1. Introduction: the sustainable development goals, agenda 2030, and international law Jonas Ebbesson and Ellen Hey; 2. End poverty in all its forms everywhere Dire Tladi; 3. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture Carmen G. Gonzalez; 4. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages Stéphanie Dagron; 5. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all Fons Coomans; 6. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls Patricia Kameri-Mbote and Nkatha Kabira; 7. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all Joyeeta Gupta and Hilmer Bosch; 8. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all Stuart Bruce and Jorge E. Viñuales; 9. Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all Tonia Novitz; 10. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation Andria Naudé Fourie; 11. Reduce inequality within and among countries Philippe Cullet; 12. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable Anél du Plessis; 13. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns Alessandra Arcuri and Enrico Partiti; 14. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts Daniel Bodansky; 15. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development Karen N. Scott; 16. Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss Elisa Morgera; 17. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels Pål Wrange; 18. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development Duncan French and Louis J. Kotzé.