Welcome to Audio Learning from Assemble You.In this track, we will introduce the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs. You may have heard about various sustainability targets, but these 17 objectives are significant because they are backed by 193 countries. After listening, you will have up-to-date knowledge of the 17 goals and an understanding of how they link together. You will also be aware of the history of the Sustainable Development Goals and the issues that nations face when trying to work towards the same aims.Let’s start from the beginning. When and how were they established?Sustainability is one of the main building blocks towards a brighter future. The United Nations is one of the organisations that puts sustainability at the forefront. It was founded in 1945, and it acts as a collaborative organisation where world leaders and representatives can engage in discourse about global issues. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals are part of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 17 goals form the core of the plan to create ‘peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.’ Further info:Download the Transcript for this EpisodeDownload the Key Points InfographicReading List[Website] 2030 Agenda, United Nations[Website] Agenda 21, United Nations [Website] Net Zero Strategy, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy[Article] Natural capital and the poor in England: Towards an environmental justice analysis of ecosystem services in a high income country, Karen Mullin, Gordon Mitchell, N. Rizwan Nawaz, Ruth D. Waters[Article]  Sustainable Development, Poverty, and Risk of Exclusion for Young People in the European Union: The Case of NEETs , Santos Miguel, Ruesga-Benito, Fernando González-Laxe, and Xose Picatoste[Survey]  Food Insecurity Tracking , The Food Foundation[Report] South Sudan: Acute Food Insecurity and Acute Malnutrition Situation for February - March 2022 and Projections for April - July 2022, Integrated Food Security Phase Classification [Press release] South Sudan anniversary: Conflict, Covid and the climate crisis, plus UK aid cuts to peace work, threaten world's youngest country, Christian Aid[Website] Events, United Nations 

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