2. GOAL 1: NO POVERTY
WHAT CAN WE DO?
• Formulate strategies and fiscal
policies that stimulate pro-poor
growth.
• Private sector is responsible to create
job opportunities
• Increase awareness about poverty
through education
• Governments need to be proactive to
poverty rather than reactive.
FACTS:
• In sub-Saharan Africa people live on $1.90 a day
• Worldwide, the poverty rate in rural areas is 17.2
per cent (three times higher)
• 736 million people lived in extreme poverty in
2015
• 55% of worlds population have no access to
social protection
WHY TO ELIMINATE POVERTY:
• Extreme poverty causes struggle to fulfil basic
needs
• Ensuring social protection is critical to reduce
poverty.
3. GOAL 2: ZERO HUNGER
WHAT CAN WE DO?
• Reduce food waste and donate food
• Use consumer power to demand the
achievement of zero hunger from
businesses and governments
FACTS:
• There are more than 800 million people who
suffer from hunger worldwide
• An estimated 821 million people were
undernourished in 2017
• Most Malnourished people live in Sub
Saharan Africa and Southern Asia.
WHY TO ELIMINATE HUNGER:
• Extreme hunger and malnutrition
remains a barrier to sustainable
development
• Hunger and malnutrition mean less
productive individuals.
• Hunger limits human development
and ability to achieve the other
SDGs
4. GOAL 3: GOOD HEALTH AND WELL
BEING
WHAT CAN WE DO?
• Promoting and protecting your own health
• Raise awareness in your community.
• Hold your government responsible.
FACTS:
• There are more than 800 million people
who suffer from hunger worldwide
• Most Malnourished people live in Sub
Saharan Africa and Southern Asia.
• Vaccinations resulted in an 80% drop in
measles deaths
• Under-5 deaths dropped from 9.8
Million to 5.4 Million.
WHY?
• It important to building prosperous
societies.
• Half the world’s population is still without
access to essential health services.
• Health emergency can push people into
bankruptcy or poverty.
5. GOAL 4: QUALITY EDUCATION
WHAT CAN WE DO?
• Should place education as a priority.
• Encourage the private sector to invest here
• Urge NGOs to foster the importance of
education.
FACTS:
• 750 million adults still remain illiterate
• 617 million children lack minimum
proficiency in reading and mathematics
• In Central and Southern Asia more than
80 per cent of children were not
proficient in reading.
WHY?
• It is a key to escaping poverty.
• Education is also essential to achieving
many other Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs).
• Education helps to reduce inequalities.
• Education empowers people to live
sustainable lives.
• Education also fosters tolerance between
people and contributes to peace .
6. GOAL 5: GENDER EQUALITY
WHAT CAN WE DO?
• help empower your female classmates to
fight for your right
• You can fund education campaigns to curb
cultural practices and help change harmful
laws
FACTS:
• In 18 countries, husbands can legally
prevent their wives from working
• . in 39 countries, daughters and sons do not
have equal inheritance rights
• 49 countries lack laws protecting women
from domestic violence.
WHY?
• Women and girls represent half of the
world’s population and therefore also
half of its potential
• Child marriage also affects girls’
education
• About one third of developing countries
have not achieved gender parity in
primary education.
7. GOAL 6: CLEAN WATER AND
SANITATION
WHAT CAN WE DO?
• Civil society organizations should work to
keep governments accountable, invest in
water research and development
• Generating awareness of these roles
FACTS:
• 2.4 billion people lack access to basic
sanitation services, such as toilets
• Each day, nearly 1,000 children die due
to preventable water and sanitation-
related diarrheal diseases
WHY?
• half the world’s population is
already experiencing severe water
scarcity at least one month a year
• Access to water, sanitation and
hygiene is a human right
• 3 in 10 people lack access to safely
managed drinking water services
8. GOAL 7: AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN
ENERGY
WHAT CAN WE DO?
• Investors can invest more in sustainable
energy services, bringing new technologies
to the market
• less energy intensive modes such as train
travel over auto and air travel
FACTS:
3% of the global population still lacks
access to modern electricity.
3 billion people who lack access to
clean-cooking solutions and are
exposed to dangerous levels of air
pollution
WHY?
• A well-established energy system
supports all sectors: from
businesses, medicine and education
to agriculture, infrastructure,
communications and high-
technology
• burning carbon fuels produces large
amounts of greenhouse gases which
cause climate change and have
harmful impacts on people’s well-
being and the environment
9. GOAL 8: DECENT WORK AND
ECONOMIC GROWTH
WHAT CAN WE DO?
Governments can work to build dynamic,
sustainable, innovative and people-centered
economies, promoting youth employment and
women’s economic empowerment
investing in education and training of the
highest possible quality
FACTS:
half the world’s population still lives
on the equivalent of about US$2 a day
with global unemployment rates of
5.7%
Men earn 12.5% more than women in
40 out of 45 countries with data.
WHY?
• Sustained and inclusive economic
growth can drive progress, create
decent jobs for all and improve living
standards.
• 731 million people remain below the
US$1.90 poverty line
10. GOAL 9: INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE
WHAT CAN WE DO?
• Companies should take initiatives which are
sustainably managed.
• Collaborate with NGOs for sustainable growth
• Use social media to push for policymakers to
prioritize the SDGs.
FACTS:
• 90% of people live within range of a 3G
but not all can afford to use it.
• High-tech sectors account for 45% of
the global manufacturing value added.
• 3.8 billion people still do not have
access to the Internet
• 3 billion people worldwide lack access
to basic sanitation.
