Sustainable Development Goals

1. Eradicating Poverty
Goal: Reduce poverty in all its forms in Iraq.
Actions: Strengthen social support programs, provide employment opportunities, and improve the quality of basic services such as health and education.
2. Zero Hunger
Goal: End hunger and achieve food security.
Actions: Improve agricultural production, strengthen food support systems, and improve access to food in remote areas.
3. Good Health and Well-Being
Goal: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all.
Actions: Improve the health care system, strengthen health awareness campaigns, and combat infectious diseases.
4. Education
Goal: Ensure quality and inclusive education and promote lifelong learning opportunities.
Actions: Improve the quality of education in schools and universities, and increase access to education in rural areas.
5. Gender Equality
Goal: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
Actions: Promote women’s rights, improve women’s economic and social opportunities, and combat gender-based violence.
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
Goal: Ensure access to clean water and sanitation for all.
Actions: Improve water and sanitation infrastructure, enhance water resource management
7. Clean and affordable energy
Goal: Ensure access to modern and sustainable energy.
Actions: Promote the use of renewable energy, improve energy efficiency in buildings and infrastructure.
8. Decent work and economic growth
Goal: Promote sustainable economic growth and decent work.
Actions: Support entrepreneurship, improve working conditions, and promote private sector investment.
9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Goal: Promote industrial development, innovation and improve infrastructure.
Actions: Support innovative projects, and improve transport and communications infrastructure.
10. Reducing inequalities
Goal: Reduce inequalities within Iraq and between regions.
Actions: Promote inclusive policies, provide equal opportunities in education and employment, and improve access to services.
11. Sustainable cities and communities
Goal: Make cities and communities more sustainable and inclusive.
Actions: Improve urban planning, and promote sustainable development in major cities.
12. Responsible consumption and production
Goal: Promote sustainable consumption and production patterns.
Actions: Promote recycling, reduce losses in the supply chain.
13. Climate Action
Goal: Combat climate change and adapt to its impacts.
Actions: Implement strategies to reduce carbon emissions, and enhance resilience to climate change.
14. Life Below Water
Goal: Protect oceans and seas and use marine resources sustainably.
Actions: Strengthen marine resource management, combat marine pollution.
15. Life On Land
Goal: Protect terrestrial ecosystems and enhance their sustainability.
Actions: Combat desertification, improve forest management and natural reserves.
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Goal: Promote peaceful societies and build effective institutions.
Actions: Strengthen the rule of law, and improve transparency and accountability in institutions.
17. Partnerships for the Goals
Goal: Strengthen global cooperation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Actions: Strengthen partnerships between government, civil society and the private sector to achieve shared goals