2015 was an incredible year full of achievements, goals, and aspirations. Perhaps one of the most exciting parts of 2015 was the United Nations’ adoption of 17 Global Goals that will help shape and better our world in the next 15 years.
In 2016, we have the opportunity to accomplish so much, starting with the 17 Global Goals! See the difference that can be made in the world if we achieve these goals:
1. No Poverty
1 in 7 people live on less than $1.25 a day. But if we reach Global Goal #1…
2. Zero Hunger
1 in 9 people live with chronic hunger everyday. But if we eradicate hunger…
Every minute, 219 children get life-saving vaccines, but 11 under the age of 5 still die- mostly from preventable causes. But if we achieve the good health and well-being goal…
The same number of girls are going to primary school in the UK, as those NOT going to primary school in Ethiopia. But if we can guarantee quality education for children everywhere…
39,000 girls under the age of 18 become child brides everyday. That’s more than a whole classroom of girls every single minute. But if we can create a world where gender equality is a reality…
More people own a mobile phone than have access to a toilet. But if we can achieve the clean water and sanitation goal…
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
1 in 6 people on the planet don’t have access to electricity. That’s like more than the whole of Europe and Northern America living without power. But if we can provide affordable and clean energy to all parts of the world…
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
There were 168 million child laborers worldwide in 2012, more than 10x the number of people who visited Disneyland in the same year. But if we can reach the decent work and economic growth goal, then…
9. Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
80% of household in developed countries have internet access, compared with just 7% of household in the least developed countries. But if we can achieve the industry, innovation, and infrastructure goal…
The richest 85 people in the world own as much as the poorest half of humanity. But if we reduced inequalities around the world, then…
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
More than half the people in urban sub-Saharan Africa live in slums. But if we can create sustainable cities and communities, then…
In 1900, the world produced 300,000 tons of rubbish a day. In 2000, the world produced 3 million tons of rubbish a day. But if we can become responsible consumers, then…
13. Climate Action
200 million people were hit by natural disasters every year between 2000-2012. That’s the same as every Instagram user having their lives turned upside down, year on year. But if we can become more environmentally responsible, then…
14. Life Below Water
There are more than 5 trillion plastic particles floating in the world’s oceans. Together they weigh more than a thousand blue whales. But if we can create cleaner and healthier oceans…
15. Life on Land
10,000 species are going extinct every year. Since 2000 we’ve lost the Yangtze river dolphin, the West African black rhino, and the Formosan clouded leopard. But if we achieve the life on land goal, then…
1.8 billion of the world’s poorest people were not registered at birth so do not legally exist. That’s like every young person in the world aged 10-24 suddenly disappearing. But if we could achieve peace and justice around the world, then…
17. Partnerships for the Goals
in 2014, 30% of all aid went to the poorest and most vulnerable countries. But if the world worked together to make the Global Goals a reality, then…
THIS is why the #GlobalGoals are so important. Make sure 2016 is the first of many years that work to solve some of the world’s most pressing issues. Get involved and take action TODAY!