United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

The LA Times' guide to the latest global development news.

On Sept. 25, 2015, world leaders adopted an ambitious set of goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people can enjoy prosperous and fulfilling lives. Each goal includes specific targets to be achieved over the next 15 years.

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1. No Poverty

One in five people in developing regions still live on less than $1.25 a day. The goal is to eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere by 2030 and to ensure that all men and women have access to economic resources, basic services, ownership of property, natural resources, appropriate…

2. Zero Hunger

An estimated 795 million people across the globe are undernourished. The goal is to end hunger and ensure access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food for all by 2030.

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