The concepts of gender, climate, Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals are not included in the Charter of Fundamental Rights
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- The Charter includes Article 23 on 'equality between men and women' which addresses gender equality without using the word 'gender'
- The Preamble mentions 'sustainable development' as an objective, though not the specific 'Sustainable Development Goals' or 'Agenda 2030' which were UN frameworks adopted in 2015, after the Charter was proclaimed (2000) and became legally binding (2009)
- The Charter does not contain any explicit reference to 'climate' or climate change