development block

Question 1

L1 - Poverty and Development
Myth of developed/ developing world

Global consensus on aims- the millennium development goals or mdgs

Critcal questions about mdgs

Sustainable developemnt goals and global challenges

Question 2

L1 - poverty and development
what were the 8 goals of millenium development goals

Answer 2

eradicate extreme poverty and hunger—targets include halving the proportion of people living in poverty and suffering from hunger;

achieve universal primary education;

promote gender equality and empower women—targets include eliminating gender disparity in education, employment, and political representation;

reduce child mortality—target of reducing child mortality rate by two-thirds;

improve maternal health—targets to reduce maternal mortality ratio by 75%, universal access to contraception;

combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases—halt and reverse spread of HIV/AIDS and incidence of malaria;

ensure environmental sustainability—reduce biodiversity loss and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, halve proportion of people with access to improved water and sanitation; and

develop a global partnership for development—debt relief for least developed countries, increase development assistance, and access to information technology