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Well, first, we need to address this line:…the elimination of which would allow for less enmity and a better quality of discussion?Conservatives view it as against productive discussion, or even decency, to ban words, thoughts, or ideas that cause enmity or are even offensive. Here, in this question, we see a very subtle, and I’m sure innocent in origin, attempt at that which conservatives now loathe… societal political correctness and censorship. This entire question is trying to create a new and very broad list, by both sides of words, phrases, and ideas that should not be allowed to be said. Instead of reaching a better understanding across society (which is the only thing that will actually promote less enmity), it seeks to eliminate difficult to understand ideas for the sake of comfort and blissful ignorance.With that said, here are words I don’t want to eliminate, but illuminate people on the fact that when a conservative or progressive says them, they are literally speaking different languages.JusticeConservative definition - when one is given what they have earned; either punishment for their crimes suitable to the damage they individually caused, or rewarded for their labors suitable for the benefit they provided to society. A “just” society is one where people predictably get the outcomes they would expect for their actions. An injustice is when an individual either works hard and isn’t rewarded or commits a crime and isn’t punished.Case in point: A pair of twins; one a criminal, the other an entrepreneur. No one cares if they are black or white.Progressive definition - fairness or equality; everyone’s outcomes in life are tied to your identity (the groups you were born belonging to), which is out of your control. For that reason, society must be changed so that all possible identities start out on an equal footing, stated as equality of opportunity. Continued inequality (real or imagined) between groups (even those we should expect in a fair society), however, leads to “equality of outcomes,” meaning everyone has the same ending no matter what they did to earn it. Equal outcomes regardless of effort is the exact opposite of the conservative definition of justice.Case in point: the many times debunked wage gap for women and affirmative action.SocietyConservative definition - society is best when it is maintained through a combination of institutions working in conjunction to create a general moral system that is healthy, happy, and productive for all citizens. An example of this a combination of a just legal system, in conjunction with broad membership in religious bodies, free to practice openly and without reservation, and buttressed by strong traditional family relationships. When all of these are working and interlaced, it creates a moral mesh for the purposes of raising children that mitigates the need for direct intervention through strict government laws.Case in point: We must change to society so that parents are freer and more empowered to decide how they want their children educated through [fewer laws] and [a return to local governance].Progressive definition - The progressive view wishes for all people to only make only right choices, for only right reasons, in every possible case, free of institutional indoctrination, traditions, class consideration, or other social structures that artificially manipulate them into producing [progressive] injustices.To get to that perfect utopian ideal society, you must first pass a phase where the state is monolithic and an “enlightened moral majority” sets all values, culture norms, and behaviors until the people are freed from the effects of institutional bias. In the progressive view, society means “right acting people” and all institutions except those create “right acting people” (as determined by an enlightened moral majority) must be marginalized and absorbed by the monolithic state. This is necessary until we reach the ideal utopia where everyone is fixed of their institutional biases and said government is no longer necessary, though there is never a clear means on how you get rid of such a government once everyone is reliant upon it for their livelihood and moral foundation.In such a case, “society” really means “the laws governing society and personal behavior”, where other institutions are marginalized and their functions and powers are transferred to a secular and impersonal governing body.Case in point: We must change to society so that [identity group] never experiences [progressive injustice] by [passing this law.]Social Justice (Combining the concepts of Justice and Society)Conservative definition - the conservative definitions of “justice” and “society” are contradictory to the idea of social justice, as justice is the rewards and punishments conferred to an individual, and conferring them to an entire class or identity group is both immoral and a violation of civil rights.Progressive definition - passing laws to make all classes and identities perfectly equally in rewards, punishments, opportunities, and outcomes with no consideration of individual behavior but exclusively based on historical repression/privilege of the immutable characteristics of those involved.PrivilegeConservative definition - an unearned ease to gaining reward or avoiding punishment.Progressive definition - it actually means the same thing, but with the focus on “social” privilege is blanketed upon whole groups, many (or even most) of whom, do not fit the stereotype.Case in point: “American White Privilege”, which ignores 2010 census data showing that