Politics Unit 3

Question 1

SDG related to Education

Answer 1

4. Quality Education

Question 2

SDG related to healthcare

Answer 2

3. Good Health and Well-being

Question 3

SDG related to environment

Answer 3

13. Climate action

Question 4

SDG related to infrastructure

Answer 4

9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Question 5

SDG related to inequality

Answer 5

10. Reduced inequalities

Question 6

DRC HDI

Answer 6

0.481 (2022)

Question 7

Successes of PDL-145T

Answer 7

631 critical infrastructures, 334 primary schools, 245 health centers and 52 administrative buildings

Question 8

Cost of PDL-145T

Answer 8

1.66 billion $USD

Question 9

Ongoing conflict in the DRC has resulted in…

Answer 9

approximately 6 million deaths, displaced 7 million people within the country and forced more than 1 million people to seek asylum outside the country.

Question 10

What is dependency theory?

Answer 10

Dependency theory: Developing states are subject to economic dependency and an exploitative relationship with more economically advanced states. When expanding upon this idea, Celso Furtado asserted that developed and underdeveloped countries are linked by a series of asymmetric relationships, which reproduce the inequalities of the capitalist system.

Question 11

Children working in cobalt mines

Answer 11

25, 000

Question 12

China HDI

Question 13

China’s stake in DRC mining industry

Answer 13

75%

Question 14

Child protection article law

Answer 14

CRC
Article 32: State parties recognise the right of children to be protected from economic exploitation and from performing any work that is likely to be hazardous.

Question 15

Child education article law

Answer 15

Article 28: State parties recognize the right of the child to receive education

Question 16

Education article law

Answer 16

ICESCR
Article 13: Recognizes the right to education

Question 17

Child health article law

Answer 17

CRC
Article 24: Ensures the right of the child to the highest attainable standard of health and access to healthcare services, which are crucial for their physical and mental development

Question 18

Health article law

Answer 18

ICESCR
Article 12: State parties recognize the right of everyone to enjoy the highest standards of physical and mental health

Question 19

Child economic protection article law

Answer 19

CRC
Article 32: State parties recognise the right of children to be protected from economic exploitation and from performing any work that is likely to be hazardous.

Question 20

How much of their GNI does Norway donate to overseas development assistance

Answer 20

1.02%, above the UN target of 0.7%

Question 21

How much NOK does Norway contribute to the DRC?

Answer 21

800-900 million