About Sustainability Development Goals

The SDGs focuses on 17 goals, which formally adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable, and recognized by all UN member countries back in 2015. It created a roadmap to achieve peace and prosperity for the nation and the planet we live on.

UAE Sustainability Agenda

The UAE highlighted access to clean energy, alongside sufficient and affordable food, quality education and healthcare, sustainable economic growth, healthy ecosystems and increased resource efficiencies, as issues that resonate strongly with the country. The UAE also pledged to ‘leave no one behind’ and ‘shift the world onto a sustainable and resilient path’.

Mohre Targets

• Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-small and medium-sized enterprises including through access to financial services.
• By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men including for young people and persons with disabilities and equal pay for work of equal value.
• By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training.
• Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers including migrant workers in particular women migrants and those in precarious employment.