In August 2015 heads of states and country representatives ended the negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda with the approval of the outcome document entitled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. This Agenda will form the basis for the United Nations launch of the post-2015 development agenda at a Summit 25-27 September, 2015.
“In these Goals and targets, we are setting out a supremely ambitious and transformational vision”
Building on the Millennium Development Goals the Agenda presents 17 Sustainable Development Goals plus 160 targets. With a scale ranging from local to global, the focus is set on what could be referred to as the five P´s: people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership. For these universal goals to be met, a revitalized “Global Partnership” is required;
The United Nations will launch the post-2015 development agenda at a Summit in September 2015.
The document Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is available online.
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