The SDGsGoals and Statistical Indicators 

Presented by Ms. S. Cheung Tung Shing, 

Ag. Dep. Director

Statistics Mauritius31 May 2016

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The SDGsGoals and Statistical Indicators 

Content• The 2030 Agenda for SDGs• Why the need for the 2030 Agenda?• The MDGs, Achievements and Gaps• Beyond 2015 – Process leading to SDGs• My world Survey• The Global Goals • The 17 SDGs, Targets, Indicators• The five P’s and 4 Parts of the Agenda• The Structure and implementation of the Agenda

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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

• At a UN Summit (25‐27 September 2015), 193Member States of the United Nations adoptedThe 2030 Agenda for SustainableDevelopment.

• It officially comes into effect upon expiry of theMillennium Development Goals (MDGs) on 1January 2016 and will run through 2030 andapplies to every country.

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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

• The Agenda strives for a world that is just,rights‐based, equitable and inclusive.

• It commits stakeholders to work together topromote sustained and inclusive economicgrowth, social development and environmentalprotection and to benefit all, including women,children, youth and future generations.

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Why the need for 2030 Agenda?

• The MDGs set out goals mainly for developingcountries, to which rich countries providedassistance through finance and technology.

• In contrast, the SDGs are “universal goals” that applyto all countries and “involve the entire world,developed and developing countries alike”.

• The 2030 Agenda is not about what the rich shoulddo for the poor, but what all countries togethershould do for the global well‐being of this generationand those to come.

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The Millennium Development Goals

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2000 ‐ 2015, MDGs have produced the most successful anti‐poverty movement in history:

• Goal 1 Eradicate extreme poverty & hungerExtreme poverty reduced by half.Proportion of undernourished people reduced by half. 

.Goal 2 Achieve universal primary education

Primary school enrolment rate reached 91 percent + many more girls in school.

What has the MDGs achieved? (1/3)

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• Goal 4 Reduce child mortalityUnder‐five mortality rate declined by more than half,

• Goal 5  Improve maternal healthmaternal mortality is down 45 percent worldwide.

• Goal 6 Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

• Remarkable gains in the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.

What has the MDGs achieved? (2/3)

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What has the MDGs achieved? (3/3)

• Goal 7 Ensure environmental sustainability

2.6 billion people gained access to improved sources of water.

• Goal 8 Develop a global partnership for development

Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) increased by 66%. 

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Remaining gaps left by the MDGs• Poverty and hunger• Inequalities• Gender inequality• Unemployment• Global health threats, natural disasters, conflict,violent extremism, terrorism, humanitarian crises,forced displacement of people

• Climate change• Uneven progress

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The 2030 Agenda

• Build on the MDGs and complete what these didnot achieve.

• Result of a global consultation on the world wewant by 2030.

• Comprehensive set of 17 goals with 169 targetsand 229 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)indicators on which progress will be monitored.

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The 2030 Agenda• Integrated and indivisible and balance the threedimensions of sustainable development: theeconomic, social and environmental.

• Universally applicable, taking into accountdifferent national realities, capacities and levelsof development and respecting national policiesand priorities.

• Require broad partnerships at global and nationallevel.

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Member State-Led

Process

Open Working Group

UN System

Task Team

The World We Want Platform

Dialogues on implementation

High Level Panel

NationalConsultations

My WorldSurvey

UN Global

Compact

High Level

Political Forum

Sustainable Development

Solutions Network

Beyond 2015 ‐ process leading to the SDGs

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My world survey 2012

• The largest ever survey in history at the global level,which has seen more than 7.5 million participantsfrom all over the world, expressing their preferencesfor the world they want after 2015.

• For MAURITIUS : Total of 1610 respondents  Top 5 priorities are

1. Good education 2. Protection against crime and violence3. An honest and responsible government 4. Affordable and nutritious food5. Better jobs opportunities

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The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (1/6) 

• Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere.7 Targets and 12 Indicators 

• Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security andimproved nutrition and promote sustainableagriculture .8 Targets and 14 Indicators 

• Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well‐being for all at all ages. 13 Targets and 26 Indicators 

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The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (2/6)

• Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable qualityeducation and promote lifelong learningopportunities for all.

10 Targets and 11 Indicators • Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empowerall women and girls.

9 Targets and 14 Indicators • Goal 6. Ensure availability and sustainablemanagement of water and sanitation for all.

8 Targets and 11 Indicators 

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The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (3/6)

• Goal 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable,sustainable and modern energy for all. 5 Targets and 6 Indicators 

• Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive andsustainable economic growth, full andproductive employment and decent work forall.

12 Targets and 17 Indicators • Goal 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promoteinclusive and sustainable industrialization andfoster innovation.

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The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (4/6)• Goal 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries.

10 Targets and 11 Indicators 

• Goal 11. Make cities and human settlementsinclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. 10 Targets and 15 Indicators

• Goal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption andproduction patterns.

