The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) elaborate the 2030 Agenda, a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. Integrated and indivisible, the SDGs balance the three dimensions of sustainable development – economic, social and environmental – with a view to shift the world onto a sustainable and resilient path. Recognizing the urgency of the task, the goals call for all countries and all stakeholders to take urgent and transformative steps, and to realize the ambitious Agenda within the decade.