What are the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how do they affect YOU?

Is your life here in Ireland, from housing, to your job to the cost of living, set to improve dramatically by 2030, along with a reduction in poverty and hunger worldwide? That’s the promise of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). So what exactly are the SDGs? In this episode of ‘What's the Story?’, we deep dive into the 17 global goals designed at tackling the biggest issues facing the world today. Explore the surprising ways goals like Zero Hunger, Climate Action, No Poverty and Sustainable Cities not only protect the most vulnerable worldwide, but also affect our everyday life in Ireland. Find out which countries are close to meeting their 2030 targets and if Ireland on track or falling behind. Are current schemes like housing for all, free school meals and green energy grants are enough to bridge the gap and transform our future? Or will falling short cost Irish taxpayers billions? #WhatsTheStory with Jane Allen explains 00:00 - What are the UN Sustainable Development Goals? 01:00 - How the SDGs affect your life in Ireland 01:43 - Goal 13 Climate Action, what action on this goal looks like around the world and in Ireland 02.50 - Goal 2 Zero Hunger, what does it mean and what this looks like globally and locally. 03:45 - Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities. The challenges facing this goal in both developing nations and at home. 04:35 - Goal 1 is No Poverty. We look at how this is being actioned across the world and it's impact here in Ireland. 05:23 - Which countries are making the most progress towards hitting their 2030 targets and where does Ireland fall? 05:53 - The penalties we will may if Ireland fails to meet our goals. 06:16: How we can help 🔔 Like, Subscribe & Share to stay informed and take action. 👇 Comment below: Do you think we can reach our SDG targets? Subscribe to Concern here: https://shorturl.at/ok4fG To learn more about Concern's work, visit: https://shorturl.at/GatPs Follow Concern here: Facebook: https://  / concernworldwide   X: https://x.com/concern Instagram: https://  / concernworldwide   LinkedIn:   / concern-worldwide   Tiktok:   / concernworldwide   Across 24 of the world’s poorest countries, reaching 30 million people each year, Concern Worldwide is a leading Irish humanitarian organisation that strives to end extreme poverty, whatever it takes. We deliver life-saving and life-changing interventions to the world's most vulnerable people. From rapid emergency response to innovative development programming, we go to the hardest to reach places to make sure that no-one is left behind. #Explainer #unsdgs #UN #sustainabledevelopment #GlobalGoals #climatechange #climateaction #humanitarianaid #news #breakingnews #globalnews #poverty #hunger #sustainableliving #ireland #irishpublic #costofliving #housingcrisis #housingforall #freeschoolmeals #greenenergy #cleanenergy #solar #windenergy #explainervideo