Sustainable Development Goals and Nigeria

Sustainable Development Goals and Nigeria
Mission statement"A blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all by 2030"
Commercial?No
Type of projectNon-Profit
LocationGlobal
OwnerSupported by United Nations & Owned by community
FounderUnited Nations
Established2015
Websitenigeria.un.org

Sustainable Development Goals and Nigeria is about how Nigeria is implementing the Sustainable Development Goals within the thirty-six states and its Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) consist of seventeen global goals designed as a "blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all". Each of the 17 goals is expected to be achieved by 2030 in every country around the world.[1]

Nigeria is one of the countries that presented its Voluntary National Review (VNR) in 2017 and 2020 on the implementation of the SDGs at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).[2] In 2020, Nigeria ranked 160 on the 2020 world's SDG Index.[3] The government affirmed that Nigeria's current development priorities and objectives are focused on achieving the SDGs.[4]

The Lagos SDGs Youth Alliance is another pivotal SDGs Initiative in Nigeria aimed at promoting the involvement of youth in achieving the 2030 Agenda and supporting long-term sustainable development strategy of Lagos state.[5]

  1. ^ Implementation of the SDGs A National Voluntary Review (PDF). June 2017.
  2. ^ "FG presents SDGs voluntary national review report to UN today". Guardian Nigeria. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Sustainable Development Report 2020". dashboards.sdgindex.org. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. ^ "The Government of Nigeria Presents 2nd Voluntary National Review on Sustainable Development". Sustainable Development Goals. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Lagos launches youth alliance platform". Punch Newspapers. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.