2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development


Paul Ladd, Director of the UNDP Team on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, talks about 2015, a year in which countries will shape a new development agenda, and reach a global agreement on climate change.

What is the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?

At the Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September, 2015, UN Member States will adopt the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change by 2030.


The new Global Goals, and the broader sustainablity agenda, go much further than the MDGs, addressing the root causes of poverty and the universal need for development that works for all people.


The Global Goals will now finish the job of the MDGs, and ensure that no one is left behind.

What are the proposed Global Goals?



What is UNDP's role with the Global Goals?

UNDP can support, and is already supporting, countries in three different ways, through the MAPS approach: mainstreaming, acceleration and policy support.

This sees us:



UNDP is deeply involved in all processes around the SDG roll out. The guidance and tools being developed will be shared as they become available. As well, we are bringing our extensive programming experience to bear in supporting countries to develop their national SDG efforts.