The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed in 2015 by the member States of the United Nations Organization (UN) constitute the most important coordinated effort in recent decades to overcome poverty, take care of the planet and reduce inequalities in their various forms.

The magnitude of the objectives outlined – and whose direction is in charge of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – make visible the deeply transformative meaning that the SDGs carry implicit, constituting an ambitious roadmap for the ostensible improvement of the living conditions of this and the next generations. The direct antecedent of this important initiative dates back to the year 2000 with the establishment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), established by the – at that time – 192 member countries of the UN.

Its main objective was the overcoming of poverty and the social problems related to it, for which purpose a group of experts was convened to define the 8 goals and 28 indicators that should be met by the year 2015.

The partial achievement of these MDGs, to a large extent, influences the shaping of the current SDGs, incorporating sustainability, environmental protection and gender equality into the agenda in a process, in addition, of greater democratic weight by supporting in the negotiation of all UN Member States and with the participation of representatives of civil society and other interested parties.