HHD SAC 5 Flashcards
Extreme Poverty
Currently measured as someone living on less than US 1.90 per day
severe deprivation of basic human needs including food
safe drinking water
sanitation facilities
health
shelter
education/information.
Who developed the Sustainable Development Goals?
On 25 September 2015, UN Member States [countries] adopted a new sustainable development agenda, “17 Goals [SDG’s] to Transform Our World” producing a set of universal goals to meet the urgent environmental, political, and economic challenges facing our world.
Who is responsible for the achievement of these goals?
All countries low/middle/high income countries are called for action
Rationale for the SDG’s
A plan of action for people, planet, and prosperity.
The SDGs work in the spirt of partnership and pragmatism to make the right choices, to improve life, in a sustainable way, for future generations.
Objectives of the SDG’s
End extreme poverty
Fight inequality and injustice
Address climate change
5 areas of importance of SDG’s
People: SDGS 1,2,3,4,5
Planet: SDGS 6,12,13,14,15
Prosperity: SDGS 7,8,9,10,11
Peace: SDG 6
Partnership: SDG 7
SDG 1
No Poverty:
End extreme poverty over the next 15 years.
All people, everywhere, should enjoy a basic standard of living.
SDG 2
Zero Hunger:
End hunger and all forms of malnutrition and to achieve sustainable food production by 2030.
Everyone should have access to sufficient nutritious food, which will require widespread promoting of sustainable agriculture, a doubling of agricultural product, increased investments and properly functioning food markets.
SDG 3
Good health & wellbeing:
Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages by:
-improving reproductive, maternal and child health
-ending the epidemics of major communicable diseases
-reducing non-communicable and environmental diseases
-achieving universal health coverage
-ensuring access to safe, affordable, and effective medicines and vaccines for all.
SDG 4
Quality education:
Focus on ensuring that everybody has access to quality education and lifelong learning opportunities. The goal focuses on gaining foundation and higher order skills at all stages of education and development, greater and. More equitable access to quality education technical and vocational education
SDG 5
Gender equality:
Aims to end discrimination and violence against women and girls by addressing the barriers that exist to gender equality.
Actions taken to achieve gender equality empowers women and girls. This is important for economic growth, ending poverty and promoting good health and wellbeing.
Ending cultural practices that are sexist and extremely outdated
SDG 6
Clean water and sanitation:
Ensuring all people can enjoy clean water and adequate sanitation.
Reduces pollution and the risk of communicable and non-communicable disease including diarrhoeal and vector-borne diseases, improves housing quality and environmental conditions by reducing water and soil contamination.
SDG 13
Climate change:
Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.
Integrated climate change measures into national policies, strategies, and planning.
Improve education, awareness raising and climate change
Interrelationship between SDGS
No singular goal is more important than any other and they complement and interconnect with each other.
Oxfam Program
Oxfam is a global movement of people, working together to end the injustice of poverty. Working with partners, we use a combination of practical tactics and innovation to deliver development programs, public education, campaigns, advocacy and humanitarian assistance in disasters and conflicts.
Addresses SDGs 1[no poverty],2[zero hunger],3[optimal health and wellbeing for all] & 6[clean water and sanitation]
