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30 December 2016updated 09 Sep 2021 2:51pm

Could 2017 be the year we leave no one behind?

The Sustainable Development Goals have set ambitious targets, but there are changes we must make if we are to meet them.

By Merel Krediet

It’s safe to say that 2016 has been memorable – not always for the right reasons.

But 2016 was the first year of the Global Goals – the Sustainable Development Goals that were unanimously adopted (in 2015) by all 193 members of the United Nations, setting ambitious targets for global development, including children’s holistic needs, for the next 15 years.

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