38.+ We+reaffirm,+in+accordance+with+the+Charter+of+the+United+Nations,+the+need+to+respect+ the+territorial+integrity+and+political+independence+of+States.+ + ! ! Means!of!implementation! + 39.+ The+scale+and+ambition+of+the+new+Agenda+requires+a+revitalized+Global+Partnership+to+ ensure+its+implementation.+We+fully+commit+to+this.+This+Partnership+will+work+in+a+spirit+of+ global+ solidarity,+ in+ particular+ solidarity+ with+ the+ poorest+ and+ with+ people+ in+ vulnerable+ situations.+It+will+facilitate+an+intensive+global+engagement+in+support+of+implementation+of+all+ the+Goals+and+targets,+bringing+together+Governments,+the+private+sector,+civil+society,+the+ United+Nations+system+and+other+actors+and+mobilizing+all+available+resources.+ 40.+ The+ means+ of+ implementation+ targets+ under+ Goal+ 17+ and+ under+ each+ Sustainable+ Development+Goal+are+key+to+realizing+our+Agenda+and+are+of+equal+importance+with+the+other+ Goals+and+targets.+The+Agenda,+including+the+Sustainable+Development+Goals,+can+be+met+ within+ the+ framework+ of+ a+ revitalized+ Global+ Partnership+ for+ Sustainable+ Development,+ supported+by+the+concrete+policies+and+actions+as+outlined+in+the+outcome+document+of+the+ third+International+Conference+on+Financing+for+Development,+held+in+Addis+Ababa+from+13+to+ 16+July+2015.+We+welcome+the+endorsement+by+the+General+Assembly+of+the+Addis+Ababa+ Action+Agenda,+which+is+an+integral+part+of+the+2030+Agenda+for+Sustainable+Development.+We+ recognize+that+the+full+implementation+of+the+Addis+Ababa+Action+Agenda+is+critical+for+the+ realization+of+the+Sustainable+Development+Goals+and+targets.++ 41.+ We+recognize+that+each+country+has+primary+responsibility+for+its+own+economic+and+ social+development.+The+new+Agenda+deals+with+the+means+required+for+implementation+of+ the+ Goals+ and+ targets.+ We+ recognize+ that+ these+ will+ include+ the+ mobilization+ of+ financial+ resources+as+well+as+capacityJbuilding+and+the+transfer+of+environmentally+sound+technologies+ to+ developing+ countries+ on+ favourable+ terms,+ including+ on+ concessional+ and+ preferential+ terms,+as+mutually+agreed.+Public+finance,+both+domestic+and+international,+will+play+a+vital+ role+in+providing+essential+services+and+public+goods+and+in+catalysing+other+sources+of+finance.+ We+acknowledge+the+role+of+the+diverse+private+sector,+ranging+from+microJenterprises+to+ cooperatives+ to+ multinationals,+ and+ that+ of+ civil+ society+ organizations+ and+ philanthropic+ organizations+in+the+implementation+of+the+new+Agenda.+ 42.+ We+ support+ the+ implementation+ of+ relevant+ strategies+ and+ programmes+ of+ action,+ including+the+Istanbul+Declaration+and+Programme+of+Action,+the+SIDS+Accelerated+Modalities+ of+Action+(SAMOA)+Pathway+and+the+Vienna+Programme+of+Action+for+Landlocked+Developing+ Countries+for+the+Decade+2014J2024,+and+reaffirm+the+importance+of+supporting+the+African+ Union’s+Agenda+2063+and+the+programme+of+the+New+Partnership+for+Africa’s+Development,+ all+ of+ which+ are+ integral+ to+ the+ new+ Agenda.+ We+ recognize+ the+ major+ challenge+ to+ the+ achievement+of+durable+peace+and+sustainable+development+in+countries+in+conflict+and+postJ conflict+situations.+ 43.+ We+ emphasize+ that+ international+ public+ finance+ plays+ an+ important+ role+ in+ complementing+the+efforts+of+countries+to+mobilize+public+resources+domestically,+especially+ in+the+poorest+and+most+vulnerable+countries+with+limited+domestic+resources.+An+important+ use+ of+ international+ public+ finance,+ including+ official+ development+ assistance+ (ODA),+ is+ to+
