The UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015 the UN adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that establish a new framework for the global development efforts towards 2030.

With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals at the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015, world leaders took an important step towards a better and more sustainable future for all.

The 17 SDGs are very ambitious and set a transformative development agenda. In addition to poverty reduction and social development, the SDGs also focus on economic and environmental development and include goals for peace and security. With the SDGs the UN member states have, among other things, committed themselves to ending hunger completely, ensuring education for all, securing health as well as promoting decent work and sustainable economic growth in all countries by 2030. The SDGs are universal and apply to all countries.

Danish Actions

Denmark has put forward an action plan that sets the framework for how the Danish government is working with the SDGs both in the national and international context. The action plan lays out the Danish approach and priorities in following up on the SDGs.

Action Plan for Denmark's national and international follow-up on the SDGs (Danish)