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Preface (2): The Latest Report
Human Race Is Navigating in the Right Direction (1): SDGs
There is hope. At the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit held in
September 2015, an agenda for “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” consisting of 17 goals was unanimously adopted (Fig. 4). The human race navigated in the
right direction at one of the most important turning points since the dawn of
history.
The SDGs were preceded by the “Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)”
formulated in 2000, which consist of eight goals including “the eradication of
extreme poverty and hunger,” “reduction of the infant mortality rate,” and “improvement of maternal health.” Certain results such as halving the extreme poverty rate
were achieved by the promised year of 2015. However, there remain people who
suffer from poverty in the world. There are also infants who are not properly vaccinated. Childbirth in the absence of doctors or midwives is still not uncommon.
Against this backdrop, the SDGs were formulated as a “plan of action for people,
the Earth, and prosperity” by expanding the target audience to all humans and taking over developing countries issues addressed by the MDGs. To be more comprehensive, the number of goals increased from eight to seventeen.
The United Nations proclaimed that although the world faces a multitude of
challenges, “no one will be left behind.”
Fig. 4 Logo of SDGs created by the United Nations. (Source: United Nations Information Center)
Preface: From “Vision 2050” to “New Vision 2050”
Preface (2): The Latest Report
Human Race Is Navigating in the Right Direction (1): SDGs
There is hope. At the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit held in
September 2015, an agenda for “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” consisting of 17 goals was unanimously adopted (Fig. 4). The human race navigated in the
right direction at one of the most important turning points since the dawn of
history.
The SDGs were preceded by the “Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)”
formulated in 2000, which consist of eight goals including “the eradication of
extreme poverty and hunger,” “reduction of the infant mortality rate,” and “improvement of maternal health.” Certain results such as halving the extreme poverty rate
were achieved by the promised year of 2015. However, there remain people who
suffer from poverty in the world. There are also infants who are not properly vaccinated. Childbirth in the absence of doctors or midwives is still not uncommon.
Against this backdrop, the SDGs were formulated as a “plan of action for people,
the Earth, and prosperity” by expanding the target audience to all humans and taking over developing countries issues addressed by the MDGs. To be more comprehensive, the number of goals increased from eight to seventeen.
The United Nations proclaimed that although the world faces a multitude of
challenges, “no one will be left behind.”
Fig. 4 Logo of SDGs created by the United Nations. (Source: United Nations Information Center)
Preface: From “Vision 2050” to “New Vision 2050”