MDGs and SDGs

• what are MDGs?

  millennium development goals - 189 countries in the UN committing to achieving 8 goals eg halving extreme poverty and promoting gender equality by the target date of 2015
• what are the 8 MDGs?


  • eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • achieve universal primary education
  • promote gender equality and empower women
  • reduce child mortality
  • improve maternal health
  • combating HIV/AIDs, malaria and other disease
  • ensure environmental sustainability
  • develop a global partnership for development
• how many people have been lifted out of poverty?

  1 billion, since 1990
• how has child mortality changed?


  halved from 1990
• failures of the MDGs


  the worlds poor remain concentrated in some parts o the world eg africa

  women continue to die during pregnancy or from childbirth-related complications, progress tends to bypass women

  disparities between rural and urban areas remain pronounced
• what are SDGs?


  sustainable development goals
• when were the SDGs agreed on?


  2015 at the COP21 Paris climate conference
• What does the UN post-2015 development agenda expand on?

  It expands on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
• When did the UN MDGs run?

  From 2000 to 2015.
• What was the primary aim of the UN MDGs?

  To improve the lives of people living in developing countries.
• How many goals did the MDGs consist of?

  8 goals.
• What was one of the targets of the MDGs regarding poverty?

  To halve the proportion of people living on less than $1.25 a day.
• What was a target related to education in the MDGs?

  To eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education by 2005.
• How many deaths from malaria were prevented due to the health target?

  1. 2 million deaths.
• What was the success of the health target of the MDGs?

  It prevented 20 million deaths between 2000 and 2015.
• What health-related target was set by the MDGs?

  To reduce by two-thirds the under-five mortality rate.
• What was the percentage decrease in infant mortality in sub-Saharan Africa?

  53%.
• What was the change in the rate of children dying before the age of 5?

  It fell from 90 to 43 per 1000, a 52% decrease.
• How did the number of people living in extreme poverty change from 1990 to 2015?

  It fell by 54%, from 1.9 billion to 836 million.
• What was the change in undernourishment between 2000 and 2015?

  It fell from 20% to 13%.
• What was the increase in primary school enrollment from 2000 to 2015?

  From 83% to 91%.
• What was the change in maternal mortality from 2000 to 2015?

  It fell from 330 to 210 deaths per 100,000 live births.
• What percentage of countries saw an increase in parliamentary representation of women?

  Nearly 90% of countries.
• How many people gained improved access to sanitation due to the MDGs?

  1. 1 billion people.
• What was the only MDG that was fully achieved?

  Halving the number of people without safe access to drinking water.
• Which country accounted for a significant portion of the success in reducing extreme poverty?

  China.
• Which regions made better progress than others in achieving the MDGs?

  East Asia and Latin America.
• What issue hindered progress in gender equality according to the MDGs?

  Gender inequality has not improved as much as hoped.
• What was a significant challenge faced by many countries that affected MDG progress?

  Conflict in many countries like Somalia, Yemen, and DRC.
• What was the focus of all but one MDG?

  Poverty reduction rather than wealth creation.
• How many people still lived in extreme poverty by 2015?

  800 million people.
• How many people lived in slum housing in cities by 2015?

  800 million people.
• What replaced the MDGs for the period 2015-2030?

  The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• How many global goals do the SDGs consist of?

  17 global goals.
• Who do the SDGs apply to?

  All countries, not just developing countries.
• What is one focus of the SDGs that differs from the MDGs?

  Focus on sustainable development.
• What is one of the targets related to clean energy in the SDGs?

  To promote renewable, low carbon energy.
• What is a target related to decent work in the SDGs?

  To ensure decent work for a decent wage, avoiding exploitation.
• What is a target related to urban areas in the SDGs?

  To create sustainable cities for more than 50% of the world's population living in urban areas.
• What is one of the focuses of the SDGs regarding the environment?

  Protecting oceans and ecosystems.