• 3 in 10 people lack access to safely
managed drinking water.
WHY TO INVEST IN 3 Is:
• Development depends upon technological
progress.
• Failure could translate into poor health care,
inadequate sanitation and limited access to
education.
11. GOAL 10: REDUCING INEQUALITY
WHAT CAN WE DO?
• Invest more in health, education, social
protection
• Create decent jobs
• Reduce inequalities of income
• Eliminate discriminatory laws
• Representation of developing countries in
decision-making on global issues
• Promote safe, regular and responsible migration
FACTS:
• 16,000 children die each day from
preventable diseases
• Rural women die while giving birth.
• Women and girls with disabilities
face double discrimination.
WHY TO REDUCE INEQUALITY?
• Threat to social and economic development
• Harms poverty reduction
• Destroys people’s sense of self-worth
12. GOAL 11: SUSTAINABLE AND SAFE
CITIES
WHAT CAN WE DO?
• Advocate for the kind of city you believe you need
Collaborate with NGOs
• Develop a vision for your building, street, and
neighborhood, and act on that vision.
FACTS:
• Only half (53%) of urban residents have
convenient access to public transport
• 9 out of10 urban citizens breathe
polluted air
• 2 billion people do not have access to
waste collection services
WHY?
• Cities and metropolitan areas are
powerhouses of economic growth
• High levels of urban energy consumption
and pollution.
• Cities account for 60-80 per cent of
energy consumption and 70 per cent of
carbon emissions
• Climate change and natural disasters
cause human, social and economic losses
13. GOAL 12: RESPONSIBLE
CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
WHAT CAN WE DO?
• Businesses can use their innovative power to
design solutions
• Understanding product life cycles and the impact
of their use
• Reducing your waste
• Reducing your consumption of plastic
• Making purchases from sustainable producers
FACTS:
• Households consume 29 per cent of global
energy and contribute to 21 per cent to CO2
emissions.
• Over-extraction of resources and pollution.
• One third of the food produced each year is
lost or wasted.
WHY TO ENSURE SC&P:
• Economic progress has degraded environment
• Current consumption and production patterns
causes irreversible damage to our environment.
14. GOAL 13: CLIMATE ACTION
WHAT CAN WE DO?
• Investments in renewable energy
• Run social media campaigns
• Recycle
• Reduce wastage
FACTS:
• Climate-related and geophysical disasters
claimed an estimated 1.3 million lives
• Global carbon emissions need to fall to 55%
• Investment in clean energy needs to reach at
least US$1 trillion per year by 2030
WHY TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE?
• Greenhouse gas levels and climate change is
occurring at much higher rates than
anticipated.
• Climate change will cause global
temperatures to increase beyond 3°C
• Can exacerbate storms and disasters, and
threats such as food and water scarcity.
• Severe weather and rising sea levels are
affecting people and their property
15. GOAL 14: LIFE BELOW WATER
WHAT CAN WE DO?
• Increased international cooperation to protect
vulnerable habitats.
• Eliminate plastic usage.
• Government-protected areas should be
established to conserve biodiversity
FACTS:
• Ocean acidity has increased by 26%
since pre-industrial times
• The proportion of fish stocks declined
from 90% to 67%
WHY TO CONSERVE MARINE LIFE?
• Oceans provide food, medicines, biofuels and
other products.
• They help with the breakdown and removal of
waste and pollution
• It’s also a great place for tourism and
recreation.
• Marine areas contribute to poverty reduction
and improve gender equality
• The marine environment is also home to variety
of beautiful creatures and coral reefs
• Improper marine management results in
overfishing.
16. GOAL 15: LIFE ON LAND
WHAT CAN WE DO?
• Increase plantation
• Reduce waste
• Limiting energy usage
FACTS:
• Biodiversity loss is happening
• The risk of species extinction has
worsened by almost10%
• 20 per cent of the Earth’s land area was
degraded between 2000 and 2015
WHY TO CONSERVE LAND LIFE?
• Around 1.6 billion people depend on forests for
their livelihood.
• Forests are home to more than 80 per cent of all
terrestrial species
• Biodiversity increases the resilience of people to
climate change.
• Forests and nature are also important for
recreation and mental well-being
• Three-quarters of the top-ranking global drugs
components are derived from plant extracts which
would be threatened
17. GOAL 16: PEACE, JUSTICE AND
STRONG INSTITUTION
WHAT CAN WE DO?
• Effective public institutions
• Raise awareness in your community about
the realities of violence
• Exercise your right to hold your elected
officials to account.
• Promote inclusion and respect towards
people.
• Freedom of expression
FACTS:
• Men and women make up around 80% and 64%
of homicide victims.
• 397 additional killings of peace promoters
• 76% of detected victims of human trafficking are
women and girls
WHY PEACE?
• Peaceful societies are necessary to achieve SDGs.
• Armed violence and insecurity have a destructive
impact.
• Conflicts remain unresolved promote further
violence and hostility.
18. GOAL 17: PARTNERSHIPS
WHAT CAN WE DO?
• At the regional level, countries will share
experiences and tackle common issues,
• On annual basis, at the United Nations
Forum identify gaps and emerging issues,
and recommend corrective action.
• Increase aid to underdeveloped countries
FACTS:
• Bilateral ODA to the LDCs fell 3% in 2018
• Aid to Africa fell by 4%
• In sub-Saharan Africa, less than one quarter of
national statistical plans are fully funded.
WHY PARTNERSHIPS?
• In 2015, world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development that aims to end poverty,
tackle inequalities and combat climate change. We
need everyone to come together— governments,
civil society, scientists, academia
