Sport and the sustainable development goals

All you need to know about the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and sport's role within it.

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A glance back at the millennium development goals

Inaugurated in the year 2000, the millennium development goals preceded the sustainable development goals and aimed to tackle poverty like never before. But were they achieved and what was the role of sport?

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Introduction to the sustainable development goals

Agreed on in 2015, the SDGs set the global development agenda until 2030. Here you can find more information on what they are, how they were created and how the sport and development community has been responding to their introduction.

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Targets, indicators and monitoring

The sustainable development goals are broken down to specific indicators. It is important to understand how each is measured and what contributes to the success of SDG programmes.

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What is sport’s role in addressing the sustainable development goals?

It is useful to look at some specific ways in which sport can support Agenda 2030.

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The limitations of sport in addressing the sustainable development goals

Sport for development has been proven to be effective for solving social issues. However, there are many challenges which need to be solved in order for sport to become a bigger player within the sustainable development goals.

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