Let’s meet today’s needs, without compromising
the needs of our future generation.
WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT?
Sustainable development is broadly defined as the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Although in the first glance most people limit sustainable development to environment, it is equally rooted in social equity and economic development.
Sustainable development is a holistic approach that considers ecological, social and economic dimensions, recognizing that all must be considered together to find lasting prosperity.
Sustainability is the foundation for today’s leading global framework for international cooperation—the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
WHAT ARE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS?
In September 2015, all 193 Member States of the United Nations adopted a plan for achieving a better future for all — laying out a path over the next 15 years to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and protect our planet. At the heart of the “Agenda 2030” are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which clearly define the world we want — applying to all nations and leaving no one behind.
The new Global Goals result from a process that has been more inclusive than ever, with Governments involving business, civil society and citizens from the outset. We are all in agreement on where the world needs to go. Fulfilling these ambitions will take an unprecedented effort by all sectors in society and we at SDC are committed to drive Sri Lanka towards a sustainably developed country for all.
THE FIVE PILLARS
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Introduction
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals can be categorized into
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People
We are determined to end poverty and hunger in all their forms and dimensions and to ensure that all human beings can fulfil their potential in dignity and equality and in a healthy environment.
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Planet
We are determined to protect the planet from degradation through sustainable consumption and production, sustainably managing its natural resources and taking urgent action on climate change so that it can support the needs of the present and future generations.
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Prosperity
We are determined to ensure that all human beings can enjoy prospersous and fulfilling lives and that economic, social and technological progress occurs in harmony with nature.
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Peace
We are determined to foster peaceful just and inclusive societies which are free from fear and violence. There can be no sustainable development without peace and no peace without sustainable development.
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Partnerships
We are determined to mobilize the means required to implement this Agenda through a revitalized Global Partnership for Sustainable Development based on a spirit of strengthened global solidarity, focused in particular on the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable and with the participation of all countries, all stakeholders and all people.
