12 and 13, and the 2020 targets.
News
- World Health Day: Putting equity at the heart of COVID-19 recovery
- WHO and UNDP host joint session on intersectoral responses to COVID-19
- Building a sustainable and resilient recovery from COVID-19
Key resource
Roadmap to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, building on Health 2020, the European policy for health and well-being
Frequently asked questions about the SDGs
What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? How will progress be measured? How does health fit in and what is WHO’s role? This section on frequently asked questions has the answers
Frequently asked questions about the SDGsVoices of the Region
In her work as Prime Minister of Iceland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir integrates the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and its global goals into her life as well as policy-making.
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