! ! 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! + 16.1+ Significantly+reduce+all+forms+of+violence+and+related+death+rates+everywhere++ 16.2+ End+ abuse,+ exploitation,+ trafficking+ and+ all+ forms+ of+ violence+ against+ and+ torture+ of+ children++ 16.3+ Promote+the+rule+of+law+at+the+national+and+international+levels+and+ensure+equal+access+ to+justice+for+all++ 16.4+ By+2030,+significantly+reduce+illicit+financial+and+arms+flows,+strengthen+the+recovery+and+ return+of+stolen+assets+and+combat+all+forms+of+organized+crime++ 16.5+ Substantially+reduce+corruption+and+bribery+in+all+their+forms++ 16.6+ Develop+effective,+accountable+and+transparent+institutions+at+all+levels++ 16.7+ Ensure+ responsive,+ inclusive,+ participatory+ and+ representative+ decisionJmaking+ at+ all+ levels++ 16.8+ Broaden+and+strengthen+the+participation+of+developing+countries+in+the+institutions+of+ global+governance++ 16.9+ By+2030,+provide+legal+identity+for+all,+including+birth+registration++ 16.10+ Ensure+public+access+to+information+and+protect+fundamental+freedoms,+in+accordance+ with+national+legislation+and+international+agreements++ 16.a+ Strengthen+relevant+national+institutions,+including+through+international+cooperation,+ for+building+capacity+at+all+levels,+in+particular+in+developing+countries,+to+prevent+violence+and+ combat+terrorism+and+crime++ 16.b+ Promote+and+enforce+nonJdiscriminatory+laws+and+policies+for+sustainable+development++ + ! ! Goal!17.!Strengthen!the!means!of!implementation!and!revitalize!the!Global!Partnership! for!Sustainable!Development! + ! ! Finance! + 17.1+ Strengthen+domestic+resource+mobilization,+including+through+international+support+to+ developing+countries,+to+improve+domestic+capacity+for+tax+and+other+revenue+collection++ 17.2+ Developed+ countries+ to+ implement+ fully+ their+ official+ development+ assistance+ 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+to+0.20+per+cent+of+ODA/GNI+to+least+developed+countries;+ODA+ providers+are+encouraged+to+consider+setting+a+target+to+provide+at+least+0.20+per+cent+of+ ODA/GNI+to+least+developed+countries+ 17.3+ Mobilize+additional+financial+resources+for+developing+countries+from+multiple+sources++
17.4+ Assist+ developing+ countries+ in+ attaining+ longJterm+ debt+ sustainability+ through+ coordinated+policies+aimed+at+fostering+debt+financing,+debt+relief+and+debt+restructuring,+as+ appropriate,+and+address+the+external+debt+of+highly+indebted+poor+countries+to+reduce+debt+ distress++ 17.5+ Adopt+and+implement+investment+promotion+regimes+for+least+developed+countries+ + ! ! Technology! + 17.6+ Enhance+ NorthJSouth,+ SouthJSouth+ and+ triangular+ regional+ and+ international+ cooperation+on+and+access+to+science,+technology+and+innovation+and+enhance+knowledge+ sharing+on+mutually+agreed+terms,+including+through+improved+coordination+among+existing+ mechanisms,+ in+ particular+ at+ the+ United+ Nations+ level,+ and+ through+ a+ global+ technology+ facilitation+mechanism+ 17.7+ Promote+ the+ development,+ transfer,+ dissemination+ and+ diffusion+ of+ environmentally+ sound+technologies+to+developing+countries+on+favourable+terms,+including+on+concessional+ and+preferential+terms,+as+mutually+agreed++ 17.8+ Fully+ operationalize+ the+ technology+ bank+ and+ science,+ technology+ and+ innovation+ capacityJbuilding+mechanism+for+least+developed+countries+by+2017+and+enhance+the+use+of+ enabling+technology,+in+particular+information+and+communications+technology+ + ! ! CapacityDbuilding! + 17.9+ Enhance+ international+ support+ for+ implementing+ effective+ and+ targeted+ capacityJ building+in+developing+countries+to+support+national+plans+to+implement+all+the+Sustainable+ Development+Goals,+including+through+NorthJSouth,+SouthJSouth+and+triangular+cooperation+ + ! ! Trade! + 17.10+ Promote+a+universal,+rulesJbased,+open,+nonJdiscriminatory+and+equitable+multilateral+ trading+ system+ under+ the+ World+ Trade+ Organization,+ including+ through+ the+ conclusion+ of+ negotiations+under+its+Doha+Development+Agenda++ 17.11+ Significantly+increase+the+exports+of+developing+countries,+in+particular+with+a+view+to+ doubling+the+least+developed+countries’+share+of+global+exports+by+2020++ 17.12+ Realize+timely+implementation+of+dutyJfree+and+quotaJfree+market+access+on+a+lasting+ basis+for+all+least+developed+countries,+consistent+with+World+Trade+Organization+decisions,+ including+ by+ ensuring+ that+ preferential+ rules+ of+ origin+ applicable+ to+ imports+ from+ least+ developed+countries+are+transparent+and+simple,+and+contribute+to+facilitating+market+access+ + ! ! Systemic!issues! + / / Policy/and/institutional/coherence/ + 17.13+ Enhance+global+macroeconomic+stability,+including+through+policy+coordination+and+ policy+coherence+
17.14+ Enhance+policy+coherence+for+sustainable+development++ 17.15+ Respect+ each+ country’s+ policy+ space+ and+ leadership+ to+ establish+ and+ implement+ policies+for+poverty+eradication+and+sustainable+development++ + / / Multi3stakeholder/partnerships/ + 17.16+ Enhance+ the+ Global+ Partnership+ for+ Sustainable+ Development,+ complemented+ by+ multiJstakeholder+partnerships+that+mobilize+and+share+knowledge,+expertise,+technology+and+ financial+resources,+to+support+the+achievement+of+the+Sustainable+Development+Goals+in+all+ countries,+in+particular+developing+countries++ 17.17+ Encourage+and+promote+effective+public,+publicJprivate+and+civil+society+partnerships,+ building+on+the+experience+and+resourcing+strategies+of+partnerships++ + / / Data,/monitoring/and/accountability/ + 17.18+ By+ 2020,+ enhance+ capacityJbuilding+ support+ to+ developing+ countries,+ including+ for+ least+developed+countries+and+small+island+developing+States,+to+increase+significantly+the+ availability+of+highJquality,+timely+and+reliable+data+disaggregated+by+income,+gender,+age,+ race,+ ethnicity,+ migratory+ status,+ disability,+ geographic+ location+ and+ other+ characteristics+ relevant+in+national+contexts++ 17.19+ By+ 2030,+ build+ on+ existing+ initiatives+ to+ develop+ measurements+ of+ progress+ on+ sustainable+development+that+complement+gross+domestic+product,+and+support+statistical+ capacityJbuilding+in+developing+countries+ + + ! ! Means!of!implementation!and!the!Global!Partnership! + + 60.+ We+reaffirm+our+strong+commitment+to+the+full+implementation+of+this+new+Agenda.+We+ recognize+ that+ we+ will+ not+ be+ able+ to+ achieve+ our+ ambitious+ Goals+ and+ targets+ without+ a+ revitalized+ and+ enhanced+ Global+ Partnership+ and+ comparably+ ambitious+ means+ of+ implementation.+ The+ revitalized+ Global+ Partnership+ will+ facilitate+ an+ intensive+ global+ engagement+ in+ support+ of+ implementation+ of+ all+ the+ Goals+ and+ targets,+ bringing+ together+ Governments,+civil+society,+the+private+sector,+the+United+Nations+system+and+other+actors+and+ mobilizing+all+available+resources.+ 61.+ The+Agenda’s+Goals+and+targets+deal+with+the+means+required+to+realize+our+collective+ ambitions.