The Sustainable Development Goals

On September 2015, the 193 countries of the UN General Assembly set 17 new goals, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) representing a set of global expectations to be achieved by 2030. Relative to any previous multilateral development framework, the Sustainable Development Goals are wider, more complex and involve a bolder focus on sustainability. Mahmoud Mohieldin summarises the general history behind the formation of SDG agenda.