poor whites outnumber poor blacks by 3:1, or other reports that show the two groups’ poverty is caused by similar bad policy and not the color of their skin.IdentityConservative definition - Identity is a complicated mesh of an individual’s choices, lived experience, and inborn traits. It is not the mostly irrelevant bits of trivia about a person’s immutable nature as their choices have a far greater impact then their born nature.Progressive definition - immutable traits that place a person into a series of broad generalized categories that themselves have differing levels of privilege or oppression, and the combination of which determines the outcomes of their success or failure, regardless of the choices they make.DiversityConservative definition - meaningful differentiation of a population consisting of different views and values; necessary for evolution of practices to adapt to changes in the world be they social, technological, policy, or otherwise.Progressive definition - mandatory inclusivity of oppressed identity groups as a means of affirmative action.Care, as in “taking care of others”Conservative definition - the attention that each of us are obligated to give to others personally, as to not do so would not only fail to uplift them but lead to toxic narcissism in our own lives.Progressive definition - the mandatory redistribution of wealth from those with much to those how lack privilege through social justice, whereby third parties demand one group provide assistance to another, and usually takes the credit.HarmConservative definition - demonstrable suffering imposed upon an individual or group by another individual or group.Progressive definition - a range from the conservative definition to subjective feelings of being offended, convicted, insulted, or disagreement. This broadening of the definition of harm brings with it a furthering of the definition of other terms like “violence” and “safety”, creating the phenomenon of “your words are violence.” This justifies violence in return for “harmful words” as form of “self-defense,” and where “safe spaces” are required because people feel “traumatized” by harmful words.Racism/Sexism/______-phobic, bigotryConservative definition - explicitly and intentionally treating someone differently based on immutable characteristics.The Progressive Definition is actually one of the reasons why people find them so insufferable, because they literally apply a different rule for themselves then they do everyone else. I’ll use racism as the example.Progressive definition as applied to themselves - racism is natural and something everyone harbors to some extent, but we need to acknowledge our racist tendencies and work to squelch them. This squelching is not only in our own minds, such as the removal of both personal prejudice but also ignoring demonstrable facts and patterns that could be interpreted as racist; but also in acknowledging privilege through the passage of laws promoting social justice.Progressive definition as applied to others - your racism is evidence of a moral and educational failure. Because of your intolerance, you cannot be tolerated. Because you advocate for hate, your words promote violence. Therefore, because you and your words can neither be tolerated and are violent; intolerance, censorship, and violence against you are both tolerable and recommended, to achieve a more just society for everyone by any means necessary.Case in point - Donald Trump. “He is a racist, sexist, bigot, homophobe and must be stopped.” “Resist, Remove”. If progressives really believed what they said about themselves, that calling a person a racist isn’t something they should be offended of or afraid of… then there would be no reason to say that Donald Trump must be stopped. Furthermore, if they would really look at how they, as individuals, treat people extremely differently, they would understand why people get so defensive about the accusation.While it’s fine to not like his policies, or those of most conservatives, the way that the progressives talk about racism, sexism, and most forms of bigotry today shows a hypocritical attitude in how they treat themselves and how they treat others. More so, given this contradiction and the way they’ve framed the ideas of justice, society, and privilege, their punitive attacks against others suggests that their obsession with bigotry is as much a means to the pursuit of power as it ever was a demonstration of actually caring for the needs of anyone.These are only a few of the divisive words in that no one on either side really understands what the other is saying. Usually, this is because the meanings of words have changed so far among specific groups that the rest of the population no longer realizes they are advocating for reasonable sounding policies that are radically different in practice than what was implied by their meaning; some that have terrifying consequences contradictory to what anyone would have wanted, signifying a radical retreat from decency in the name of “progress”.Case in point - New York Set To Legalize Abortion Up To BirthIt’s no wonder then that many of these same people would like to ban phrases like identity politics, SJW, political correctness, safe space, virtue signalling, or criticizing extremist policies when they are written into modern legislature, because to do so makes it impossible to hold their beliefs accountable.So, while cutting out words that are viewed as harmful or not conducive to a civil society may seem like the expedient route, a better one would be to become knowledgeable that not all words mean what you think they do to everyone you talk to, and for those who change the language… come up with new words.Relaxed. Researched. Respectful. - War Elephant