+The+means+of+implementation+targets+under+each+Sustainable+Development+Goal+ and+Goal+17,+which+are+referred+to+above,+are+key+to+realizing+our+Agenda+and+are+of+equal+ importance+ with+ the+ other+ Goals+ and+ targets.+ We+ shall+ accord+ them+ equal+ priority+ in+ our+ implementation+efforts+and+in+the+global+indicator+framework+for+monitoring+our+progress.++ 62.+ This+ 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+outlined+in+the+Addis+Ababa+Action+Agenda,3+which+is+an+integral+ part+ of+ the+ 2030+ Agenda+ for+ Sustainable+ Development.+ The+ Addis+ Ababa+ Action+ Agenda+ supports,+ complements+ and+ helps+ to+ contextualize+ the+ 2030+ Agenda’s+ means+ of+ implementation+targets.+It+relates+to+domestic+public+resources,+domestic+and+international+ private+business+and+finance,+international+development+cooperation,+international+trade+as+ an+ engine+ for+ development,+ debt+ and+ debt+ sustainability,+ addressing+ systemic+ issues+ and+ science,+technology,+innovation+and+capacityJbuilding,+and+data,+monitoring+and+followJup.++ 63.+ Cohesive+ nationally+ owned+ sustainable+ development+ strategies,+ supported+ by+ integrated+national+financing+frameworks,+will+be+at+the+heart+of+our+efforts.+We+reiterate+that+ each+country+has+primary+responsibility+for+its+own+economic+and+social+development+and+that+ the+role+of+national+policies+and+development+strategies+cannot+be+overemphasized.+We+will+ respect+ each+ country’s+ policy+ space+ and+ leadership+ to+ implement+ policies+ for+ poverty+ eradication+ and+ sustainable+ development,+ while+ remaining+ consistent+ with+ relevant+ international+rules+and+commitments.+At+the+same+time,+national+development+efforts+need+ to+be+supported+by+an+enabling+international+economic+environment,+including+coherent+and+ mutually+ supporting+ world+ trade,+ monetary+ and+ financial+ systems,+ and+ strengthened+ and+ enhanced+global+economic+governance.+Processes+to+develop+and+facilitate+the+availability+of+ appropriate+knowledge+and+technologies+globally,+as+well+as+capacityJbuilding,+are+also+critical.+ We+ commit+ to+ pursuing+ policy+ coherence+ and+ an+ enabling+ environment+ for+ sustainable+ development+at+all+levels+and+by+all+actors,+and+to+reinvigorating+the+Global+Partnership+for+ Sustainable+Development.+ 64.+ 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.+ 65.+ We+recognize+that+middleJincome+countries+still+face+significant+challenges+to+achieve+ sustainable+development.+In+order+to+ensure+that+achievements+made+to+date+are+sustained,+ efforts+ to+ address+ ongoing+ challenges+ should+ be+ strengthened+ through+ the+ exchange+ of+ experiences,+improved+coordination,+and+better+and+focused+support+of+the+United+Nations+ development+system,+the+international+financial+institutions,+regional+organizations+and+other+ stakeholders.+ 66.+ We+underscore+that,+for+all+countries,+public+policies+and+the+mobilization+and+effective+ use+of+domestic+resources,+underscored+by+the+principle+of+national+ownership,+are+central+to+ our+ common+ pursuit+ of+ sustainable+ development,+ including+ achieving+ the+ Sustainable+ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + 3++The+Addis+Ababa+Action+Agenda+of+the+Third+International+Conference+on+Financing+for+Development+ (Addis+Ababa+Action+Agenda),+adopted+by+the+General+Assembly+on+27+July+2015+(resolution+69/313).+
