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From MDGs to SDGs: A Transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

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The adoption of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on September 28, 2015 constituted a worldwide commitment by member states to continue national and international efforts aimed at sustainable development and the eradication of poverty.

A previous version of this text was published during the 2030 Agenda negotiations as an article in Spanish by Jorge MontaƱo and Sara Luna. La definiciĆ³n de la agenda de desarrollo para despuĆ©s de 2015: su proceso y desafĆ­os. Revista Mexicana de PolĆ­tica Exterior (2015) 103: 29ā€“46. Instituto MatĆ­as Romero, SecretarĆ­a de Relaciones Exteriores, MĆ©xico.

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Luna, S., MontaƱo, J. (2017). From MDGs to SDGs: A Transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In: Villanueva Ulfgard, R. (eds) Mexico and the Post-2015 Development Agenda. Governance, Development, and Social Inclusion in Latin America. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58582-0_3

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