National Human Development Report for Benin 2015

This edition of the National Report on Human Development is published at a time when the world is about to enter a new era of multilateral cooperation, crucial for the future of the planet for the next fifteen years. In September 2015, on the occasion of the 70th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, UN member states adopted in New York a new international agenda for sustainable development, including 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs ) ambitious and integrated, aimed in particular the eradication of poverty and hunger worldwide by 2030. Called to take over the Millennium development Goals (MDGs) from 1 January 2016, ODD carry with them unprecedented innovations. Universal, these objectives apply to all. Cross, they integrate the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic, social and environmental. They reflect a transformative vision of the economy to sustainable patterns of production and consumption.