Hello!You mean this tweet:96-0 in the United States Senate. Congratulations AMERICA!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 26, 2020Sure, it’s a good and necessary thing that the relief package has passed. But they’re blowing through two trillion just to try to mitigate the damage that Donald Trump has negligently done to this country.But what you probably don’t know is that Moscow Mitch McConnell wasted ten precious days advancing a relief package laden with “poison pill” measures that according to the polls, were broadly opposed by Democrats, Republican and independents alike, and blocking provisions sponsored by Democrats that were popular across party lines.The political press reported the substance of these disputes as they usually do: Briefly, in the 8th or 9th paragraph of print pieces, and without any acknowledgment that Democrats were fighting for stuff that both Democrats and Republicans wanted. There was far more focus on the legislative process and various political calculations, which is also typical.As a result, those who just skimmed the headlines or caught a cable segment about the dispute would have had no idea what the parties were fighting over.At best, they took away a narrative of a relief package hobbled by partisan gridlock. More commonly, blame for holding up the vitally needed bill fell on Democrats, with headlines like, “Emergency Economic Rescue Plan in Limbo as Democrats Block Action” (New York Times), “Democrats block coronavirus response in fear of 2008 redux” (CNN) and “Senate Democrats block Republicans’ coronavirus stimulus bill 2nd time around” (Yahoo News).It’s hard to overstate how broadly the public supports what Democrats were trying to insert into the legislation.Congressional negotiators and the White House wrangled over a large number of issues, but there were two significant sticking points. First, following the regime’s lead, Republicans wanted to give the White House discretion over distributing hundreds of billions in corporate bailouts, and vigorously opposed Democratic efforts to attach conditions to that relief which would, among other things, prevent executives from pocketing the funds or enriching their shareholders rather than taking care of their workers.Trump’s claim that he would “be the oversight” for a huge amount of funding was clearly a non-starter. Meanwhile, most of the provisions Democrats fought for were recently proposed by Sen Elizabeth Warren, and Data for Progress conducted a survey to gauge public opinion about those measures. Other than barring bailed-out companies from buying back their stocks, which half of respondents didn’t understand well enough to form an opinion, they all proved to be extremely popular. https://filesforprogress.org/memos/accountable-bailouts.pdfAnd, unusually, they were popular across party lines. Republicans favored barring companies that received federal funds from laying off their workers by a 70-13 margin; they favored holding CEOs accountable for not complying with these rules 61-14; Republicans were in favor of a ban on dividends and bonuses by a 63-17 margin and 60 percent of Republicans approved of requiring shareholder approval of political spending against only 14 percent who opposed it. Pluralities of Republicans favored all of the other provisions tested.The other main point of contention centered on direct cash payments to keep individuals and households afloat. The bill Senate Republicans put together without Democratic input called for $1,200 payments for adults who pay federal income taxes, but only $600 for people with no federal tax bill. Given that the Earned Income Tax Credit and other benefits for lower-income households with kids bring many families below the tax threshold, this would have effectively given more money to those in less need. Democrats (who had offered adults $2,000 payments in their House bill) objected. Mitch McConnell blocked Democrats’ coronavirus bill for 10 days — and the press covered for himHere we don’t have clear-cut polling–I haven’t come across a survey that asked specifically about the Republicans’ regressive approach to these payments. But we can extrapolate from surveys that find overwhelming–and again, bipartisan–support for the idea of sending checks out to Americans generally. Eighty-two percent of respondents to an Ipsos poll favored direct cash relief, with only 11 percent opposed. It’s a safe bet that with that kind of support, most would side with Democrats that $600 per adult for lower-income households isn’t enough. https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2020-03/newsy_march_poll_covid-19_032420_0.pdfDemocrats won these fights, but not before ten more days of economic hardship for millions of people had passed. McConnell had laden down the bill with provisions that he knew Democrats would balk at in an attempt to make them bear responsibility for the economic crash. It was pure, bare-knuckled partisan politics at a time when people of all political views desperately needed Congress to stop playing games and offer some federal support. It was cruelly cynical, and it echoed Trump’s own strategy of calling to reopen schools and businesses so he can shift blame for the coming recession onto Democratic governors. Trump doesn't really want to restart the economy — he's preparing the ground to blame Democrats and the media for the coming recessionBut one would never know about any of this by skimming media reports about this “partisan standoff.”

