4.2.1

Question 1

Five Areas of Importance

Answer 1

• People
• Planet
• Prosperity
• Peace
• Partnership

Question 2

MAIN REASONS for the introduction of SDGs (rationale)

Answer 2

1. A new set of goals and targets were needed when the MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) finished in 2015
2. Progress in all areas was uneven across regions and countries, leaving millions of people behind, especially the poorest and those disadvantaged due to sex, age, disability, ethnicity or geographical location
3. New global challenges had emerged that needed to be considered, including the impact of increasing conflict and extremism, widespread migration, economic and financial instability and large-scale environmental changes

Question 3

Objectives of SDGs

Answer 3

• End extreme poverty
• Fight inequality and injustice
• Address climate change