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SDGs for All

SDGs for All is a joint media project of the global news organization International Press Syndicate (INPS) and the lay Buddhist network Soka Gakkai International (SGI). It aims to promote the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a comprehensive, far-reaching and people-centred set of universal and transformative goals and targets. It offers in-depth news and analyses of local, national, regional and global action for people, planet and prosperity. This project website is also a reference point for discussions, decisions and substantive actions related to 17 goals and 169 targets to move the world onto a sustainable and resilient path.

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By Jeffrey Moyo

HARARE (IDN) – From the Horn of Africa to the slums of Capetown and Johannesburg in South Africa, and even further up across West Africa, poverty has over the years reigned supreme affecting millions of Africans.

But since the sub-Saharan African countries joined the Caribbean and Pacific nations, signed the Georgetown Agreement in 1975 and established the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), they have been striving to combat poverty and encourage sustainable development, a vital objective of the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Goal 1

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By Santo D. Banerjee

NEW YORK (IDN) – “We need a new multilateralism to shift the world to sustainable tracks,” United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Liu Zhenmin, has accentuated in a conversation with the UN DESA ‘Voice’, which offers an insider's look at the world body in the area of economic, social and sustainable development policy.

It is produced by the Strategic Planning and Communications Services of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) with articles written by UN DESA staff. This is an electronic publication – no printed edition is generated.

Goal 3

Fotoğraf: Afgan genç Turganbay Abdulbhakhidov arka plandaki sınıf arkadaşlarıyla birlikte.

Yazar: Bagymdat Atabaeva*

NARIN, Kırgızistan (IDN) – Turganbay Abdulbhakhidov, Afganistan’dan Narin bölgesine iki yıl önce göç eden 16 yaşındaki bir genç. Ailesi, Pamir dağlarında hayvan yetiştiriciliği yaparak geçiniyordu. Elektrik, düzgün sağlık hizmetleri, eğitim kurumları ve sürdürülebilir konutlardan yoksun olan bu insanlar Afganistan, Tacikistan ve Kırgızistan’ı kapsayan ve tam anlamıyla sahipsiz bir bölgedeki doruklarda yaşamaktadır.

Turganbay, IDN’ye “ailem hep bir yerden başka bir yere göçüyor” dedi ve Narın’e yaptıkları son yolculuk pozitif bir deneyim olmak üzere. “Okumayı her zaman istedim; buraya taşınmamdaki bir numaralı motivasyon bu ve Kırgızistan’da yeni bir hayata başlamaktı” diye belirtti.

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Photo: Artwork from the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2018, UNODC.

By J Nastranis

NEW YORK (IDN) – "On this World Day against Trafficking in Persons, let us reaffirm our commitment to stop criminals from ruthlessly exploiting people for profit and to help victims rebuild their lives," UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message for the July 30 World Day against Trafficking in Persons.

“Armed conflict, displacement, climate change, natural disasters and poverty exacerbate the vulnerabilities and desperation that enable trafficking to flourish,” Guterres said, adding: “Human trafficking is a heinous crime that affects every region of the world.”

Goal 5

Photo: A new study has highlighted gaps in protection for migratory birds globally. Credit: CMS

Viewpoint by Amy Fraenkel

The writer is Acting Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (www.cms.int)

BONN (IDN) – This year marks the 40th Anniversary of the United Nations’ Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), the only global agreement between countries aimed at protecting thousands of terrestrial, oceanic and avian animals such as elephants, antelope, gorillas, whales, dolphins, sharks, rays, and many species of birds – that fly, walk or swim across the planet. In February 2020, India will be hosting the 13th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to CMS in the city of Gandhinagar.

Goal 13+14+15

Photo: Bakery in Addis Ababa. Credit: UNCTAD

By Paul Akiwumi

The writer, a national of Ghana, is UNCTAD's Director of the Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes. This article was first published in The EastAfrican, print edition (20-26 July 2019).

GENEVA (IDN-INPS) – Meskerem is a middle-aged Ethiopian woman, who runs a café and bakery with ten employees in an affluent neighbourhood of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Meskerem once sold corn-cobs on the street but could barely make a living. She decided to go door-to-door to sell coffee and bread to security guards, and construction workers.

Goal 8

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By J Nastranis

NEW YORK (IDN) – In the run-up to the UN Climate Action Summit on September 23, twenty-eight leading companies have responded to a call-to-action campaign and committed themselves to limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels with a view to reaching net-zero emissions by no later than 2050. In doing so, they are contributing to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), endorsed by the international community in September 2015.

Goal 1

Photo: The conference room at the UN Office, Nairobi. Credit: ENB | IISD

By Justus Wanzala

NAIROBI (IDN) – The civil society and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) supported by local communities can play a critical role in addressing climate change and growing inequalities, and contribute to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, according to participants of the recent High-level Political Forum (HPLPF) at the UN headquarters in New York.

Goal 13+14+15

Photo: The Security Council has primary responsibility, under the United Nations Charter, for the maintenance of international peace and security. Credit: UN Photo/Kim Haughton

Viewpoint by António Guterres

Following are extensive extracts from the UN Secretary-General's remarks at Security Council Briefing on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace: Strengthening Partnerships for Successful Nationally-owned Transitions on July 18, 2019.

NEW YORK (IDN-INPS) – United Nations special political missions and peacekeeping operations are some of our most effective tools to promote and maintain international peace and security. But they are temporary. We are strengthening our focus on moments of transition, when our missions are reconfigured or leave a country.  

Goal 16

Collage of photos from FAO (left to right from top to bottom): farmer from DR Congo, a child eating rice, farmers from Kenya, and from Viet Nam. Credit. IDN-INPS

By Shanta Roy

NEW YORK (IDN) – When a High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) concluded its four-day ministerial meeting assessing the current status of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), one irrefutable fact stood out: despite “encouraging progress”, many of the goals were lagging far behind in their implementation since they were adopted by the General Assembly back in 2015.

Goal 16

  1. As Global Leaders in Trade, G7 Are Committed to SDGs
  2. EU Leaps to Africa’s Rescue with Clean Water
  3. Community-Based Engagement Critical to Achieving SDGs
  4. Intensified Efforts to Ensure Food Security and Nutrition in Small Island Developing States
  5. Afghani Teenager in Kyrgyzstan Plunges into Learning

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