On September 25th 2015, 193 world leaders will commit to 17 Global Goals to achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years. End extreme poverty. Fight inequality & injustice. Fix climate change. The Global Goals for sustainable development could get these things done. In all countries. For all people.Now, let's find out what are these goals:Now, let's have a deeper look into the problems and why has United Nations selected these 17 goals.Goal 1 : No Poverty : End poverty in all its forms everywhere"In this new century, millions of people in the world's poorest countries remain imprisoned, enslaved, and in chains. They are trapped in the prison of poverty. It is time to set them free. Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. And overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life. While poverty persists, there is no true freedom."Nelson Mandela"The idea that some lives matter less in the root of all that is wrong with the world"Dr. Paul FarmerTargetsBy 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day 1.2.By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions.Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable.By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of 13 property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance.By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters.Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable means for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, to implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions.Create sound policy frameworks at the national, regional and international levels, based on pro-poor and gender-sensitive development strategies, to support accelerated investment in poverty eradication actionsGoal 2 : Zero Hunger : End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."Franklin D. Roosevelt"Starvation is the characteristic of some people not having enough food to eat. It is not the characteristic of there being not enough food to eat."Amartya SenTargetsBy 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year roundBy 2030, end all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and older personsBy 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employmentBy 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil qualityBy 2020, maintain the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, including through soundly managed and diversified seed and plant banks at the national, regional and international levels, and promote access to and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, as internationally agreedIncrease investment, including through enhanced international cooperation, in rural infrastructure, agricultural research and extension services, technology development and plant and livestock gene banks in order to enhance agricultural productive capacity in developing countries, in particular least developed countriesCorrect and prevent trade restrictions and distortions in world agricultural markets, including through the parallel elimination of all forms of agricultural export subsidies and all export measures with equivalent effect, in accordance with the mandate of the Doha Development RoundAdopt measures to ensure the proper functioning of food commodity markets and their derivatives and facilitate timely access to market information, including on food reserves, in order to help limit extreme food price volatilityGoal 3 : Good Health & Well Being : Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages"The essence of global health equity is the idea that something so precious as health might be viewed as a right."Dr Paul Farmer"It is health that is real wealth and not prices of Gold and Silver"Mahatma GandhiTargetsBy 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live birthsBy 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live birthsBy 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseasesBy 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-beingStrengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcoholBy 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents 3.7By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmesAchieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for allBy 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contaminationStrengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriateSupport the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the communicable and noncommunicable diseases that primarily affect developing countries, provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, in accordance with the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, which affirms the right of developing countries to use to the full the provisions in the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights regarding flexibilities to protect public health, and, in particular, provide access to medicines for allSubstantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, especially in least developed countries and small island developing StatesStrengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risksGoal 4 : Quality Education : Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all"In some parts of the world, students are going to school every day. It's their normal life. But in other parts of the world, we are starving for education... it's like a precious gift. It's like a diamond…"Malala Yousafzai"Upon the subject of education.. I can only see that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people may be engaged in."Abraham LincolnTargetsBy 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and Goal-4 effective learning outcomesBy 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and preprimary education so that they are ready for primary educationBy 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including universityBy 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurshipBy 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situationsBy 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracyBy 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable developmentBuild and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, nonviolent, inclusive and effective learning environments for allBy 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programmes, in developed countries and other developing countriesBy 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing statesGoal 5 : Gender Equality : Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls"Women’s status in society has become the standard by which humanity’s progress toward civility and peace can be measured"Mahnaz Afkhami"We need to make equal pay and equal opportunity to women and girls a reality so women's rights are human rights once and for all."Hillary ClintonTargetsEnd all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhereEliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitationEliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilationRecognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriateEnsure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decisionmaking in political, economic and public lifeEnsure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferencesUndertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national lawsEnhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of womenAdopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levelsGoal 6 : Clean Water & Sanitation : Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all"Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of drug or surgery"Deepak Chopra"Thousands have lived without love not one without water."W. H. AudenTargetsBy 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for allBy 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situationsBy 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globallyBy 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcityBy 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriateBy 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakesBy 2030, expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologiesSupport and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation managementGoal 7 : Affordable & Clean Energy : Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all"The answer is to end our reliance on carbon-based fuels...