catalyse+ additional+ resource+ mobilization+ from+ other+ sources,+ public+ and+ private.+ ODA+ providers+ reaffirm+ their+ respective+ commitments,+ including+ the+ commitment+ by+ many+ developed+countries+to+achieve+the+target+of+0.7+per+cent+of+gross+national+income+for+official+ development+assistance+(ODA/GNI)+to+developing+countries+and+0.15+per+cent+to+0.2+per+cent+ of+ODA/GNI+to+least+developed+countries.+ 44.+ We+acknowledge+the+importance+for+international+financial+institutions+to+support,+in+ line+with+their+mandates,+the+policy+space+of+each+country,+in+particular+developing+countries.+ We+ recommit+ to+ broadening+ and+ strengthening+ the+ voice+ and+ participation+ of+ developing+ countries+—+including+African+countries,+least+developed+countries,+landlocked+developing+ countries,+ small+ island+ developing+ States+ and+ middleJincome+ countries+ —+ in+ international+ economic+decisionJmaking,+normJsetting+and+global+economic+governance.+ 45.+ We+ acknowledge+ also+ the+ essential+ role+ of+ national+ parliaments+ through+ their+ enactment+of+legislation+and+adoption+of+budgets+and+their+role+in+ensuring+accountability+for+ the+effective+implementation+of+our+commitments.+Governments+and+public+institutions+will+ also+ work+ closely+ on+ implementation+ with+ regional+ and+ local+ authorities,+ subregional+ institutions,+ international+ institutions,+ academia,+ philanthropic+ organizations,+ volunteer+ groups+and+others.+ 46.+ We+ underline+ the+ important+ role+ and+ comparative+ advantage+ of+ an+ adequately+ resourced,+relevant,+coherent,+efficient+and+effective+United+Nations+system+in+supporting+the+ achievement+ of+ the+ Sustainable+ Development+ Goals+ and+ sustainable+ development.+ While+ stressing+the+importance+of+strengthened+national+ownership+and+leadership+at+the+country+ level,+we+express+our+support+for+the+ongoing+dialogue+in+the+Economic+and+Social+Council+on+ the+longerJterm+positioning+of+the+United+Nations+development+system+in+the+context+of+this+ Agenda.+ + ! ! FollowDup!and!review! + 47.+ Our+ Governments+ have+ the+ primary+ responsibility+ for+ followJup+ and+ review,+ at+ the+ national,+regional+and+global+levels,+in+relation+to+the+progress+made+in+implementing+the+ Goals+and+targets+over+the+coming+15+years.+To+support+accountability+to+our+citizens,+we+will+ provide+for+systematic+followJup+and+review+at+the+various+levels,+as+set+out+in+this+Agenda+ and+the+Addis+Ababa+Action+Agenda.+The+highJlevel+political+forum+under+the+auspices+of+the+ General+Assembly+and+the+Economic+and+Social+Council+will+have+the+central+role+in+overseeing+ followJup+and+review+at+the+global+level.+ 48.+ Indicators+ are+ being+ developed+ to+ assist+ this+ work.+ Quality,+ accessible,+ timely+ and+ reliable+disaggregated+data+will+be+needed+to+help+with+the+measurement+of+progress+and+to+ ensure+that+no+one+is+left+behind.+Such+data+is+key+to+decisionJmaking.+Data+and+information+ from+existing+reporting+mechanisms+should+be+used+where+possible.+We+agree+to+intensify+our+ efforts+ to+ strengthen+ statistical+ capacities+ in+ developing+ countries,+ particularly+ African+ countries,+ least+ developed+ countries,+ landlocked+ developing+ countries,+ small+ island+ developing+States+and+middleJincome+countries.+We+are+committed+to+developing+broader+ measures+of+progress+to+complement+gross+domestic+product.+ +
