End of global poverty in sight?
SDG 1: End Poverty in all its forms everywhere "Extreme poverty anywhere is a threat to human security everywhere." - Kofi Annan. Above quote aptly sums up the importance of removing poverty. With this primary motive in mind, "No poverty" has been chosen as the first goal of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations. SDGs are set of goals defined by United nations general assembly, to be fulfilled by the year 2030. It contains 17 global goals and 169 targets. Goal 1 is set as "End poverty in all its forms everywhere". It has seven targets defined, which include, to end extreme poverty in men, women and children through social protection systems, give them equal rights in economic resources, reduce vulnerability to climate-related extreme events, mobilize resources for least developed countries etc [1] . The previous millennium development Goal (MDG) set by the UN for the year 2015, also had eradication of extreme poverty as its f...