Sustainable development

2030 Agenda

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a global development framework adopted by World Leaders at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015. It comprises the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which apply to all countries in order to mobilise efforts to end poverty, fight inequalities, and tackle climate change.

Our approach to the SDGs

Singapore supports the 2030 Agenda. As a small country with limited land and no natural resources, Singapore understands the challenges of sustainable development well. This is why we participated actively in the negotiations on the 2030 Agenda and continue to support efforts to implement and achieve the SDGs globally.

We also believe that the SDGs should focus on bringing concrete and substantive improvements, and that countries should be free to pursue the goals in whatever manner they choose, in accordance with their national circumstances and priorities. Yet, global challenges such as climate change require us, as one global community, to work together for global solutions. Singapore is a firm believer of the sustainable development model, and we continue to embrace the SDGs in our national policies so that our people can have a better life and fulfil their potential.

Singapore's efforts towards achieving the SDGs

Singapore has been sharing our experience on sustainable development with fellow developing countries through technical assistance under the Singapore Cooperation Programme (SCP), which was established in 1992. Over 160,000 officials from more than 180 countries and territories have participated in SCP courses, including areas such as water and sanitation (SDG 6), sustainable cities (SDG 11), and climate action (SDG 13). Nonetheless, the unprecedented scale and ambition of the 2030 Agenda require renewed commitment and enhanced partnership from all stakeholders. Singapore undertook our first Voluntary National Review (VNR) of the SDGs at the 2018 UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), where we shared our development story and our efforts towards achieving the SDGs. Singapore presented our second VNR at the 2023 HLPF. More information on our SDG efforts and our second VNR can be found on the official UN SDGs website.

Singapore continues to track our progress in achieving the SDGs, through our SDG Progress Tracker, a webpage launched by the Singapore Department of Statistics (DOS) in 2019. We have also collaborated with fellow ASEAN Member States through the ASEAN Community Statistical System’s Working Group on SDG Indicators to develop ASEAN-specific indicators in order to better track progress at the regional level. Most recently, the ASEAN SDG Indicators Progress Report 2025 was released in October 2025, providing a timely and evidence-based assessment of regional progress since the baseline in 2016.