17 Sustainable development goals

1. good health and well- being: 17,000 fewer children die each day than in 1990, but more than six million children still die before their fifth birthday each year. By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births

2. quality education: Enrolment in primary education in developing countries has reached 91 per cent but 57 million children remain out of school

3. gender equality: In 46 countries, women now hold more than 30 per cent of seats in national parliament in at least one chamber. About two thirds of countries in the developing regions have achieved gender parity in primary education

4. sustainable cities and communities: 95 per cent of urban expansion in the next decades will take place in developing world. Half of humanity – 3.5 billion people – lives in cities today

5. climate action: From 1880 to 2012, average global temperature increased by 0.85°C. To put this into perspective, for each 1 degree of temperature increase, grain yields decline by about 5 per cent.

6. life on land: Forests cover 30 per cent of the Earth’s surface and in addition to providing food security and shelter, forests are key to combating climate change, protecting biodiversity and the homes of the indigenous population.

7. industry, innvation, infrastructure: Basic infrastructure like roads, information and communication technologies, sanitation, electrical power and water remains scarce in many developing countries About 2.6 billion people in the developing world are facing difficulties in accessing electricity full time

8. affordable and clean energy: Energy is the dominant contributor to climate change, accounting for around 60 per cent of total global greenhouse gas emissions

9. No poverty: 767 million people live below the international poverty

10. zero hunger: one in nine people in the world today (815 million) are undernourished

11. clean water and sanitation: Since 2000, measles vaccines have averted nearly 15.6 million deaths

12. decent work an economic growth: Global unemployment increased from 170 million in 2007 to nearly 202 million in 2012, of which about 75 million are young women and men.

13. reduced inqualities: Evidence from developing countries shows that children in the poorest 20 per cent of the populations are still up to three times more likely to die before their fifth birthday.

14. responsible comsuption and production: Should the global population reach 9.6 billion by 2050, the equivalent of almost three planets could be required to provide the natural resources needed to sustain current lifestyles

15. life below water: Oceans cover three quarters of the Earth’s surface, contain 97 per cent of the Earth’s water, and represent 99 per cent of the living space on the planet by volume

16. peace, justice and strog institutions: The rate of children leaving primary school in conflict affected countries reached 50 per cent in 2011, which accounts to 28.5 million children, showing the impact of unstable societies on one of the major goals of the post 2015 agenda: education.