A/RES/69/315. Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, 2015

• Resolution Number: A/RES/69/315
• Session: 69th
• Issuer: General Assembly of the United Nation

United Nations A/RES/69/315

General Assembly Distr.: General

15 September 2015

Sixty-ninth session

Agenda items 13 (a) and 115

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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 1 September 2015

[without reference to a Main Committee (A/69/L.85)]

69/315. Draft o utcome documen t of the United Nations summit

for the adoptio n of the post-2015 development agenda

The Genera l Assem bly

,

Reca lli ng

its re solutio n 69/244 of 29 De cember 2014, by which it d ecided ,

inte r ali a, t hat the U nited N ations s ummit f or t he a doptio n of t he p ost-20 15

deve lopmen t ag enda will be held from 25 to 2 7 Septe mber 2015 in New York , and

conv ened a s a hig h-level plenar y meet ing of the Ge neral As sembly,

Reca lling also

its decis ion 69 /555 o f 16 Ja nuary 2015 o n the modalit ies for the

proc ess of intergo vernme ntal ne gotiati ons on the po st-201 5 devel opment agenda ,

1.

Welcom es

t he su ccessfu l con clusion of the n egotiat ions on th e pos t-2015

deve lopmen t ag enda and the outco me d ocumen t en titled “Tran sformi ng o ur w orld:

the 2030 Agend a for Sust ainabl e Dev elopme nt”, which was agreed by consens us at

the informa l meet ing of the ple nary o n 2 Augu st 2015 ;

2.

Dec ides

to tra nsmit the outcom e docume nt entit led “Tran sformin g our

worl d: the 203 0 Agend a for Sust ainabl e Develo pment”, which is a nnexed t o the

pres ent re solutio n, to t he Gene ral As sembly at its sevent ieth s ession for acti on

duri ng the Unite d N ations su mmit for the ado ption of the pos t-2015 de velopm ent

agen da to b e held from 2 5 to 2 7 Septe mber 2 015.

101 st plen ary me eting

1 Se ptembe r 2015

Annex

Transforming our worl d: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainab le

Development

Preamb le

This Agen da is a pl an of actio n for people , plan et an d pros perity. It als o see ks

to stre ngthen unive rsal p eace in larg er fre edom. We rec ognize th at era dicatin g

pove rty in all its forms and dime nsions , in cluding ext reme pove rty, i s th e gr eatest

glob al chal lenge and an indispe nsable requir ement for sus tainabl e devel opment .

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All coun tries a nd all stak eholde rs, acti ng in c ollabor ative p artner ship, wi ll

impl ement thi s p lan. We are resolv ed to free the hum an race from the t yranny of

pove rty and want and t o he al an d sec ure our p lanet. We a re de termin ed to tak e the

bold and tra nsforma tive steps whic h ar e urg ently neede d to shi ft th e wo rld o n to a

sust ainable and re silient path . As we emb ark on t his collect ive j ourney, we pledg e

that no one will b e left behind.

The 17 Sus tainabl e Dev elopme nt Go als a nd 169 targe ts wh ich w e are

anno uncing today demon strate the s cale a nd amb ition o f this new univers al Age nda.

The y see k to build on the Mille nnium Devel opment Goa ls an d co mplete what the y

did not achiev e. T hey s eek t o rea lize t he h uman rights of all a nd to achi eve g ender

equa lity and the emp owerme nt of all women a nd girl s. They a re integ rated a nd

indi visible an d b alance th e th ree di mensio ns o f sust ainable de velopm ent: th e

econ omic, social and env ironme ntal.

The Goal s an d tar gets will stimul ate a ction over the next 15 ye ars in ar eas of

crit ical imp ortanc e for humanit y and the pla net.

People

We ar e dete rmined to e nd po verty and hung er, in all thei r form s and

dime nsions , and to ensure that all human bein gs ca n ful fil t heir p otenti al in digni ty

and equalit y and in a he althy e nviron ment.

Planet

We are deter mined to prote ct the planet fro m d egrada tion, inclu ding throu gh

sust ainable cons umptio n and produ ction, susta inably manag ing i ts nat ural r esourc es

and taki ng u rgent action on clim ate c hange, so that it can suppor t th e ne eds o f th e

pres ent and futur e gener ations.

Prosper ity

We are determi ned to e nsure that all huma n bei ngs can enjoy pros perous and

fulf illing li ves a nd th at eco nomic, soci al an d tec hnolog ical p rogres s occ urs i n

har mony wi th natu re.

Peace

We are dete rmined to fo ster peac eful, jus t a nd inclus ive socie ties whic h a re

free from fear a nd vio lence. There can be no su staina ble de velopme nt wit hout p eace

and no pea ce with out sus tainab le deve lopmen t.