Development+Goals.+We+recognize+that+domestic+resources+are+first+and+foremost+generated+by+economic+growth,+supported+by+an+enabling+environment+at+all+levels.+67.+Private+business+activity,+investment+and+innovation+are+major+drivers+of+productivity,+inclusive+ economic+ growth+ and+ job+ creation.+ We+acknowledge+ the+ diversity+ of+ the+ private+sector,+ ranging+ from+ microJenterprises+ to+ cooperatives+ to+ multinationals.+ We+ call+ upon+ all+businesses+ to+ apply+ their+ creativity+ and+ innovation+ to+ solving+ sustainable+ development+challenges.+We+will+foster+a+dynamic+and+wellJfunctioning+business+sector,+while+protecting+labour+ rights+ and+ environmental+ and+ health+ standards+ in+ accordance+ with+ relevant+international+standards+and+agreements+and+other+ongoing+initiatives+in+this+regard,+such+as+the+ Guiding+ Principles+ on+ Business+ and+ Human+ Rights+ and+ the+ labour+ standards+ of+ the+International+ Labour+ Organization,+ the+ Convention+ on+ the+ Rights+ of+ the+ Child+ and+ key+multilateral+environmental+agreements,+for+parties+to+those+agreements.++68.+International+trade+is+an+engine+for+inclusive+economic+growth+and+poverty+reduction,+and+contributes+to+the+promotion+of+sustainable+development.+We+will+continue+to+promote+a+ universal,+ rulesJbased,+ open,+ transparent,+ predictable,+ inclusive,+ nonJdiscriminatory+ and+equitable+ multilateral+ trading+ system+ under+ the+ World+ Trade+ Organization,+ as+ well+ as+meaningful+trade+liberalization.+We+call+upon+all+members+of+the+World+Trade+Organization+to+redouble+ their+ efforts+ to+ promptly+ conclude+ the+ negotiations+ on+ the+ Doha+ Development+Agenda.+ We+ attach+ great+ importance+ to+ providing+ tradeJrelated+ capacityJbuilding+ for+developing+ countries,+ including+ African+ countries,+ least+ developed+ countries,+ landlocked+developing+countries,+small+island+developing+States+and+middleJincome+countries,+including+for+the+promotion+of+regional+economic+integration+and+interconnectivity.+69.+We+ recognize+ the+ need+ to+ assist+ developing+ countries+ in+ attaining+ longJterm+ debt+sustainability+through+coordinated+policies+aimed+at+fostering+debt+financing,+debt+relief,+debt+restructuring+ and+ sound+ debt+ management,+ as+ appropriate.+ Many+ countries+ remain+vulnerable+ to+ debt+ crises+ and+ some+ are+ in+ the+ midst+ of+ crises,+ including+ a+ number+ of+ least+developed+ countries,+ small+ island+ developing+ States+ and+ some+ developed+ countries.+ We+reiterate+that+debtors+and+creditors+must+work+together+to+prevent+and+resolve+unsustainable+debt+ situations.+ Maintaining+ sustainable+ debt+ levels+ is+ the+ responsibility+ of+ the+ borrowing+countries;+however+we+acknowledge+that+lenders+also+have+a+responsibility+to+lend+in+a+way+that+does+not+undermine+a+country’s+debt+sustainability.+We+will+support+the+maintenance+of+debt+sustainability+of+those+countries+that+have+received+debt+relief+and+achieved+sustainable+debt+levels.++70.+We+hereby+launch+a+Technology+Facilitation+Mechanism+which+was+established+by+the+Addis+ Ababa+ Action+ Agenda+ in+ order+ to+ support+ the+ Sustainable+ Development+ Goals.+ The+Technology+ Facilitation+ Mechanism+ will+ be+ based+ on+ a+ multiJstakeholder+ collaboration+between+ Member+ States,+ civil+ society,+ the+ private+ sector,+ the+ scientific+ community,+ United+Nations+ entities+ and+ other+ stakeholders+ and+ will+ be+ composed+ of+ a+ United+ Nations+ interJagency+ task+ team+ on+ science,+ technology+ and+ innovation+ for+ the+ Sustainable+ Development+Goals,+a+collaborative+multiJstakeholder+forum+on+science,+technology+and+innovation+for+the+Sustainable+Development+Goals+and+an+online+platform.