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.