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  1. SDG 10
  2. SDG 11
  3. SDG 12
  4. SDG 9
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Option 3 : SDG 12

The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 gave birth to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  •  The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a bold pledge to finish what the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) started and address some of the world's most critical issues.
  •  All 17 goals are interconnected and achieving one pushes you to achieve the others.
  • "Sustainable development" is defined as "development that meets current demands without jeopardizing future generations' ability to meet their own needs."
  • Sustainable development has a far broader scope than merely the environment.
  • It's also about ensuring that society is robust, healthy, and just.
  • This entails satisfying the different needs of all individuals in current and future communities, as well as encouraging personal well-being, social cohesion, and inclusion, and ensuring equitable opportunity.

  • "Future We Want," a documentary played at the Rio+20 meeting proposed a post-2015 development agenda.
  • The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an intergovernmental agreement that replaces the Millennium Development Goals as the post-2015 development agenda.
  • The United Nations Sustainable Development Summit established a post-negotiation agenda named Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.​​

  • ​​​​The Rio+20 summit (2012) in Rio de Janeiro produced the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a non-binding document.​
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