Partne rship

We are determi ned to m obiliz e the mea ns r equire d to impl ement this Age nda

thro ugh a revital ized Globa l P artners hip for Susta inable De velopme nt, based on a

spir it of stren gthene d global s olidari ty, focuse d in partic ular on th e needs of t he

poor est a nd mos t vul nerable a nd wi th the p articip ation of all coun tries, all

stak eholde rs and all peo ple.

The inter linkage s and inte grated nature of the S ustaina ble D evelop ment Goals

are of cruc ial imp ortanc e in e nsuring that t he pur pose o f the n ew Age nda is realize d.

If we rea lize o ur am bitions acro ss the full extent of t he Age nda, the li ves of all will

be p rofoun dly imp roved and our world will b e trans formed for th e bette r.

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Declaration

Introd uction

1. We, t he He ads o f Stat e and Gove rnment and High Repres entativ es, m eeting at

Unit ed Natio ns Headq uarter s in New York f rom 25 to 2 7 Septe mber 201 5 as the

Orga nizatio n ce lebrate s its seve ntieth a nnivers ary, h ave d ecided toda y on new

glob al Sust ainabl e Devel opment Goals .

2. On beha lf o f th e pe oples we serve , we hav e a dopted a histor ic d ecisio n on a

comp rehens ive, far-rea ching and people -centred set of univers al an d tra nsforma tive

Goa ls an d ta rgets. We com mit ours elves to wo rking tir elessl y for the fu ll

impl ementa tion of this A genda by 203 0. We rec ognize that e radicat ing po verty i n all

its forms a nd dim ension s, incl uding e xtreme povert y, is the gr eatest global challen ge

and an ind ispens able r equirem ent fo r susta inable devel opment . We are commi tted t o

achi eving sust ainabl e d evelop ment in its three di mension s – ec onomic , so cial and

envi ronmen tal – in a balan ced and integra ted manner. We will also build upo n th e

achi evemen ts of th e Mill ennium Deve lopmen t Goa ls and seek to a ddress their

unfi nished busine ss.

3. We re solve, betwe en no w and 2030, to en d pove rty an d hun ger ev erywhe re; to

comb at ine qualit ies wi thin a nd amo ng co untries ; to build p eaceful , just a nd

incl usive so cieties; t o protec t human ri ghts and p romote g ender eq uality an d the

empo werme nt of women and girls; and t o ensu re the lasti ng pro tection of t he pla net

and its natur al res ources . We re solve als o to crea te con ditions for sus tainab le,

incl usive and su stained econo mic gr owth, shared prosp erity a nd dec ent wo rk for all,

taki ng into accou nt diffe rent le vels o f natio nal dev elopme nt and capaci ties.

4. As we embark on this great col lective jour ney, w e pl edge that no o ne w ill b e

left be hind. Reco gnizing th at the dignit y o f th e h uman pers on is f undame ntal, we

wish to s ee the Goals and targ ets me t for all natio ns and peopl es and for all

segm ents o f socie ty. And we will e ndeavo ur to r each th e furt hest be hind fir st.

5. This is an Agenda of unpr ecedent ed s cope and signifi cance. It is accepte d by

all count ries a nd is appl icable to a ll, ta king into account diffe rent nationa l rea lities,

capa cities and levels of d evelop ment and re spectin g nat ional policie s and prio rities.

Thes e are unive rsal g oals a nd targ ets wh ich in volve the e ntire world, develo ped a nd

deve loping count ries al ike. T hey are integ rated a nd ind ivisibl e and balanc e the t hree

dime nsions of sus tainabl e deve lopmen t.

6. The Goal s and ta rgets are the res ult of o ver two year s of int ensive p ublic

consu ltation an d engagem ent with ci vil societ y and other stakehold ers around the

world , w hich pai d p articular atten tion to the v oices of the po orest a nd m ost

vulne rable. Th is consul tation inc luded val uable wo rk done b y the Op en Working

Group of the General Assembl y on Su stainable Develop ment Goa ls and by the U nited

Natio ns, whose Secretar y-Genera l provide d a synthe sis repor t in Dece mber 2014 .

Our vi sion

7. In t hese G oals an d targe ts, we are set ting ou t a sup remely ambit ious an d

tran sformat ional visi on. We e nvisage a wor ld free of povert y, hunge r, d isease and

want , where all life can thri ve. We env isage a worl d free of fear an d violen ce.

A wor ld with univer sal lite racy. A wor ld with equita ble and univer sal acc ess to

qual ity e ducati on at all level s, to heal th c are a nd so cial protect ion, where phys ical,

ment al a nd s ocial well -being are as sured. A wor ld w here we rea ffirm our

com mitment s r egardi ng t he human righ t t o s afe drinki ng water and sani tation and

wher e the re is impr oved hygien e; an d whe re fo od is suffi cient, safe, affor dable and