A long-awaited set of sustainable development goals were released on Tuesday. They are meant to inform high-level negotiations for a post-2015 global development framework which will kick into high gear this September during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The draft by a U.N.-appointed open working group contains 17 goals, more than those suggested by a separate high-level panel last year at the behest of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
There is significant overlap, however, in areas such as ending extreme poverty, ensuring inclusive growth, boosting gender equality and improving education.
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Jenny Lei Ravelo@JennyLeiRavelo
Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.
