Sustainable cities and communities

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Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Many cities around the world are facing acute challenges in managing rapid urbanization— from ensuring adequate housing and infrastructure to support growing populations, to confronting the environmental impact of urban sprawl, to reducing vulnerability to disasters.

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No Poverty
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End poverty in all its forms everywhere
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No Poverty
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Zero Hunger
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End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
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Zero Hunger
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Good health & well-being
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Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
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Good health & well-being
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Quality Education
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Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
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Quality Education
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Gender Equality
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Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
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Gender Equality
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Clean water & sanitation
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Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
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Clean water & sanitation
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Affordable & clean energy
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Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
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Decent work & economic growth
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Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
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Industry, innovation & infrastructure
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Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
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Industry, innovation & infrastructure
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Reduced Inequalities
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Reduce inequality within and among countries
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Reduced Inequalities
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Sustainable cities and communities
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Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
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Responsible consumption and production
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Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
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Responsible consumption and production
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Climate action
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Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
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Climate action
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Life below water
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Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources
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Life below water
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Life on land
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Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
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Life on land
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Peace, justice and strong institutions
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Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
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Peace, justice and strong institutions
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Partnerships for the goals
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Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
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Partnerships for the goals
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