A new global agenda to end poverty by 2030 and pursue a
sustainable future was unanimously adopted by the 193 UN Member States.
It happened on September 25th at the start of a three-day Summit on
Sustainable Development in UN Headquarter in New York. The new agenda includes 17 global goals at its core and commits
every country to take an array of actions that would not only address the root
causes of poverty, but would also increase economic growth and prosperity and
meet people’s health, education and social needs, while protecting the
environment.
“The true test of commitment to Agenda 2030 will be
implementation. We need action from everyone, everywhere. Seventeen Sustainable
Development Goals are our guide. They are a to-do list for people and planet,
and a blueprint for success,” the United
Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. Read more at http://www.un.org/
