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UCLG facilitates the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments (GTF), [57] a coordination and consultation mechanism that brings together the major international networks of local governments to undertake joint advocacy work relating to global policy processes. The Global Taskforce was set up in 2013 to bring the perspectives of local ...
This List of SDG targets and indicators provides a complete overview of all the targets and indicators for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. [1][2] The global indicator framework for Sustainable Development Goals was developed by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) and agreed upon at the 48th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission held in March 2017.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations (UN) members in 2015, created 17 world Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).The aim of these global goals is "peace and prosperity for people and the planet" [1] [2] – while tackling climate change and working to preserve oceans and forests.
This was in line to advance the UN SDGs and aimed at achieving those objectives. This was launched in Accra by the President Nana Akufo-Addo. [13] The Government together with the UN Office in the country launched a project towards the achievement of SDGs. This project was claimed to raise about $2.3 million over the two-year period from the ...
ICLEI provides technical consulting to local governments to identify and meet sustainability objectives. [3] [4] [5] It has a strong focus on biodiversity and has worked across local, national, and global levels. [6] ICLEI was the first and is the largest transnational network of local governments engaging in climate action. [7]
The SDGs are highly interdependent. Therefore, the provision of clean water and sanitation for all is a precursor to achieving many of the other SDGs. [34] WASH experts have stated that without progress on Goal 6, the other goals and targets cannot be achieved. [35] [36]
SDG 11 addresses slums, human settlement management and planning, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and urban economies. Prior to the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, Millennium Development Goal 7, target 4, called for efforts to achieve a "significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers" by 2020.
The SDG Publishers Compact Fellows' aims are to make SDG research and publications discoverable and applicable and to encourage the implementation of the SDGs. They encourage publishers to prioritize the SDGs in research and education and to integrate the SDGs into their organizations and workflows . The 22 Fellows develop basic guidelines and ...