++ + •+The+United+Nations+interJagency+task+team+on+science,+technology+and+innovation+for+ the+ Sustainable+ Development+ Goals+ will+ promote+ coordination,+ coherence+ and+ cooperation+within+the+United+Nations+system+on+science,+technology+and+innovationJ related+matters,+enhancing+synergy+and+efficiency,+in+particular+to+enhance+capacityJ building+initiatives.+The+task+team+will+draw+on+existing+resources+and+will+work+with+10+ representatives+from+civil+society,+the+private+sector+and+the+scientific+community+to+ prepare+ the+ meetings+ of+ the+ multiJstakeholder+ forum+ on+ science,+ technology+ and+ innovation+for+the+Sustainable+Development+Goals,+as+well+as+in+the+development+and+ operationalization+ of+ the+ online+ platform,+ including+ preparing+ proposals+ for+ the+ modalities+ for+ the+ forum+ and+ the+ online+ platform.+ The+ 10+ representatives+ will+ be+ appointed+by+the+SecretaryJGeneral,+for+periods+of+two+years.+The+task+team+will+be+ open+to+the+participation+of+all+United+Nations+agencies,+funds+and+programmes+and+ the+functional+commissions+of+the+Economic+and+Social+Council+and+it+will+initially+be+ composed+ of+ the+ entities+ that+ currently+ integrate+ the+ informal+ working+ group+ on+ technology+facilitation,+namely,+the+Department+of+Economic+and+Social+Affairs+of+the+ Secretariat,+the+United+Nations+Environment+Programme,+the+United+Nations+Industrial+ Development+ Organization,+ the+ United+ Nations+ Educational,+ Scientific+ and+ Cultural+ Organization,+ the+ United+ Nations+ Conference+ on+ Trade+ and+ Development,+ the+ International+Telecommunication+Union,+the+World+Intellectual+Property+Organization+ and+the+World+Bank.+ + •+The+online+platform+will+be+used+to+establish+a+comprehensive+mapping+of,+and+serve+ as+a+gateway+for,+information+on+existing+science,+technology+and+innovation+initiatives,+ mechanisms+ and+ programmes,+ within+ and+ beyond+ the+ United+ Nations.+ The+ online+ platform+will+facilitate+access+to+information,+knowledge+and+experience,+as+well+as+best+ practices+ and+ lessons+ learned,+ on+ science,+ technology+ and+ innovation+ facilitation+ initiatives+ and+ policies.+ The+ online+ platform+ will+ also+ facilitate+ the+ dissemination+ of+ relevant+open+access+scientific+publications+generated+worldwide.+The+online+platform+ will+be+developed+on+the+basis+of+an+independent+technical+assessment+which+will+take+ into+ account+ best+ practices+ and+ lessons+ learned+ from+ other+ initiatives,+ within+ and+ beyond+the+United+Nations,+in+order+to+ensure+that+it+will+complement,+facilitate+access+ to+and+provide+adequate+information+on+existing+science,+technology+and+innovation+ platforms,+avoiding+duplications+and+enhancing+synergies.+ + •+The+multiJstakeholder+forum+on+science,+technology+and+innovation+for+the+Sustainable+ Development+Goals+will+be+convened+once+a+year,+for+a+period+of+two+days,+to+discuss+ science,+ technology+ and+ innovation+ cooperation+ around+ thematic+ areas+ for+ the+ implementation+ of+ the+ Sustainable+ Development+ Goals,+ congregating+ all+ relevant+ stakeholders+to+actively+contribute+in+their+area+of+expertise.+The+forum+will+provide+a+ venue+ for+ facilitating+ interaction,+ matchmaking+ and+ the+ establishment+ of+ networks+ between+relevant+stakeholders+and+multiJstakeholder+partnerships+in+order+to+identify+ and+examine+technology+needs+and+gaps,+including+on+scientific+cooperation,+innovation+ and+capacityJbuilding,+and+also+in+order+to+help+to+facilitate+development,+transfer+and+ dissemination+ of+ relevant+ technologies+ for+ the+ Sustainable+ Development+ Goals.+ The+ meetings+of+the+forum+will+be+convened+by+the+President+of+the+Economic+and+Social+