What Australia's Commitment to the Global Goals Means for the Indo-Pacific Region
Updated: Nov 3, 2018
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The other day, we provided a quick overview of what the domestic achievement of the goals means for Australia. Now, we’re taking a look at what our commitment to the goals means for our neighbours in the Indo-Pacific region.
End extreme poverty
Halve relative poverty
Ensure sustainable social protection systems, such as welfare, which aim to build resilience and empower people to lift themselves out of poverty
Ensure all people have equal rights and access to economic resources
Mobilise resources from a variety of sources to provide means for developing countries to implement policies and programmes to end poverty
End hunger
End malnutrition
Double agricultural productivity and ensure its sustainability
Maintain the genetic diversity of seeds, plants and farmed and domesticated animals
Increase investment in rural infrastructure, agricultural research, technology development and gene banks to enhance agricultural productivity in developing countries
Correct and prevent trade restrictions
Ensure the proper functioning of food commodity markets and their derivatives
#Goal3: #GoodHealth and #WellBeing
Reduce the global maternal mortality ratio
End preventable death in newborns and children under 5
End AIDs, TB and other communicable diseases
Reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases
Improve mental health and well-being
Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse
Halve the number of deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents
Achieve universal health coverage and ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services
Reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination
Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Support research and development of vaccines and medicines most affecting developing countries
Increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of healthcare workers in developing countries
Strengthen the capacity of developing countries for early warning, risk reduction and management of health risks
Ensure all girls and boys have equal access to a free and quality primary and secondary education
Ensure all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development
Ensure equal access to affordable technical, vocational and tertiary education
Increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills for employment
Eliminate discrimination based on gender, disability, indigenous status and / or economic status in education
Ensure a substantial proportion of people achieve literacy and numeracy
Ensure everyone has access to knowledge and skills-training needed for a sustainable future
Upgrade education facilities to be child, disability and gender sensitive and to provide safe, inclusive and effective learning environments for all
Expand the number of scholarships available to developing countries
Increase the supply of qualified teachers in developing countries
End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls
End all forms of violence against all women and girls
Eliminate all harmful practices such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
Recognise and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies
Promote shared responsibility within the household and family
Ensure women’s full participation at all levels of decision-making, politically and economically
Give women equal rights to economic resources and access to ownership
Enhance the use of technology to promote female empowerment
Adopt sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality at all levels
#Goal6: #CleanWater & #Sanitation
Ensure all people have access to clean drinking water
Ensure access to adequate sanitation and hygiene facilities
End open defecation
Reduce pollution, eliminate dumping and minimise the release of chemicals into waterways
Halve the proportion of untreated wastewater
Increase recycling of water
Increase water-use efficiency across all sectors
Ensure withdrawals of freshwater are sustainable
Reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity
Implement integrated water resources management at all levels
Protect and restore water-related ecosystems
Expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes
Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water management
#Goal7: #AffordableEnergy & #CleanEnergy
Ensure access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services
Increase the share of renewable energy in the energy mix from 14%
Double the improvement rate in energy efficiency
Invest in energy infrastructure and clean energy research and technology
Expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries
#Goal8: #DecentWork & #EconomicGrowth
Sustain per capita economic growth
Sustain at least 7% GDP growth in developing countries
Achieve higher levels of productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation
Promote development-oriented policies to support productive activities, job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation
Encourage the formalisation and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises
Improve resource efficiency in consumption and production
Decouple economic growth from environmental degradation
Achieve full and productive employment for everyone
Ensure equal pay for work of equal value
Reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training
Eradicate forced labour
End modern slavery
End human trafficking
Eliminate child labour
Protect labour rights
Promote safe and secure working environments for all workers
Implement policies to promote sustainable tourism
Expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all
Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries
#Goal9: #Industry, #Innovation & #Infrastructure
Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure
Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation
Increase industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product
Increase access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises to financial services
Upgrade infrastructure to ensure sustainability
Enhance scientific research
Upgrade technological capabilities of industrial sectors
Encourage innovation
Increase the number of research and development workers
Increase public and private research and development spending
Facilitate sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in developing countries
Support domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries
Increase access to information and communications technology
Provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries
Achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40 percent of the population at a higher rate than national average
Achieve social, economic and political inclusion of all
Ensure equal opportunity for all
Eliminate discriminatory laws, policies and practices
Adopt fiscal, wage and social protection policies to reduce inequalities
Enhance representation and voice for developing countries in decision-making in global international economic and financial institutions
Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration
Encourage official developing assistance and financial flows to developing countries
Reduce the transaction costs of migrant remittances to less than 3 per cent
#Goal11: #SustainableCities & #SustainableCommunities
End homelessness
Upgrade slums
Provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems
Expand public transport
Enhance capacity for sustainable human settlement planning and management
Protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage
Reduce the number of deaths from disasters
Reduce the number of people affected by disasters
Decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters
Reduce the adverse environmental impact of cities
Provide access to safe, inclusive and accessible green and public spaces
Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening development planning
Increase the number of cities and towns adopting and implementing policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaption to climate change and resilience to disasters
Support least developed countries in building sustainable and resilient buildings using local materials
#Goal12: #ResponsibleConsumption & #ResponsibleProduction
Achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
Halve per capita food waste
Achieve environmentally-sound management of chemicals and waste
Reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
Encourage companies to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle
Promote sustainable public procurement practices
Ensure that everyone everywhere has the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production
Implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism
Rationalise inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption
Strengthen resilience to climate-related hazards and natural disasters
Improve education, awareness-raising and capacity on climate change
Raise capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries
Prevent and reduce marine pollution
Protect marine and coastal ecosystems
Minimise and address the impacts of ocean acidification
Regulate harvesting
End overfishing
End illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
Implement science-based management plans in order to restore fish stocks
Conserve at least 10% of coastal and marine areas
Prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing
Eliminate subsidies which contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
Increase scientific knowledge on marine biology
Develop research capacity and transfer marine technology
Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets
Conserve and restore use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems
Sustainably manage all types of forests
Halt deforestation
Restore degraded forests
Increase afforestation and reforestation
Combat desertification
Restore degraded land and soil
Conserve mountain ecosystems
Reduce the degradation of natural habitats
Halt the loss of biodiversity
Protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species
Share genetic resources fairly, equitably and sustainably
End poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna
Address demand and supply of illegal wildlife products
Prevent the introduction of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems
Integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning
Mobilise and increase financial resources to conserve biodiversity
Mobilise resources to finance sustainable forest management
Provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance sustainable forest management
#Goal16: #Peace, #Justice & #StrongInstitutions
Reduce all forms of violence
Reduce number of violence-related deaths
End abuse, exploitation and trafficking of children
End all forms of violence against children
End torture of children
Promote the rule of law
Ensure equal access to justice for all
Reduce illicit financial and arms flow
Strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets
Combat all forms of organised crime
Reduce corruption and bribery
Ensure the accountability and transparency of institutions at all levels
Ensure inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels
Strengthen the participation of developing countries in global governance institutions
Provide legal identity for all
Ensure public access to information
Protect fundamental freedoms
Combat terrorism
Enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development
#Goal17: #Partnerships for the Goals
Strengthen domestic resource mobilisation to developing countries to improve domestic capacity for tax
Provide 0.7% of gross national income to overseas development assistance to developing countries
Mobilise additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources
Assist developing countries in attaining long-term debt sustainability
Implement investment promotion regimes for least-developed countries
Enhance cooperation on and access to science, technology and innovation
Promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally-sound technologies to developing countries
Operationalise the technology bank and science, technology and innovation capacity-building mechanism for least developed countries
Enhance the use of enabling technology in developing countries
Implement effective and targeted capacity-building in developing countries to implement the goals
Increase exports of developing countries
Implement duty-free and quota-free market access on a lasting basis for all least-developed countries
Enhance economic stability
Enhance policy coherence
Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships
Enhance capacity-building support to developing countries to increase availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data
Build on existing initiatives to measure progress on sustainable development
Another incredibly extensive list!
And that’s it for our overviews of the goals for 2016! Keep checking back in to our website to learn more about the developments around Australia on each of the goals and their 169 targets.
This article was originally published on the Global Goals Australia Campaign website.