If we succeed, we create booming new industries, wealth, clean secure energy and maybe we prevent the greatest disaster so far in human history, saving millions of lives while improving billions more. If we fail, basically it's business as usual while things slowly get worse all around us"Al Gore"Our dependence on fossil fuels amounts to global pyromania, and only fire extinguisher we have at our disposal is renewable energy."Hermann ScheerTargetsBy 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy servicesBy 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mixBy 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiencyBy 2030, enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technologyBy 2030, expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States, and land-locked developing countries, in accordance with their respective programmes of supportGoal 8 : Good Jobs & Economic Growth : Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all"People were poor not because they were stupid or lazy. They worked all day long, doing complex physical tasks. They were poor because the financial institution in the country did not help them widen their economic base"Muhammad Yunus"Economic Growth doesn't mean anything if it leaves people out."Jack KempTargetsSustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countriesAchieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectorsPromote 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 servicesImprove progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production, with developed countries taking the leadBy 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 valueBy 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or trainingTake immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its formsProtect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employmentBy 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and productsStrengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for allIncrease Aid for Trade support for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance to Least Developed CountriesBy 2020, develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour OrganizationGoal 9 : Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure : Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation"It turns out that advancing equal opportunity and economic empowerment is both morally right and good economics, because discrimination, poverty and ignorance restrict growth, while investments in education, infrastructure and scientific and technological research increase it, creating more good jobs and new wealth for all of us."Bill Clinton"Never before in history has innovation offered promise of so much to say many in so short a time"Bill GatesTargetsDevelop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for allPromote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countriesIncrease the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, in particular in developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and marketsBy 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilitiesEnhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, including, by 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spendingFacilitate sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in developing countries through enhanced financial, technological and technical support to African countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States 18Support domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries, including by ensuring a conducive policy environment for, inter alia, industrial diversification and value addition to commoditiesSignificantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020Goal 10 : Reduced Inequalities : Reduce inequality within and among countries"We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community... Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own"Cesar Chavez"We hold these truths to be self-evident : that all men are created equal.Thomas JeffersonTargetsBy 2030, progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40 per cent of the population at a rate higher than the national averageBy 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other statusEnsure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regardAdopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equalityImprove the regulation and monitoring of global financial markets and institutions and strengthen the implementation of such regulationsEnsure enhanced representation and voice for developing countries in decision-making in global international economic and financial institutions in order to deliver more effective, credible, accountable and legitimate institutionsFacilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policiesImplement the principle of special and differential treatment for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, in accordance with World Trade Organization agreementsEncourage official development assistance and financial flows, including foreign direct investment, to States where the need is greatest, in particular least developed countries, African countries, small island developing States and landlocked developing countries, in accordance with their national plans and programmesBy 2030, reduce to less than 3 per cent the transaction costs of migrant remittances and eliminate remittance corridors with costs higher than 5 per centGoal 11 : Sustainable Cities & Communities : Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable"In the planning and designing of new communities, housing projects, and urban renewal, the planners both private and public, need to give explicit consideration to the kind of world that is being created for the children who will be growing up in these settings"Urie Bronfenbrenner"What is the use of a house if you don't have a decent planet to put on?Henry David ThoreauTargetsBy 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slumsBy 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older personsBy 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countriesStrengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritageBy 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situationsBy 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste managementBy 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilitiesSupport positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planningBy 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levelsSupport least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materialsGoal 12 : Responsible Consumption & Production : Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns"The situation the Earth is in today has been created by unmindful production and unmindful consumption. We consume to forget our worries and our anxieties. Tranquilising ourselves with over-consumption is not the way"Thich Nhat Hanh"The nature provides a free lunch but only if we control our appetite."William RuckelshausTargetsImplement the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countriesBy 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resourcesBy 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest lossesBy 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environmentBy 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuseEncourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cyclePromote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and prioritiesBy 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with natureSupport developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and productionDevelop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and productsRationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption by removing market distortions, in accordance with national circumstances, including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their environmental impacts, taking fully into account the specific needs and conditions of developing countries and minimizing the possible adverse impacts on their development in a manner that protects the poor and the affected communitiesGoal 13 : Climate Action : Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts"This is not a partisan debate; it is a human one. Clean air and water, and a liveable climate are inalienable human rights. And solving this crisis is not a question of politics. It is our moral obligation."Leonardo DiCaprio"No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change."Barack ObamaTargetsStrengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countriesIntegrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planningImprove education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warningImplement the commitment undertaken by developed-country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to a goal of mobilizing jointly $100 billion annually by 2020 from all sources