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Sustainable Development Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. Cities around the world have grown as huge numbers of people have been drawn to them for work. Some expect to find pavements ‘paved with gold’ but what they discover is often inadequate housing and transport…

Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries Reducing inequalities and ensuring no one is left behind are integral to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. ‘Now is the time to stand by our commitment to leave no-one behind’ urges the United Nations Secretary-General. However, the global pandemic has…

Sustainable Development Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation. The Covid-19 pandemic has increased reliance on online communication, but this is inaccessible to many due to unreliable electricity and poor internet signals.   In 2019, some 87 per cent of people in developed countries used…

Sustainable Development Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all Decent work means opportunities for everyone to get work that is productive and delivers a fair income, security in the workplace and social protection for families, better prospects for personal development…

Sustainable Development Goal 7: To ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. Today, I shall use electricity to listen to my radio, boil water in a kettle, cook my meals, store food in the fridge and freezer, use my phone and my laptop computer and connect…

Sustainable Development Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. Jesus said, ‘I was thirsty and you gave me a drink’ Matthew 25:35 ‘While substantial progress has been made in increasing access to clean drinking water and sanitation, billions of people—mostly in rural areas—still lack…