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The countdown has begun for a set of SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), to be adopted by the United Nations in 2015. These will replace the MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) adopted in 2000, with the expectation of achievement in 15 years. While the MDGs focused on progress in health, education and poverty alleviation to be achieved by the low and middle income countries, the new goals are expected to be universal, calling for action by all countries to integrate actions in multiple sectors within the framework of sustainable development.