to address the needs of developing countries in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation and fully operationalize the Green Climate Fund through its capitalization as soon as possiblePromote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communitiesGoal 14 : Life Below Water : Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development"It is a curious situation that the sea, from which life first arose should now be threatened by the activities of one form of that life. But the sea, though changed in a sinister way, will continue to exist; the threat is rather to life itself."Rachel Carson"No Water. No Life. No Blue. No Green."Sylvia EarleTargetsBy 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollutionBy 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceansMinimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levelsBy 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristicsBy 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific informationBy 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiationBy 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourismIncrease scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countriesProvide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and marketsEnhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in UNCLOS, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of The Future We WantGoal 15 : Life On Land : Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss"We owe it to ourselves and to the next generation to conserve the environment so that we can bequeath our children a sustainable world that benefits all."Wangari Maathai"The world's forests are a shared stolen treasure that we must put back for our children's future."Archbishop Desmond TituTargetsBy 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreementsBy 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globallyBy 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral worldBy 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable developmentTake urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened speciesPromote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources, as internationally agreedTake urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife productsBy 2020, introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority speciesBy 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accountsMobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystemsMobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestationEnhance global support for efforts to combat poaching and trafficking of protected species, including by increasing the capacity of local communities to pursue sustainable livelihood opportunitiesGoal 16 : Peace & Justice Strong Institutions : Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels"Every time we turn our heads the other way when we see the law flouted, when we tolerate what we know to be wrong, when we close our eyes and ears to the corrupt because we are too busy or too frightened, when we fail to speak up and speak out, we strike a blow against freedom and decency and justice."Robert F. Kennedy"If you want peace, work for justice."Pope Paul VITargetsBy 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreementsBy 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globallyBy 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral worldBy 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable developmentTake urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened speciesPromote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources, as internationally agreedTake urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife productsBy 2020, introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority speciesBy 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accountsMobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystemsMobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestationEnhance global support for efforts to combat poaching and trafficking of protected species, including by increasing the capacity of local communities to pursue sustainable livelihood opportunitiesGoal 17 : Partnerships for the Soals : Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development"Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings."John F. Kennedy"We were born to unite with our fellow men. And to join in community with the human race."CiceroTargetsFinanceStrengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collectionDeveloped countries to implement fully their official development assistance commitments, including the commitment by many developed countries to achieve the target of 0.7 per cent of ODA/GNI to developing countries and 0.15 to 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries ODA providers are encouraged to consider setting a target to provide at least 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countriesMobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sourcesAssist developing countries in attaining long-term debt sustainability through coordinated policies aimed at fostering debt financing, debt relief and debt restructuring, as appropriate, and address the external debt of highly indebted poor countries to reduce debt distressAdopt and implement investment promotion regimes for least developed countriesTechnologyEnhance North-South, South-South and triangular regional and international cooperation on and access to science, technology and innovation and enhance knowledge sharing on mutually agreed terms, including through improved coordination among existing mechanisms, in particular at the United Nations level, and through a global technology facilitation mechanismPromote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries on favourable terms, including on concessional and preferential terms, as mutually agreedFully operationalize the technology bank and science, technology and innovation capacity-building mechanism for least developed countries by 2017 and enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technologyCapacity buildingEnhance international support for implementing effective and targeted capacity-building in developing countries to support national plans to implement all the sustainable development goals, including through North-South, South-South and triangular cooperationTradePromote a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization, including through the conclusion of negotiations under its Doha Development AgendaSignificantly increase the exports of developing countries, in particular with a view to doubling the least developed countries’ share of global exports by 2020Realize timely implementation of duty-free and quota-free market access on a lasting basis for all least developed countries, consistent with World Trade Organization decisions, including by ensuring that preferential rules of origin applicable to imports from least developed countries are transparent and simple, and contribute to facilitating market accessSystemic issuesPolicy and institutional coherenceEnhance global macroeconomic stability, including through policy coordination and policy coherenceEnhance policy coherence for sustainable developmentRespect each country’s policy space and leadership to establish and implement policies for poverty eradication and sustainable developmentMulti-stakeholder partnershipsEnhance the global partnership for sustainable development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the sustainable development goals in all countries, in particular developing countriesEncourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnershipsData, monitoring and accountabilityBy 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contextsBy 2030, build on existing initiatives to develop measurements of progress on sustainable development that complement gross domestic product, and support statistical capacity-building in developing countriesSDGs cannot be achieved just by the World Leaders. It needs all of you to be leaders and act on them. Well, here's what you can doThe more people who know about the Global Goals for sustainable development, the more successful they’ll be. If we all fight for them, our leaders will make them happen. So they need to be famous. United Nations need your help to share the Goals. In conversation, on e-mail, in debate, on products, at home, at work, at school – whatever it takes to Tell Everyone.If the goals are going to work, everyone needs to know about them. You can’t fight for your rights if you don’t know what they are. You can’t convince world leaders to do what needs to be done if you don’t know what you’re convincing them to do. If the goals are famous, they won’t be forgotten.We can be the first generation to end extreme poverty, the most determined generation in history to end injustice and inequality, and the last generation to be threatened by climate change.