SDG 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 13. Flashcards

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SDG 1 reasons why

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Because hundreds of millions of people still live in extreme poverty​

Because ¼ children under 5 has inadequate height for their age i.e. stunted growth​

Because 1/5 people live on less than $1.25 per day​

= Poor standard of living and ↑ risk of poor health

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SDG 1 key features

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Eradicate extreme poverty (those living on less than $1.90/day)​

Reduce by half the proportion of men, women and children living in poverty​

Implement social protection systems​

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SDG 2 reasons why

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Because hundreds of millions of people are undernourished​

Because poor nutrition causes nearly half of deaths in children under 5​ and ¼ children have stunted growth​

Because agriculture is the largest employer in the world

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SDG 2 key features

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End all forms of malnutrition​

Double agricultural productivity​

End hunger and ensure access to nutritious and sufficient food​

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SDG 4 reasons why

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Because 57 million children remain out of school​

Because 50% of out of school children live in areas of conflict​

Because 103 million youth lack basic literacy skills (60% of these are women)

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SDG 4 key features

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All girls and boys complete free, quality primary and secondary education​

Increase the number of people with skills for employment​

Ensure all people have adequate numeracy and literacy skills​

Increase number of qualified teachers

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SDG 5 reasons why

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Because adolescent girls, aged 10 to 19, are more likely to die from AIDS than any other cause​

Because 1/3 of countries in developing regions do not have gender parity in primary education​

Because women represent smaller proportion of workforce

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SDG 5 key features

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End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls​

End all forms of violence against women and girls​

Eliminate harmful practices (e.g. forced marriage, female genital mutilation)​

Recognise and value unpaid domestic work​

Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health​

Adopt policies and legislation to support gender equality and empowerment of women

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SDG 6 reasons why

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Because hundreds of millions of people still without access to clean drinking water​

Because over a billion people source drinking water that is contaminated with faecal matter​

Because 2.4 billion people lack access to basic sanitation (e.g. toilet)​

Because almost 1000 children die each day from preventable diarrhoeal diseases

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SDG 6 key features

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Universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water​

Access to adequate sanitation and hygiene for all​

Support local communities in water and sanitation management

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SDG 13 reasons why

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Because global temperatures are rising resulting in rising sea levels and reduced agricultural productivity​​

Because global emissions of CO2 have increased by nearly 50% since 1990

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SDG 13 key features

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Strengthen resilience and capacity of all countries to adapt to natural disasters​

Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning​

Improve education of people to take actions that reduce/prevent environmental degradation​

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