sustainability development goals - unit 4 AOS 2

Question 1

the sustainability goals

Answer 1

are a set of 17 goals, established by the United Nations, which aim to address many urgent challenges our world is facing and meet the needs of all countries.

they include 169 targets to be achieved by 2030

Question 2

areas of action

Answer 2

people - End poverty and hunger, in all their forms and dimensions, and ensure that all human beings can fulfil their potential with dignity and equality and in a healthy environment.

planet - Protect the planet from degradation through sustainable consumption and production, management of natural resources and acting on climate change to support the needs of present and future generations.

peace - Foster peaceful, just and inclusive societies that are free from fear and violence. There can be no sustainable development without peace and no peace without sustainable development.

partnership - Implement the SDGs with a global partnership for sustainable development, focused on the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable, with the participation of all countries, stakeholders and people.

prosperity - Ensure all people can enjoy successful and fulfilling lives and that economic, social and technological progress occurs in harmony with nature.

Question 3

rational for the SDGs

Answer 3

• To continue the work of the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) - these goasl ended in 2015. As such, a new set of goals and targets were required to continue progress on solving global issues. The MDGs made a lot of positive change, but millions of people were still living in extreme poverty and more work needed to be done once the MDGs came to an end in 2015. The SDGs will guide global action for the coming years until they are set to finish in 2030.

reduce inequalities - Despite the MDGs making significant improvements in global health and wellbeing, by 2015 there were still many inequalities that existed across the world. The uneven progress across countries meant there were still millions of people experiencing hardship in our world. This meant that more work needed to be done to create a greater, more sustainable future for all

target new challenges - By 2015, new global challenges had emerged, such as climate change, the growing gap between the rich and the poor, the increasing rate of conflict and terrorism. Therefore, the world needed a new set of goals that specifically targeted these problems.

Question 4

objectives of the SDGs

Answer 4

Fight extreme poverty - This objective recognises that ending extreme poverty is integral to ensuring people can afford resources, such as healthcare, to improve their health and wellbeing, as well as improve levels of human development.

Fight inequality and injustice - Inequalities and injustices based on age, income, gender, sexual orientation, race, class, ethnicity, religion, and disability continue to exist in societies all across the world. Inequalities and injustices not only damage people’s sense of self-worth and confidence, but also stand as a roadblock to ending poverty as well as social and economic development.

Fight climate change - Weather patterns are changing, sea levels are continuing to rise, and natural disasters such as wildfires are becoming more extreme, affecting everyone globally. Such changes impact the livelihoods of people on every continent, from every country, threatening the future of both humans and our planet