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In 2000, the UN set eight international development goals, known as the Millennium Development Goals, which were to be achieved by 2015. These goals included the eradication of extreme poverty, universal primary education, gender equality, reduced child mortality, improved maternal health, reduced HIV/Aids and other diseases, environmental sustainability, and global partnership for development.
Clearly, most of those are still works-in-progress. As the time frame for their accomplishment is drawing to a close, the UN member states have created a list of seventeen new Sustainable Development Goals.
The new Sustainable Development Goals, much like their predecessors, are a set of general targets. These goals are intended to address a wide range of issues, including addressing poverty and hunger, combating climate change, protecting delicate ecosystems, and making urban environments more sustainable. In an editorial published in Science, Dr. William Colglazier, science and technology adviser to the US Secretary of State, provides some insights into how science, technology, and innovation could help make these a reality.
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