The EU strongly supports the 2030 Agenda and a rights-based approach to sustainable development
Existing international and European human rights frameworks such as the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Council of Europe’s European Social Charter are closely tied to the SDGs
FRA complements existing data by capturing experiences of people at greater risk of being left behind
Realities on the ground
Inequality has risen over the last 15 years in the EU
The number of people in income poverty has risen by 8% since 2005. The largest increases occurred during the economic crisis. But this trend has recently drawn to a halt
Inequality affects harder certain groups who are at greater risk of poverty...
Immigrants 31%, compared to the EU-28 average of 17% (2017)
Roma 80% in 8 EU Member States compared to the EU-28 average of 17% (2016)
...face widespread discrimination
North Africans 31%
Roma 26%
Sub-Saharan Africans 24%
...and hate-motivated harassment
Roma 30%LGBT people
North Africans 29%
Jews 28%
LGBT people 19%
Tools for change
EU financing and the EU’s policy tools, such as the European Semester
National action 26 out of 28 Member States have already sent the United Nations their review of national efforts to meet the SDGs
More active engagement and support by both civil society and national human rights bodies is necessary to implement SDGs from a fundamental rights perspective