This document outlines many global issues that the UN's Sustainable Development Goals aim to address by 2030. It notes that hundreds of millions of people still live in extreme poverty, hunger, or without access to clean water, electricity, healthcare, or education. Climate change is also exacerbating environmental degradation and natural resource depletion. The goals seek to empower women, reduce inequality, promote sustainable economic growth, and encourage global cooperation to tackle these social, economic and environmental challenges facing humanity.

2. • “836 million
people still live in
extreme poverty”
• “About one in five
persons in
developing regions
lives on less than
$1.25 per day”

3. • “Globally, one in nine
people in the world today
(795
million) are undernourished
”
• “Poor nutrition causes nearly
half (45 per cent) of deaths
in children under five – 3.1
million children each year.”

4. • “…more than six million
children still die before
their fifth birthday each
year”
• “Only half of women in
developing regions
receive the recommended
amount of health care
they need”
• HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and
other diseases are still an
issue.

5. • “Enrolmentin
primary
education in
developing
countries has
reached 91 per
cent but 57
million children
remain out of
school”

6. • “End all forms of
discrimination
against all women
and girls
everywhere”
• Violence
• Jobs
• Healthcare

7. • “2.6 billion people
have gained access to
improved drinking
water sources since
1990, but 663 million
people are still
without”
• “Water scarcity affects
more than 40 per cent
of the global
population and is
projected to rise.”

8. • “One in five people
still lacks access to
modern electricity”
• “Energy is the
dominant contributor
to climate change,
accounting for around
60 per cent of total
global greenhouse gas
emissions”

9. • “Global unemployment
increased from 170
million in 2007 to nearly
202 million in 2012, of
which about 75 million
are young women and
men.”
• “470 million jobs are
needed globally for new
entrants to the labour
market between 2016
and 2030.”

10. • “Develop quality, reliable,
sustainable and resilient
infrastructure, including
regional and transborder
infrastructure, to support
economic development
and human well-being,
with a focus on affordable
and equitable access for
all”

11. • “By 2030, empower
and promote the
social, economic and
political inclusion of
all, irrespective of age,
sex, disability, race,
ethnicity, origin,
religion or economic
or other status”

12. • “By 2030, almost 60
per cent of the world’s
population will live in
urban areas”
• “By 2030, ensure
access for all to
adequate, safe and
affordable housing
and basic services
and upgrade slums”

13. • “Each year, an estimated one
third of all food produced –
equivalent to 1.3 billion tonnes
worth around $1 trillion – ends
up rotting in the bins of
consumers and retailers, or
spoiling due to poor
transportation and harvesting
practices”
• “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”

14. • From 1880 to 2012,
average global
temperature
increased by 0.85°C
• Oceans have warmed,
the amounts of snow
and ice have
diminished and sea
level has risen.

15. • “Conserve and
sustainably use
the oceans, seas
and marine
resources”

16. • “Sustainably
manage forests,
combat
desertification,halt
and reverse land
degradation,halt
biodiversity loss”

17. • “Promotejust,
peaceful and
inclusive societies”
• Violence
• Abuse
• Equality
• Corruption

18. • “Revitalize the global
partnership for
sustainable
development”
• “Official
development
assistance stood at
$135.2 billion in
2014, the highest
level ever recorded”

19. Discussion Questions
■ Why do you think the UN included this goal?
■ How can this goal be reached?
■ What are the benefits of reaching this
goal/negative outcomes of not reaching this
goal?
■ What countries or types of countries would
benefit most from this goal?