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The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a global agenda created by the United Nations in 2015 to guide countries, companies, and society toward a more just, prosperous, and balanced future.

They address interconnected challenges ranging from ending poverty and hunger to protecting the environment, promoting equality, and strengthening institutions.

Each goal has specific targets to be achieved by 2030, integrating social, economic, and environmental dimensions. The idea is for everyone to work together—governments, the private sector, and citizens—to ensure quality of life for present generations without compromising the resources of future ones. More than just a plan, the SDGs are a call for urgent collective action to transform the world.

History (See the full text at https://sdgs.un.org/goals )

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.

The SDGs build on decades of work by countries and the UN, including the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs

In June 1992, at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, more than 178 countries adopted Agenda 21, a comprehensive plan of action to build a global partnership for sustainable development to improve human lives and protect the environment.

Member States unanimously adopted the Millennium Declaration at the Millennium Summit in September 2000 at UN Headquarters in New York. The Summit led to the elaboration of eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to reduce extreme poverty by 2015.

The Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development and the Plan of Implementation, adopted at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in South Africa in 2002, reaffirmed the global community’s commitments to poverty eradication and the environment, and built on Agenda 21 and the Millennium Declaration by including more emphasis on multilateral partnerships.

At the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012, Member States adopted the outcome document “The Future We Want” in which they decided, inter alia, to launch a process to develop a set of SDGs to build upon the MDGs and to establish the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. The Rio +20 outcome also contained other measures for implementing sustainable development, including mandates for future programmes of work in development financing, small island developing states and more.

In 2013, the General Assembly set up a 30-member Open Working Group to develop a proposal on the SDGs.

In January 2015, the General Assembly began the negotiation process on the post-2015 development agenda. The process culminated in the subsequent adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with 17 SDGs at its core, at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015.

2015 was a landmark year for multilateralism and international policy shaping, with the adoption of several major agreements:

Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (March 2015)

Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development (July 2015)

Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with its 17 SDGs was adopted at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in New York in September 2015.

Paris Agreement on Climate Change (December 2015)

Now, the annual High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development serves as the central UN platform for the follow-up and review of the SDGs.

Today, the Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) provides substantive support and capacity-building for the SDGs and their related thematic issues, including water, energy, climate, oceans, urbanization, transport, science and technology, the Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR), partnerships and Small Island Developing States. DSDG plays a key role in the evaluation of UN systemwide implementation of the 2030 Agenda and on advocacy and outreach activities relating to the SDGs. In order to make the 2030 Agenda a reality, broad ownership of the SDGs must translate into a strong commitment by all stakeholders to implement the global goals. DSDG aims to help facilitate this engagement.

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“As Ambassador, I believe that youth is the most powerful transformative force to build fairer, more transparent, and sustainable societies. Every global goal we advocate for at the United Nations can only be achieved if we inspire and empower young people to embrace their role as agents of change. My mission is to unite efforts, promote ethical values, and open pathways for a new generation to lead the future with courage, integrity, and vision”

H.E. Ambassador Daniel del Valle Blanco
Permanent Observer to the United Nations for the International Anti-Corruption Academy

LivelyUp and HHF are committed to empowering young people by promoting entrepreneurship, social responsibility, and personal and financial growth in the pursuit of sustainable solutions for the world.

According to Chapter 2 of the United Nations World Youth Report – WYR2020, “Social entrepreneurship can also help prepare young people to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world. Educational institutions are being called upon to prepare new generations for ‘jobs that have not yet been created, for technologies that have not yet been invented, to solve problems that have not yet been foreseen […] and [to] equip them to thrive in an interconnected world, where they need to understand and appreciate different perspectives and worldviews, interact respectfully with others, and take responsible action for sustainability and collective well-being’ (OECD, 2018a, p. 2; OECD, n.d.).”

Hunt Hill Farm has chosen to respond to the United Nations’ call to educational institutions by creatively bringing together visionaries and innovators from both the public and private sectors to develop the world’s most comprehensive digital engagement platform. This platform is dedicated exclusively to empowering youth by promoting entrepreneurship, social responsibility, and personal and financial growth, providing the tools necessary for meaningful engagement with mentors, content providers, and investors in a safe, productive, and constructive environment.

In many cases, young people are using advanced technologies and digital connectivity to drive social development, including among marginalized communities.

United Nations Security Council Resolutions 2250 (2015) and 2419 (2018) recognize that young people can be agents of change in promoting peace and security and call for greater participation and opportunities for meaningful youth engagement in decision-making at local, national, regional, and international levels.

Young people are demanding greater inclusion and meaningful engagement and are taking action to address development challenges, laying the groundwork to leverage these new technologies. While youth engagement is an end in itself, it is also a means to advance the Sustainable Development Goals. Young people are increasingly seen as flagbearers and partners in the 2030 Agenda, breaking stereotypes about “youth apathy” and “youth as a risk factor.”

Social enterprises often operate within creative networks, establishing connections and relationships that contribute to social cohesion and the harmonization of social development efforts. Social entrepreneurship can also help young people meet the demands of a rapidly transforming world. In this context, LivelyUp will meet the needs and objectives of HHF and its partners, operating in accordance with the guidelines established under the license granted by HHF.

HHF’s Key Objectives:

Encourage as many young leaders as possible to register on the platform.
Provide free access to connect NGOs and global communities.
Connect with NGOs interested in implementing the YEEP (Youth Entrepreneurship and Empowerment Program).
Establish relationships with Member States and promote the adoption of the platform as a national resource for youth social entrepreneurship programs.

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