9. Manage Natural Resource Assets Sustainably

High Level Panel on the Post-2020 Development Agenda

a) Publish and use economic, social and environmental accounts in all governments and major companies b) Increase consideration of sustainability in x% of government procurements c) Safeguard ecosystems, species and genetic diversity d) Reduce deforestation by x% and increase reforestation by y% e) Improve soil quality, reduce soil erosion by x tonnes and combat desertification…

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7. Secure Sustainable Energy

High Level Panel on the Post-2020 Development Agenda

a) Double the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix b) Ensure universal access to modern energy services c) Double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency in buildings, industry, agriculture and transport d) Phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption The stark contradictions of our modern global economy…

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4. Ensure Healthy Lives

High Level Panel on the Post-2020 Development Agenda

a) End preventable infant and under-5 deaths b) Increase by x% the proportion of children, adolescents, at-risk adults and older people that are fully vaccinated c) Decrease the maternal mortality ratio to no more than x per 100,000 d) Ensure universal sexual and reproductive health and rights e) Reduce the burden of disease from HIV/AIDS,…

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3. Provide Quality Education and Lifelong Learning

High Level Panel on the Post-2020 Development Agenda

a) Increase by x% the proportion of children able to access and complete pre-primary education b) Ensure every child, regardless of circumstance, completes primary education able to read, write and count well enough to meet minimum learning standards c) Ensure every child, regardless of circumstance, has access to lower secondary education and increase the proportion…

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2. Empower Girls and Women and Achieve Gender Equality

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a) Prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against girls and women b) End child marriage c) Ensure equal right of women to own and inherit property, sign a contract, register a business and open a bank account d) Eliminate discrimination against women in political, economic, and public life Far too many women continue to…

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1. End Poverty

High Level Panel on the Post-2020 Development Agenda

a) Bring the number of people living on less than $1.25 a day to zero and reduce by x% the share of people living below their country’s 2015 national poverty line b) Increase by x% the share of women and men, communities and businesses with secure rights to land, property, and other assets c) Cover…

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Chapter 5 – Concluding Remarks

High Level Panel on the Post-2020 Development Agenda

We envision a world in 2030 where extreme poverty and hunger have been ended. We envision a world where no person has been left behind, and where there are schools, clinics, and clean water for all. It is a world where there are jobs for young people, where businesses thrive, and where we have brought…

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Chapter 1 – A Vision and Framework for The Post-2015 Development Agenda

High Level Panel on the Post-2020 Development Agenda

Setting a New Course We, the High-Level Panel on the post-2015 Development Agenda, were asked for recommendations that would “help respond to the global challenges of the 21st century, building on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and with a view to ending poverty”. We discussed two of the world’s biggest challenges – how to end…

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5. Ensure Food Security And Good Nutrition

High Level Panel on the Post-2020 Development Agenda

a) End hunger and protect the right of everyone to have access to sufficient, safe, affordable, and nutritious food b) Reduce by x% stunting, wasting by y% and anemia by z% for all children under 5 c) Increase agricultural productivity by x%, with a focus on sustainably increasing smallholder yields and access to irrigation. d)…

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8. Create Jobs, Sustainable Livelihoods, And Equitable Growth

High Level Panel on the Post-2020 Development Agenda

a) Increase the number of good and decent jobs and livelihoods by x b) Decrease the number of young people not in education, employment or training by x% c) Strengthen productive capacity by providing universal access to financial services and infrastructure such as transportation and ICT d) Increase new start-ups by x and value added…

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