The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 objectives that all 193 UN Member States have agreed to achieve by the year 2030. All are the result of long-term negotiations and apply to all countries, recognizing different priorities and different levels of development. They are a call for action by all countries - poor, rich, and middle-income - to promote prosperity while protecting the environment. Also known as Global Goals, they build on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight anti-poverty targets that the world is committed to achieving by 2015. The SDGs call for a New Urban Agenda and identify the challenges to be addressed to achieve a better world for all. Goals address the global problems we face together, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate, environmental degradation, prosperity, peace, and justice.