<P> The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (or Global Goals for Sustainable Development) are a collection of 17 global goals set by the United Nations in 2015 . The formal name for the SDGs is: "Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ." That has been shortened to "2030 Agenda ." The goals are broad and interdependent, yet each has a separate list of targets to achieve . Achieving all 169 targets would signal accomplishing all 17 goals . The SDGs cover social and economic development issues including poverty, hunger, health, education, global warming, gender equality, water, sanitation, energy, urbanization, environment and social justice . </P> <P> Paragraph 54 of United Nations General Assembly Resolution A / RES / 70 / 1 of 25 September 2015 contains the goals and targets . The UN-led process involved its 193 Member States and global civil society . The resolution is a broad intergovernmental agreement that acts as the Post-2015 Development Agenda . The SDGs build on the principles agreed upon in Resolution A / RES / 66 / 288, entitled "The Future We Want". This was a non-binding document released as a result of Rio + 20 Conference held in 2012 . </P>

The sustainable development goals (sdgs) were adopted by the un general assembly in