Sustainable Development Goals

*Disclaimer, this will be my assingment project and will be mark by my lecturer.

In September 2015, the United Nation (UN) General Assembly adopted the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development that features seventeen (17) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Building on the principle of “leaving nobody or no one behind”, the new Agenda emphasizes a holistic approach to achieving property of sustainable development for all.

The term sustainability is generally accustomed indicate programs, initiatives and actions geared toward the preservation of a selected resource. However, it truly refers to four distinct areas: human, social, economic and environmental – called or known as the four pillars of sustainability.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious and The Most Merciful

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings

Hi everyone !, Vanakkam !, Nĭhǎo !, Bonjour !, Hola !, Konnichiwa !.

Muhammad Mustaqim bin Mustapha. That is my name. That is really nice and cool name, is it?. Just kidding, we all got the cool one, be proud of it. Alright! So, it is my first year as a student of International Islamic University, Malaysia (IIUM). What does the title of this blog have to do with me?. " UNGS 1201, Sustainable Development: Issues, Policies and Practices " is the name and one of my subject that I took, and indeed this blog aiming for it ; as mentioned above at disclaimer section. By the way, it is not just the assingment project only but indeed also benefits to all of us. Next, let me introduce the name of my lecturer, her is (Assistant Professor) Dr.Hazlina Bt. Md. Yusof from Department of Mechatronics Engineering, IIUM. Thus, with her as my instructor ,I believe I will manage to understand better and love this subject. I think with this simple introduction and it is enough, so, let’s get started and begin the main topic.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ?. What does it mean, what is it about, why is it a topic of choice to be peeled off and is it important for us all to know?. In a nutshell that I can convey and summarize, it is basically about one of Agenda 2030 associated by intergovernmental agreement that's designed to guide world development efforts over ensuing fifteen years, between 2015 and 2030. Its centerpiece, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), replaces the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), that control sway between 2000 and 2015. The new goals area unit designed to create on the MDGs and complete what have not done yet with it. But whereas there have been solely eight (8) MDGs, the SDGs area unit seventeen (17) in variety, with 169 associated targets, and 304 projected indicators. This dramatic jump in goals and targets from the MDGs to SDGs has aggravated criticism, even ridicule.The governments that have signed on, however, seem clearly happy with themselves. “On behalf of the peoples we tend to serve, we've adopted a historic call and decision on a comprehensive, extensive or far-reaching and people-centered set of universal and transformative goals and targets,” their resolution states. - recorded and written by one of reporter from AL DÍA News, (1835 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, United States) on December 09, 2020.

What are the seventeen features and characteristic of the SDGs?

1. No Poverty
2. Zero Hunger
3. Good Health and Well-Being
4. Quality Education
5. Gender Equality
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
9. Industry Innovation and Infrastructure

10. Reduced Inequalitis

11. Sustainable Cities and Communites

12. Responsible Compsumption and Production

13. Climate Action

14. Life Below Water

15. Life On Land

16. Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

17. Partnership For The Goals

So, in general that are the basic things and information about it. Alright! let's move to the main idea which is " How I am going to contribute now and in the future ". Before that, let's watch this short video first.

I would to take a few words from the video above ; we might and expected be failed due to drastic of population growth at the same time we must not failed , we must make the life better by protect our home, today tommorrow and forever. Indeed to do it, but how?. Here I just want to share a fews of action and first step we can do espeacially as a student.

Things we can contribute now :-

Suppose and think before print – Do recycle the paper that we will use for printing.
Save electricity by turning off appliances once not in use – use energy friendly.
Close up the light if needed and profit of the natural light instead.
Really simply recycle - Paper, plastic, glass, aluminium and etc.
Take short (er) showers and save water.
Make our environment as green as possible - throw trash to the proper order and be responsible of it.

That are the general one that we can do and apply easily. I think that things are very common and often happens in our daily lives as well. Next, let's take a look to a few from specific one based on 17 pillars of SDGs.

Things we can contribute in the future :-

Goal 3: Good health and wellbeing

Here I am focussing part 3.5 that discuss about global death and accidents of road.

• Drive considerately and practice prudence with one another.

• Don’t text, or call when driving.

• Lower the speed by it rights

• Don’t drink or eat while driving.

“ Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world ”

Nelson Mandela

Goal 8: Decent work and economic growthHere I am focussing part 8.6 talk about substantially reduce the proportion of unemployement, education or training especially among youth.
• Do our best to provide jibs, trainee site and internship.• Promote and encourage them to get educatation it will be more ease to get job.• Show a high societal values especially in contributing to the society.• Be a role model in order to Inspire by showing the value of having an education, a job, earning a salaryy frorm our job and that money we are being able to provide ourself and our family.

“ The highest result of education is tolerance ”  Hellen Keller


Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
10.2 is part of that I on it which is empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.

• Don't be and ever don't be judgemental person  into differences but be open-minded and practice the nature of openness.
• Learn from experience ; follow and try to accept differences and learn from it.
• Be a good listener, value the opinions of different people, always do good to people and  be open to helping others - at certain rates and not excessively - simply fulfilling human rights.