Aproximación Constitucional del Desarrollo Sostenible en el Estado Social de Derecho Colombiano

On September 15, 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 17 sustainable development goals (“SDGs”) as a call to end poverty, care for the environment, guarantee a decent life and protect the fundamental rights of the planet's inhabitants to 2030. The SDGs are a common and obligatory language for most of the States in the world, however, their progress varies in each one. Colombia has been a pioneer in the implementation of strategies for compliance and its origin within the national legal order is found in the 1991 Constitution. However, the progress of the SDGs in Colombia is not entirely satisfactory, and this shows that the challenges persist, and it becomes essential to work on the objectives that have not yet been met. The crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity to assess and test the strength or weakness that has given the level of compliance with the SDGs. A decade before the 2030 Agenda becomes a reality, it is necessary to join forces between state actors and citizens both nationally and internationally, otherwise it will be too late to protect life, the environment and the economy.