We are approaching the end of the first year of implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. With its 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the 2030 Agenda is a universal vision for peace, prosperity and dignity for all people on a healthy planet.
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Sadly, poverty abounds on planet earth. South Sudan, here in Kuda near Juba, is by no means an exception, much to the contrary. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Billy