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The 17 Sustainable Development Goals can be categorized into the 5 Ps to better assess all of the goals.
The Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development document highlights the 5P commitments as:
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Peace
We are determined to foster peaceful, just and inclusive societies which are free from fear and violence.
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Partnership
We are determined to mobilize the means required to implement this Agenda through a revitalised Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, based on a spirit of strengthened global solidarity, focused in particular on the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable and with the participation of all countries, all stakeholders and all people.
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Planet
We are determined to protect the planet from degradation through sustainable consumption and production, sustainably managing its natural resources and taking urgent action on climate change, so that it can support the needs of present and future generations.
Goals 6, 12, 13, 14 and 15 present the challenges that our planet is facing around the world
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SDGs Spotlight on the 5 Pillars
View the SDGs Spotlight presentation on the 5 Ps by Emmanuel Ola-Olowoyo. Emmanuel is a development catalyst and esteemed scholar in Sustainable Development Practice and is the Network Coordinator of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network - Nigeria. You can also follow his spotlight posts.