THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly took place during which 17 goals for a sustainable future were defined and developed to be achieved by 2030. Those are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The 17 goals can be divided into five categories: people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership. All these goals have underlying targets, leading to 169 targets in total (United Nations General Assembly, 2015). The individual goals are listed on the figure below. For further information about the sustainable development goals click on the image.
In our project we will focus on the SDG 5 – Gender Equality. This SDG seeks to "achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls" (United Nations Gender Assembly, 2015: 18). The goal has five underlying targets:
1
End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere.
2
Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation.
3
Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation.
4
Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5
Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life.
6
Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences.
