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CPI Consumer price index
f Females
FOB Free on board
GCC-Stat The Statistical Centre for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf
GDP Gross domestic product
GNI Gross national income
ILO International Labour Organization
ISIC International Standard Industrial Classification
ISO International Organization for Standardization
km Kilometres
m Males
UAE United Arab Emirates
UN United Nations
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNHCR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNSD United Nations Statistics Division
What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? The SDGs are a vision of what the world should look like in the year 2030. They are a set of ambitious goals that the global community has agreed to achieving by 2030. SDGs seek to address a very broad range of issues to ensure that the world develops sustainably i.e. across economic, social and environmental dimensions. The world ‘sustainable’ is used to describe developments of the goals broader than economic growth alone. A sustainable development strategy takes into account progress on political, economic, social and environmental issues. If a country has disproportionally high economic growth, but very poor social and environmental outcomes then it is not yet developing sustainably. Countries that achieve good outcomes across all three domains (economic, social and environmental) are said to be developing sustainably
No Poverty Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Zero Hunger Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Good Health and Well-being Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Quality Education Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning
Gender Equality Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Clean Water and Sanitation Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
Affordable and Clean Energy Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Decent Work and Economic Growth Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Reduced Inequalities Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
Sustainable Cities and Communities Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Responsible Consumption and Production Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Climate Action Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Life Below Water Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources
Life on Land Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
Partnership for the goals Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
Competitiveness Competitiveness is the ability to achieve long term Prosperity with a balance between  Productivity & Quality of  Life for the nations