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17 Goals to Transform Our World
The Sustainable Development Goals are a call for action by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. They recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and environmental protection.
GOAL OF THE MONTH – GOAL 3 GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global health crisis unlike any in the 75-year history of the United Nations — one that is killing people, spreading human suffering and upending people’s lives. It is much more than a health crisis – it is attacking societies at their core. The UN Secretary-General has called for an urgent and coordinated response with a focus on “recovering better” by building more equal, inclusive and sustainable economies and societies that are more resilient in the face of pandemics, climate change, and the many other global challenges we face. Click here for the latest edition of Goal of the Month.
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