{"id":3036,"date":"2015-10-05T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thediplomaticenvoy.com\/?p=3036"},"modified":"2015-10-19T11:46:53","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T15:46:53","slug":"un-launches-sustainable-development-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/2015\/10\/05\/un-launches-sustainable-development-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Launches Sustainable Development Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Alexander Stringer<\/a>
\nStaff Writer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The opening of the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly was marked by the unveiling of\u00a0the sustainable development goals (SDGs), set to radically change the world by 2030. The 17-point plan comes as a continuation and improvement upon the millennium development goals (MDGs) set to expire this year, and can be categorized into four essential categories: better living conditions for all, growth and strengthening of developing nations, combating climate change, and increased partnerships between nations.<\/p>\n

SDGs versus MDGs<\/strong><\/p>\n

The SDGs are in many ways an improvement on\u00a0the 2001 MDGs, of which there were only eight. The old goals were often criticized as too narrow in scope, with the Guardian\u2019s Liz Ford identifying the main flaw\u00a0was that they\u00a0\u201cfailed to consider the root causes of poverty and overlooked gender inequality as well as the holistic nature of development,\u201d which\u00a0over a hundred\u00a0SDG subtopics now\u00a0aim to address.<\/p>\n

In essence, they are carrying on the goals that the UN wanted to accomplish\u00a0by this year, but were unable to. Thus they broadened the scope in order to allow for a more holistic approach to the major issues affecting the global community.<\/p>\n

The Cost of a Better World<\/strong><\/p>\n

The biggest point of contention in the SDGs is the price tag. According to a 2004 World Bank statement, “The additional foreign aid required to reach the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 is between $40-$60 billion a year.\u201d<\/p>\n

In contrast, the SDGs are far more expensive, with projections for different goals ranging from $66 billion for the eradication of poverty, to upwards of $7 trillion\u00a0for the various types of infrastructure improvements–clean water, access to education, and roads, to name a few.<\/p>\n

How the UN plans to fund all of this is unclear. A committee convened to present solutions, the Financing for Development Summit, reported that\u00a0it is planning \u201ca series of bold measures to overhaul global finance practices and generate investments for tackling a range of economic, social and environmental challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

Role of Nongovernmental Authorities<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the SDGs comes an interesting new concept that the UN is implementing to help divert some of the costs. Many sources have said that there is going to be a much heavier focus placed upon private financing, as it has the largest potential for raising capital.<\/p>\n

The UN is looking at major multinational\u00a0corporations to begin implementing the goals into how they conduct business. Such concepts include comprehensive environmental impact reports and statistics on how companies empower women. Moreover, as they expand their influence into emerging markets, it is expected that these industries will bring with them ways to improve various aspects of these markets, such as building roads for supply chains, employing native populations, and educating\u00a0their workers.<\/p>\n

As the world heads into the next 15 years, the youth of today need to focus on how to interact with and implement these goals, as they are going to be coming out of schooling\u00a0and into the global community in the midst of implementation. It will be interesting to see how these new SDGs\u00a0fair compared to the millennium development goals once\u00a0implementation begins\u00a0in January 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The biggest point of contention in the SDGs is the price tag. According to a 2004 World Bank statement, “The additional foreign aid required to reach the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 is between $40-$60 billion a year.\u201d<\/p>\n

In contrast, the SDGs are far more expensive, with projections for different goals ranging from $66 billion for the eradication of poverty, to upwards of $7 trillion for the various types of infrastructure improvements–clean water, access to education, and roads, to name a few.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3033,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[382],"tags":[414,417,441,497,530],"class_list":["post-3036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-news","tag-united-nations","tag-sustainable-development","tag-sdgs","tag-good-news","tag-sustainable-development-goals"],"yoast_head":"\nUN Launches Sustainable Development Goals - The Diplomatic Envoy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/2015\/10\/05\/un-launches-sustainable-development-goals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UN Launches Sustainable Development Goals - The Diplomatic Envoy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The biggest point of contention in the SDGs is the price tag. 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