DO YOU KNOW YOUR SDG GOALS? KNOW YOUR GOALS!

Moi on Media awareness of the SDG goals.

As the MDG goals comeS to an end, they were deem too narrow ,so it did have its up and down sides. A down side it was, that it overlooked the holistic nature of development- ie gender inequality,human rights and economic development were overlooked in the 8 MDG goals. The up side included that the MDG was a  global framework  for governments to develop global policies around, and which the NGOs could measure and use to hold them to accountable.  The developed world for instance, felt their major role and impact on the  outgoing MDGs  was an overseas aid programme or player  designed to end poverty and improve the lives of poor people in  the developing countries, all in all the Millennium Development Goals came , saw and conquered.  By January 2016, the SDGs which replaces the MDGs sets in, it was not reached with kids gloves, rather the UN had the widest consultation,its ever done to get a world view of what should make up the SDGs and that outcome led to the formulation of these 17 goals and 169 targets  to be met.

The  SDGs 17 goals include

1) End poverty in all its forms everywhere

2) End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture

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3) Ensure healthy lives and promote well being for all at all ages

4) Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

5) Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

6) Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

7) Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

8) Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all

9) Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation, and foster innovation

10) Reduce inequality within and among countries

11) Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

12) Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

13) Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts (taking note of agreements made by the UNFCCC forum)

14) Conserve and sustainable use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

15) Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainable manage forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss

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16) Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

17) Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

The buy in of governments and private sectore is key to the success of the  SDG goals, especially when the question on how to fund it goes beyond assumption but calls for political will and  direct policy in budgetary commitments.   
 http://www.cengssud.org/ and partners including http://www.arisenigerianwoman.org/ have taken it upon themselves to sensitize the citizens as well as the Nigerian government on the SDG goals through its KNOW YOUR GOALS CAMPAIGN.  Relish in the colorful pictures on the campaign trail. 

Visit to the office of Lagos Global: With  Prof. Abass  SA  to Gov Ambode of Lagos State on Overseas Affairs &Investment, and the Perm Sec. Mr Adebo Adeniyi of CENGSSUD ,Dr Awosika of WLDCN and MOi Abimbola Junaid.

Cengssud and Partners visit to Hon.Lola Akande,Comm. Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation,Lagos State

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CENGSSUD and Partners visit to the Lagos State Governor, Gov. Ambode.

Moi on Media awareness of the SDG goals.

To know more about the goals click on here http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/mdgoverview/post-2015-development-agenda.html