ABSTRACT
In 2015, the United Nations set 17 goals and 169 targets, namely, sustainable development goals (SDGs) as a blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet. The UN SDGs succeeded the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which was adopted in 2000 by almost all UN Member States. While MDGs mainly targeted recipient countries and social development, especially the elimination of extreme poverty, the era of the UN SDGs signaled a more inclusive approach toward comprehensive development in all dimensions – social, economic, environmental, and political spheres – that significantly increased the number of goals and targets of the MDGs. Specifically, Goal #17 that calls for strengthening “the means of implementation” and “revitalizing the global partnership for sustainable development,” prioritizes partnership as a strategy for achieving the UN SDGs. Within the context of the new aid architecture of direct engagement between donors and recipients, advocated by new donors like South Korea and China, in this concluding chapter, we examine South Korea–Africa relations and conclude with a discussion of the challenges for a sustainable partnership in South Korea–Africa relations in the era of the UN SDGs.
