Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development There are three reasons for the change: • The MDGs were set to complete in 2015 • Many targets have not been met hence need revision • There were felt to be omissions so the new goals cover a wider range of determinants The goals are intended to cover social, economic and environmental priorities and there is intended to be integration between the various goals — see https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/topics Whilst there is much to praise in the new goals there are also a number of critical inconsistencies which I will review below. <...> Child health in the SDGs Unlike the MDGs there is no single child health target in the SDGs. <...> Also the target was limited and said little about nutrition, growth or development. <...> There are 17 sustainable development goals so room for much more detail. <...> In contrast the first three SDGs are more comprehensive — Goal 1 End poverty in all its forms everywhere Goal 2 Goal 3 End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote sustainable agriculture Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages Within Goal 3 there are nine targets, the following being those most relevant to children: 3.1 — By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births 3.2 — By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births 3.6 — By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents 3.7 — By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes There are also further targets for child health within other goals for example: 16.2 End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children Violence against girls is covered in Goal 5 — 5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres <...>