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Implementation of the SDGs started worldwide in 2016. This process can also be called Localizing the SDGs. In 2019 António Guterres (secretary-general of the United Nations) issued a global call for a Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. [116] This decade will last from 2020 to 2030.
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 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 ...
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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 SDGs are a collection of 17 global goals designed to be a "blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all". The SDGs, set in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly and intended to be achieved by the year 2030, are part of a UN Resolution called "The 2030 Agenda". [1]
The SDGs are interlinked as one growth can positively affect another and vice versa. Eradicating poverty can lead to zero hunger ( SDG 2 ) as hunger and poverty are connected. SDG 1 particularly links to good health and well-being ( SDG 3 ) as eradication of poverty will necessarily increase the standard of living.
The researchers argue that substantial number of indicators currently used for SDGs monitoring are not specifically developed for the SDGs, so the information needed for SDGs monitoring is not necessarily available and is not appropriate to reflect the interconnected nature of the SDG.