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New Global Goals, Leave No One Behind

  • Submitted by: Iain Gray, East Lothian, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 January 2016
  • Motion reference: S4M-15261
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 04 February 2016

That the Parliament believes that 2015 was a critical year for people and for the planet, the year that countries around the globe committed to adopting what it considers an ambitious new development agenda that builds on the success of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); understands that the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) constitute a promise to leave no one behind and place a deadline on global commitments, including goals to eradicate poverty, reduce inequality and tackle climate change by the year 2030; congratulates the worldwide campaign, Action/2015, on what it sees as its continued advocacy of the importance of SDGs, its success in securing ambitious SDGs and calling on politicians to commit to them; commends Heather Cameron, an Action/2015 ambassador from Dunbar Grammar School, on her campaign to promote commitment to and understanding of Scotland’s role in meeting the SDGs; recognises that young people can be important ambassadors for the achievement of the goals in Scotland, and recognises that the Parliament, businesses, schools and communities can all work together to achieve them.


Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Claire Baker, Jayne Baxter, Sarah Boyack, Ruth Davidson, John Finnie, Kenneth Gibson, Mark Griffin, Patrick Harvie, Jim Hume, Hanzala Malik, Liam McArthur, Jamie McGrigor, Alison McInnes, Anne McTaggart, Elaine Murray, Gil Paterson, John Pentland, Dennis Robertson, Richard Simpson, David Stewart, Sandra White