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sustainable dev goals Flashcards

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SDG’s rationale

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  • aims to make the right choices now to improve life in a sustainable way for future generations
  • build on the MDG’s and what they didn’t achieve
  • balance the 3 dimensions of sustainability
  • seek to free people from the tyranny of poverty and strengthen universal peace
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SDG’s objectives

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  • end extreme poverty
  • fight inequality and injustice
  • address climate change
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name all the SDG’s

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1- no poverty 
2- zero hunger 
3- good health and wellbeing  
4- quality education 
5- gender equality 
6- clean water and sanitation 
13- climate action
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WHO strategic priorities

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  • achieve universal health cover
  • addressing health emergencies
  • promoting healthier populations
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WHO vision

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a world in which all people attain the highest possible standard of health and wellbeing

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WHO mission

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promote health – keep the world safe – serve the vulnerable

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identify 4 key features of SDG 3

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  • reduce the global maternal mortality ratio
  • end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age
  • end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and combat hepatitis, waterborne diseases and other communicable diseases
  • reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment
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what are functions of the WHO

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  • provide leadership and partnership
  • conduct research and provide info
  • set norms and standards
  • develop policies
  • technical support
  • monitor health and wellbeing
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define emergency aid

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the rapid assistance given to people or countries in immediate distress to relieve suffering, during and after human-made emergencies such as wars, and natural disasters

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characteristics of emergency aid

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  • rapid assistance
  • provision of basic supplies: food, water, shelter, medicine
  • short term provision
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define bilateral aid

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where aid is given by one country directly to another

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characteristics of bilateral aid

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  • long term assistance
  • focused on development
  • provision of essential infrastructure eg. roads, electricity, improving water supplies
  • focus on education eg. building schools and training teachers
  • building civil society, providing governance and support
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define multilateral aid

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where aid is provided through an international organisation, such as the World Bank, UN or WHO. Combines donations from a number of countries and then distributes them to the recipients

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characteristics of multilateral aid

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  • provided by an international org
  • funded by donations from a number of countries
  • medical programs such as large scale vaccination to reduce the burden of disease
  • provision of food where most needed by WFP to prevent malnutrition
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purpose of emergency aid

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  • meet immediate need
  • save lives, reduce suffering
  • reduce further impacts by meeting the needs of those affected
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purpose of bilateral aid

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  • meet the needs of the country and its people
  • build relationships between countries (political ties)
  • promotes h+w, sustainable economic growth, and prosperity
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purpose of multilateral aid

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  • large scale programs focused on global h+w and sustainable development
  • can reach and impact the lives of many people
  • provided to those most in need
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5 roles of non-government organisations (not for profit groups)

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  • improve conditions and provide opportunities and choices
  • provide assistance to those in need
  • often focuses on communities - providing them with resources and support through programs
  • advocate and campaign on behalf of those in need
  • focus on education - creating sustainable and long term programs to help communities
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what are Australia’s aid (DFAT) priority areas

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  • infrastructure, trade facilitation and international competitiveness
  • agriculture, fisheries and water
  • effective governance: policies, institutions and functioning economies
  • education and health
  • building resilience: humanitarian assistance, disaster risk-reduction and social protection
  • gender equality and empowering women and girls
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features of an effective aid program - social sustainability

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  • empowering people to take control of their lives
  • respecting the values and knowledge of people
  • promoting equity by including all people in decisions and activities that will impact on their community
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what makes a program effective

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ensures that it will continue to make an impact beyond the duration of the program - long term needs met

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features of an effective aid program - economic sustainability

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  • ensuring employment opportunities and the payment of a fair wage for goods and services
  • promoting economic growth at a national and international level
  • investing in education and improve the skills and knowledge of the workforce
  • having access to appropriate technology, transport, communications systems, tools and energy
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features of an effective aid program - environmental sustainability

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  • protecting natural resources
  • reducing energy usage and promoting greater efficiency in the use of energy
  • reducing pollution
  • encouraging industry and agriculture to use natural resources responsibly
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2 examples of an effective aid program

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WaterAid and World Food Programme- School Meals

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what is WaterAid, its purpose and partnerships involved

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  • is an international NGO dedicated to the provision of clean and safe domestic water and sanitation and hygiene education to the world’s poorest people
  • its mission is to transform the lives of the poorest and most marginalised people by improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene
  • it works with communities and their governments to build and bring safe water, clean toilets and hygiene education to the community
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how does WaterAid address the SDG’s

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SDG 6- working to achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water and sanitation, also water sources management
SDG 1- people who are not ill from waterborne diseases are able to work and earn a living
SDG 2- safe water and sanitation provide people with water to grow crops and keep livestock
SDG 3- safe water and sanitation prevents diseases and the spread of disease
SDG 4- children will be well enough to attend school and not required to collect water every day
SDG 5- enables women to focus on the needs of their families and be productive, women are trained as educators enabling participation in community
SDG 13- having access to safe water reduces impacts of disasters

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how does WaterAid contribute to health and wellbeing

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  • fewer deaths from water-related diseases
  • a cleaner living environment
  • improved physical due to no longer having to carry water
  • more time spent together as a family
  • better diet and nutrition
  • reduced fatigue
  • less money spent on medical treatment
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how does WaterAid contribute to human development

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  • empowerment of women and marginalised groups
  • increases in the number of children at school
  • increased farming capacity
  • increased family income
  • improved housing
  • the ability to plan for the future and participate in community decisions
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what are ways individuals can take social action

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  • Fundraise or volunteer for a program for a NGO such as Oxfam Australia
  • Donate money to NGO such as World Vision, Oxfam, Tabitha Foundation and Oxfam. These funds are used to help disadvantaged
  • Conduct fundraising events in the school & community
  • Implement an awareness campaign locally or through social media
  • use purchasing power to buy products that support actions and profits used to create social change.
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name 2 NGO’s

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World Vision and Tabitha Foundation Cambodia

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universal health coverage - work of WHO

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  • service access and quality
  • health workforce
  • access to medicines, vaccines and health products
  • governance and finance
  • health info systems
  • advocacy
  • country support
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health emergencies - work of WHO

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  • building and sustaining resilient national, regional and global capacities required to keep the world safe from epidemics and other health emergencies
  • ensuring that populations affected by emergencies have rapid access to essential life-saving health services including health promotion and disease prevention
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healthier populations - work of WHO

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  • improving human capital
  • action on preventing noncommunicable diseases and promoting mental health
  • elimination of high impact communicable diseases
  • addressing health effects of climate change in vulnerable states
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how does Australia contribute to aid programs

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  • emergency aid
  • bilateral aid
  • funding non-gov organisations
  • funding international multilateral aid programs

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