! ! A!call!for!action!to!change!our!world! + 49.+ Seventy+years+ago,+an+earlier+generation+of+world+leaders+came+together+to+create+the+ United+Nations.+From+the+ashes+of+war+and+division+they+fashioned+this+Organization+and+the+ values+ of+ peace,+ dialogue+ and+ international+ cooperation+ which+ underpin+ it.+ The+ supreme+ embodiment+of+those+values+is+the+Charter+of+the+United+Nations.+ 50.+ Today+we+are+also+taking+a+decision+of+great+historic+significance.+We+resolve+to+build+a+ better+future+for+all+people,+including+the+millions+who+have+been+denied+the+chance+to+lead+ decent,+dignified+and+rewarding+lives+and+to+achieve+their+full+human+potential.+We+can+be+the+ first+generation+to+succeed+in+ending+poverty;+just+as+we+may+be+the+last+to+have+a+chance+of+ saving+the+planet.+The+world+will+be+a+better+place+in+2030+if+we+succeed+in+our+objectives.++ 51.+ What+we+are+announcing+today+—+an+Agenda+for+global+action+for+the+next+15+years+—+ is+a+charter+for+people+and+planet+in+the+twentyJfirst+century.+Children+and+young+women+and+ men+are+critical+agents+of+change+and+will+find+in+the+new+Goals+a+platform+to+channel+their+ infinite+capacities+for+activism+into+the+creation+of+a+better+world.++ 52.+ “We+ the+ peoples”+ are+ the+ celebrated+ opening+ words+ of+ the+ Charter+ of+ the+ United+ Nations.+It+is+“we+the+peoples”+who+are+embarking+today+on+the+road+to+2030.+Our+journey+will+ involve+ Governments+ as+ well+ as+ parliaments,+ the+ United+ Nations+ system+ and+ other+ international+institutions,+local+authorities,+indigenous+peoples,+civil+society,+business+and+the+ private+sector,+the+scientific+and+academic+community+—+and+all+people.+Millions+have+already+ engaged+with,+and+will+own,+this+Agenda.+It+is+an+Agenda+of+the+people,+by+the+people+and+for+ the+people+—+and+this,+we+believe,+will+ensure+its+success.++ 53.+ The+future+of+humanity+and+of+our+planet+lies+in+our+hands.+It+lies+also+in+the+hands+of+ today’s+younger+generation+who+will+pass+the+torch+to+future+generations.+We+have+mapped+ the+road+to+sustainable+development;+it+will+be+for+all+of+us+to+ensure+that+the+journey+is+ successful+and+its+gains+irreversible.+ + + ! ! Sustainable!Development!Goals!and!targets! + + 54.+ Following+an+inclusive+process+of+intergovernmental+negotiations,+and+based+on+the+ proposal+of+the+Open+Working+Group+on+Sustainable+Development+Goals,1+which+includes+a+ chapeau+contextualizing+the+latter,+set+out+below+are+the+Goals+and+targets+which+we+have+ agreed.+ 55.+ The+Sustainable+Development+Goals+and+targets+are+integrated+and+indivisible,+global+in+ nature+and+universally+applicable,+taking+into+account+different+national+realities,+capacities+ and+levels+of+development+and+respecting+national+policies+and+priorities.+Targets+are+defined+ as+aspirational+and+global,+with+each+Government+setting+its+own+national+targets+guided+by+ the+global+level+of+ambition+but+taking+into+account+national+circumstances.+Each+Government+ will+also+decide+how+these+aspirational+and+global+targets+should+be+incorporated+into+national+ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + 1++Contained+in+the+report+of+the+Open+Working+Group+of+the+General+Assembly+on+Sustainable+ Development+Goals+(A/68/970+and+Corr.1;+see+also+A/68/970/Add.1+and+2).+
