Tuesday, 04 August 2015

Consensus Reached on New Sustainable Development Agenda to be adopted by World Leaders in September

Concluding a negotiating process that has spanned more than two years and has featured the unprecedented participation of civil society, countries agreed to an ambitious agenda that features 17 new sustainable development goals that aim to end poverty, promote prosperity and people's well-being while protecting the environment by 2030.

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UNEP News Centre