OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES TO COOPERATIVES IN ATTAINING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are post Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) composed of 17 goals and 169 targets which the 193 member-countries of the United Nation and Civil Society Organizations are expected to pursue in a period ending 2030 in a non-binding agreement. The SDGs are also known as “Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. The SDGs are built on the principle “The Future We Want” agreed upon under UN Resolution #/RES/66/288.