planning+ processes,+ policies+ and+ strategies.+ It+ is+ important+ to+ recognize+ the+ link+ between+ sustainable+development+and+other+relevant+ongoing+processes+in+the+economic,+social+and+ environmental+fields.+ 56.+ In+deciding+upon+these+Goals+and+targets,+we+recognize+that+each+country+faces+specific+ challenges+to+achieve+sustainable+development,+and+we+underscore+the+special+challenges+ facing+the+most+vulnerable+countries+and,+in+particular,+African+countries,+least+developed+ countries,+landlocked+developing+countries+and+small+island+developing+States,+as+well+as+the+ specific+challenges+facing+the+middleJincome+countries.+Countries+in+situations+of+conflict+also+ need+special+attention.+ 57.+ We+recognize+that+baseline+data+for+several+of+the+targets+remains+unavailable,+and+we+ call+for+increased+support+for+strengthening+data+collection+and+capacityJbuilding+in+Member+ States,+to+develop+national+and+global+baselines+where+they+do+not+yet+exist.+We+commit+to+ addressing+this+gap+in+data+collection+so+as+to+better+inform+the+measurement+of+progress,+in+ particular+for+those+targets+below+which+do+not+have+clear+numerical+targets.+ 58.+ We+encourage+ongoing+efforts+by+States+in+other+forums+to+address+key+issues+which+ pose+ potential+ challenges+ to+ the+ implementation+ of+ our+ Agenda,+ and+ we+ respect+ the+ independent+ mandates+ of+ those+ processes.+ We+ intend+ that+ the+ Agenda+ and+ its+ implementation+would+support,+and+be+without+prejudice+to,+those+other+processes+and+the+ decisions+taken+therein.++ 59.+ We+recognize+that+there+are+different+approaches,+visions,+models+and+tools+available+to+ each+ country,+ in+ accordance+ with+ its+ national+ circumstances+ and+ priorities,+ to+ achieve+ sustainable+ development;+ and+ we+ reaffirm+ that+ planet+ Earth+ and+ its+ ecosystems+ are+ our+ common+home+and+that+“Mother+Earth”+is+a+common+expression+in+a+number+of+countries+and+ regions.+ + +
Sustainable!Development!Goals+ Goal+1.+End+poverty+in+all+its+forms+everywhere+ Goal+2.+End+hunger,+achieve+food+security+and+improved+nutrition+and+promote+sustainable+ agriculture+ Goal+3.+Ensure+healthy+lives+and+promote+wellJbeing+for+all+at+all+ages+ Goal+ 4.+ Ensure+ inclusive+ and+ equitable+ quality+ education+ and+ promote+ lifelong+ learning+ opportunities+for+all+ Goal+5.+Achieve+gender+equality+and+empower+all+women+and+girls+ Goal+6.+Ensure+availability+and+sustainable+management+of+water+and+sanitation+for+all+ Goal+7.+Ensure+access+to+affordable,+reliable,+sustainable+and+modern+energy+for+all+ Goal+8.+Promote+sustained,+inclusive+and+sustainable+economic+growth,+full+and+productive+ employment+and+decent+work+for+all+ Goal+9.+Build+resilient+infrastructure,+promote+inclusive+and+sustainable+industrialization+and+ foster+innovation+ Goal+10.+Reduce+inequality+within+and+among+countries+ Goal+11.+Make+cities+and+human+settlements+inclusive,+safe,+resilient+and+sustainable+ Goal+12.+Ensure+sustainable+consumption+and+production+patterns+ Goal+13.+Take+urgent+action+to+combat+climate+change+and+its+impacts*+ Goal+14.+Conserve+and+sustainably+use+the+oceans,+seas+and+marine+resources+for+sustainable+ development+ Goal+15.+Protect,+restore+and+promote+sustainable+use+of+terrestrial+ecosystems,+sustainably+ manage+ forests,+ combat+ desertification,+ and+ halt+ and+ reverse+ land+ degradation+ and+ halt+ biodiversity+loss+ Goal+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+ Goal+17.+Strengthen+the+means+of+implementation+and+revitalize+the+Global+Partnership+for+ Sustainable+Development++ + + *+ Acknowledging+ that+ the+ United+ Nations+ Framework+ Convention+ on+ Climate+ Change+ is+ the+ primary+ international,+intergovernmental+forum+for+negotiating+the+global+response+to+climate+change.+ ! + + + + +