The Philippine House Committee on Sustainable Development Goals, or House Sustainable Development Goals Committee is a

standing committee A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly. A committee is not itself considered to be a form of assembly. Usually, the assembly sends matters into a committee as a way to explore them more ...

of the

Philippine House of Representatives The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( fil, Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas, italic=unset, ''Kamara'' or ''Kamara de Representantes'' from the Spanish word ''cámara'', meaning "chamber") is the lower house of Congress, the ...

. Originally designated as a special committee, it was elevated into a standing committee on March 10, 2020.

Jurisdiction

As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction is on the achievement of the country's commitment of the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...

(UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which includes, but not limited to the following: * Achieving

gender equality Gender equality, also known as sexual equality or equality of the sexes, is the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making; and the state of valuing d ...

and empowering women * Ensuring access to affordable and clean energy * Ensuring access to waters * Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger * Obtaining quality education * Promoting health and well-being * Promoting inclusive & sustainable economic growth and decent work * Sanitation for all

Members, 18th Congress

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House of Representatives of the Philippines
{{Philippine House of Representatives Sustainable Development Goals Sustainable Development Goals

Jurisdiction

Members, 18th Congress

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