DISCUSSION BRIEF Cross-sectoral integration in the Sustainable Development Goals: a nexus approach
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Introduction The Millennium Development Goals laid out an ambitious agenda to improve living standards in poor countries. Now, with the Sustainable Development Goals, world leaders are aiming to set a broader agenda for 2015 and beyond: a set of universal goals that engages countries at all income levels to ensure the long-term well-being of humankind. Put another way, while the MDGs aimed to lift people out of poverty, the SDGs aim to also keep them out of poverty by ensuring that development is both socially and environmentally sustainable.
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