14 Sustainable Development Goals: 17 Goals to Transform Our World 1.3. A THE OMBUDSMAN AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs) of the SDGs, the life conditions of the most disadvantaged should be first improved. Due to its close connection with the Sustainable Development Goals, the Ombudsman’s work can contribute to the achievement of direct results in the effective and concrete imple- t a United Nations summit held in September 2015 in New York, the 193 UN member states decided to take joint action in order to eradicate poverty, tackle climate change, and reduce mentation of these Goals in Hungary. 1.4. challenges due to inequality by 2030 on a global level. Unanimously approved by the 193 states, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set a new universal standard for development, and guaranteed to “leave no one behind”. The 2030 sustainable development framework offers a better future for the entire planet and billions of people all over the world. At T OMBUDSMAN DR. ÁKOS KOZMA AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTE he European Ombudsman Institute (EOI) held its Board Meeting and Conference from 3 to 5 November 2019 at the same time, it calls on both developing and developed countries to the EOI Headquarters in Innsbruck, where Commissioner for end poverty, reduce inequalities, and combat the challenges posed Fundamental Rights Dr. Ákos Kozma was elected on the Board. by the curbing of climate change by 2030. The 17 SDGs are broken The European Ombudsman Institute was founded in 1988. The down into altogether 169 tasks and contain nearly 230 indicators, aim of this independent, non-profit organisation is to promote the which seek to assess and continuously monitor several aspects of Ombudsman institution and facilitate the exchange of experience social, economic and environmental sustainable development. on the national, European and international level. Besides the The new period of national programmes and international cooperation obliges all the states to take a series of actions that deal not only with the root causes of poverty, but also the enhancement of economic growth and well-being, as well as with the health, educational and social needs of people, while also concentrating on environmental protection. The Commissioner’s constitutional responsibility is to protect fundamental rights and promote their enforcement, which is in line with the idea that the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals must be carried out with due respect for fundamental rights. As the Commissioner’s legal protection work focuses on the most disadvantaged groups of society, it is a shared goal that in the course of the national implementation REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF HUNGARY AND HIS DEPUTIES – 2019 EOI Board Meeting, Innsbruck – November 2019