Its ambitious, cross-cutting approach is farther-reaching than the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) adopted 15 years ago, which focused on increasing official development assistance and improving a series of social indicators. Its aim is to create peaceful, better-governed and inclusive societies, with no individuals or groups left behind. Pursued in combination with UN agreements on Financing for Development and combating climate change, the UN Global Goals set the stage to integrate national, regional and international efforts to promote sustainable development. Goal 9 is to ‘Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation'.