Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) form an international development agenda agreed by more than 190 United Nations member states. The seventeen goals came into force on 1 January 2016 and shape global efforts to end poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change by 2030.

War Child contributes towards the SDGs through the development of our programme strategy. Our education programming supports children to access - and complete - quality education pathways. Our child protection efforts serve to support and strengthen public structures designed to protect children from harm.

Our psychosocial support interventions contribute to the improved wellbeing of children, youth and their caregivers. Our efforts to increase access to livelihoods opportunities for youth make a small contribution towards combating poverty.

The specific SDGs of particular significance to our work are outlined below - together with our contribution to each goal over the course of the year. This contribution is measured as the percentage of War Child’s total number of projects that work towards each specific goal.

SDG #	SDG Goal	Number of War Child projects contributing to SDG Goal in 2018	Number of projects contributing to SDG as a percentage of total number of projects

1	No Poverty End poverty in all its forms everywhere.	9	13%

3	Good Health and Wellbeing Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being for all at all ages is essential to sustainable development.	41	61%

4	Quality Education Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.	38	57%

5	Gender Equality Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	23	34%

8	Decent Work and Economic Growth Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all.	25	37%

10	Reduced Inequalities To reduce inequalities, policies should be universal in principle, paying attention to the needs of disadvantaged and marginalized populations.	21	31%

16	Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.	36	54%

17	Partnerships for the Goals Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.	26	39%