Correction to “The Dynamics of Governance and Sustainable Development Goals in the Global South”

Abstract

Original text in paragraph 2 of “Introduction” section

With its 17 SDGs and 169 targets, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development1. demonstrates the international commitment to achieving worldwide sustainable development in its social, economic and environmental dimension (United Nations, 2015). What makes the SDGs special is the broad acceptance and commitment of the international community, the comprehensive definition of sustainable development in its different dimensions made measurable through 232 indicators, and the understanding that these sustainability goals are universal, integrated and indivisible. The emergence of the goals can be understood in the context of and as a response to global problems emerging in the wake of globalization processes and increasing global interconnectedness.

Correction

In paragraph 2 of the “Introduction” section, the paragraph should be replaced with the following:

Building on the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 objectives that aim to eradicate poverty, safeguard the environment, and promote peace and prosperity, among others. Achieving any one of the 17 goals will require addressing problems related to another. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development features 169 targets and 17 Sustainable Development Goals, indicates the global commitment to attaining sustainable development in all its social, economic, and environmental dimensions (United Nations, 2015). The comprehensive definition of sustainable development is quantified by 232 indicators in all dimensions, widely accepted and committed by the international community. It is also recognized that these sustainability goals are universal, integrated, and inseparable.

As Glass and Newig (2019) perceptively point out, there is broad acceptance and commitment of the international community to SDG2030, the comprehensive definition of sustainable development in its different dimensions made measurable through 232 indicators, and the understanding that these sustainability goals are universal, integrated and indivisible. Decision making and interactions between different stakeholders are defined by institutions, procedures and systems that make up global governance. The emergence of these goals can be understood in the context of and as a response to global problems emerging in the wake of globalization processes and increasing global interconnectedness.

We apologise for the unintentional omission of the citation of the 2019 article by Professors Glass and Newig due to the oversight that the reference being omitted in the final version submitted. To rectify this problem, we have made a correction on the opening paragraph of the essay to include the citation of the 2019 article by Glass and Newig.