Goal 11 wants to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable by 2030.
Pop singer Pink has shown her support for this goal with the photograph below on social media websites.
This goal wants to:
- Ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services, and upgrade slums
- Provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems, improving road safety
- Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage
- Significantly reduce the number of deaths, number of people affected and economic losses caused by disasters
- Reduce the adverse environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and waste management
- Provide universal access to green and public spaces, particularly for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities
- Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas
- By 2020, increase by x% the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing policies towards resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change and resilience to disasters
- Support least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, for resilient buildings utilizing local materials
Is this a goal you will be showing your support for? Of the 11 goals I have blogged about so far, which one are you most passionate about?
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