11 Targets and 13 Indicators 

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The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (5/6)• Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climatechange and its impacts.

5 Targets and 7 Indicators • Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans,seas and marine resources for sustainabledevelopment.

10 Targets and 10 Indicators • Goal 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainableuse of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manageforests, combat desertification, and halt andreverse land degradation and halt biodiversityloss.

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The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (6/6)• Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societiesfor sustainable development, provide access tojustice for all and build effective, accountable andinclusive institutions at all levels.

12 Targets and 23 Indicators 

• Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementationand revitalize the Global Partnership forSustainable Development.

19 Targets and 25 Indicators 

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Number of targets & indicators  by GoalGoal  No. of Targets  No. of 

indicators 1 No poverty 7 122 Zero hunger  8 143 Good health & well being 13 264 Quality education 10 115 Gender equality 9 146 Clean water & sanitation  8 117 Affordable & clean energy 5 68 Decent jobs & economic growth 12 179 Industry, Innovations & infrastructure 8 1210 Reduced inequalities 10 1111 Sustainable cities & communities 10 15

12 Responsible consumption & production 11 13

13 Climate action 5 714 Life below water 10 1015 Life on land 12 1416 Peace, justice and strong institutions 12 2317 Partnerships for the goals 19 25

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Officially there are 229 indicators; 11 indicators appear more than once

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The five P’s of the Agenda(1/5)

• The Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. 

• It seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. 

• All countries and all stakeholders, acting in collaborative partnership, will implement this plan. 

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PeopleEnd poverty and hunger, healthy lives, knowledge 

and gender equality

ProsperityAll human beings 

can enjoy prosperous and fulfilling lives

PlanetProtect the planet, 

sustainable production and consumption, 

sustainable NRM, climate change

PeacePeaceful, just and inclusive societies

PartnershipGlobal 

partnership providing the 

necessary means to implement the 

agendaThe 2030 Agenda for 

Sustainable Development

G4

G5

G6

G2

G3

G1

G7

G8

G11

G10

G9

G12

G13

G14

G15

G16

G17

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The five P’s of the Agenda (3/5)

• People :“We are determined to end poverty andhunger, in all their forms and dimensions, and toensure that all human beings can fulfill theirpotential in dignity and equality and in a healthyenvironment.” Goals 1 ‐ 6

• Prosperity: “We are determined to ensure that allhuman beings can enjoy prosperous and fulfillinglives and that economic, social and technologicalprogress occurs in harmony with nature.”Goals 7‐11

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The five P’s of the Agenda (4/5)• Planet: “We are determined to protect the planetfrom degradation, including through sustainableconsumption and production, sustainably managingits natural resources and taking urgent action onclimate change, so that it can support the needs ofthe present and future generations.” Goals 12 ‐ 15

• Peace: “We are determined to foster peaceful, justand inclusive societies, which are free from fear andviolence. There can be no sustainable developmentwithout peace and no peace without sustainabledevelopment.” Goal 16

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The five P’s of the Agenda (5/5)

• Partnership: “We are determined to mobilize themeans required to implement this Agendathrough a revitalised Global Partnership forSustainable Development, based on a spirit ofstrengthened global solidarity, focused inparticular on the needs of the poorest and mostvulnerable and with the participation of allcountries, all stakeholders and all people.”Goal 17

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The 4 parts of the agendaThe agenda comprises 4 parts• Part 1: Vision and PrinciplesWhy are governments agreeing to this newagenda, what is their vision and what are theprinciples that will guide them in this journey tochange the world

• Part 2: Goals and targets 17 goals and 169 targets• Part 3: Means of implementation

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The 4 parts of the agendaThe agenda comprises 4 parts• Part 4: Follow‐up and review mechanismThe agenda will be underpinned by a robustfollow up and review mechanism, at national,local and global level. The bedrock of suchmechanisms of follow up and review will be at thenational level, with countries reporting onprogress towards the SDGs. This will be supportedby a regional mechanisms and a global one, underthe leadership of the High Level Political Forum.

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Implementation of the 2030 Agenda (1/3)

• The SDGs and targets are aspirational andglobal with each government to: decide how the SDGs should beincorporated into national planningprocesses, policies and strategies.

set their own national targets guided by theglobal level of ambition, but taking intoaccount national circumstances.

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Implementation of the 2030 Agenda (2/3)

• In Vision 2030 Government identified 4 key focus areas Addressing unemployment.Alleviating, if not eradicating, poverty. Opening up our country and new air access policies.Sustainable development and innovation. 

• The 4 areas identified in the Vision 2030 document have a lot in common with the 17 Goals.  

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Implementation of the 2030 Agenda• Each and everyone has a role to play so that 

We get the world we want!

We leave no one behind!

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Thank you

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