Sustainable Development Goals-2016-2030 Anoja Seneviratne Disaster Management Centre

MDGs to SDGs MDG Goals08 17 Goals & 169 targets

17 Goals of SDG

Challenges to Sri Lanka Disparities across regions Disparities between Social groups Parts of the country suffer from high levels of poverty, hunger and malnutrition Health Sector development Need to improve good quality and comprehensive health services in deprived locations Health system to respond to non-communicable and other emerging diseases Special health needs of elderly, disabled, people affected by conflict Education Access to education for most deprived populations Quality tertiary education and vocational training – match skills to demands of the economy which is competitive Employment Mismatch between competencies of graduates and the demands of the labour market High dependence on agriculture outside the western province even with low agricultural productivity Inadequate representation of women

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