through the sustainable development goals sdgs and its targets the agenda seeks to realize the human rights of all and to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls preamble paras moreover under this agenda world leaders committed to promote cohesive families para if families have changed over time what is a family today how do critical human rights principles such as equality and nondiscrimination the best interests of the child and the right to live a life free of violence shape the understanding of family