According to current data, more than 200 million people worldwide are unemployed, especially young people. Work and economic growth play a key role in poverty reduction. Goal 8 includes sub-targets […]
GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Access to energy is an indispensable prerequisite for achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals. Today, 1.6 billion people worldwide do not have access to electricity, and 2.5 billion people […]
GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Access to drinking water and sanitation is a human right and, together with water as a resource, a crucial factor for all aspects of social, economic, and environmental development. Goal […]
GOAL 5: Gender Equality
Gender inequality is one of the greatest obstacles to sustainable development, economic growth, and poverty reduction. Goal 5 calls for equal opportunities between men and women in economic development, the […]
GOAL 4: Quality Education
The international community has recalled the importance of quality basic education and vocational training. Quality basic education and vocational training are central to improving the lives of individuals, communities, and […]
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well Being
Despite global improvements in health, for example in the fight against diseases such as AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, the results in many other areas, such as the reduction of child […]
GOAL 2: Zero Hunger
Malnutrition affects nearly 800 million people worldwide, most of whom are women and children. The 2030 Agenda has set a goal to end hunger and all forms of malnutrition in […]
GOAL 1: No Poverty
Overcoming poverty is the greatest challenge of our time. Poverty comes in many forms. Absolute poverty, which is sometimes existentially threatening, is not comparable to the situation of low-income people […]
THE LAZARUS UNION & THE SDGs
In a historic vote on 25 September 2015, all member states of the United Nations ratified the 2030 Agenda. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their 169 sub-goals form […]
LAZARUS UNION CAMPAIGNS
Promoting Sustainable Development: The Lazarus Union’s Advocacy through Awareness Campaigns The Lazarus Union, an NGO holding general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, stands […]
