Unit 4 AOS 2 part 2

Question 1

Define the SDGs

Answer 1

An urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership

Question 2

Explain the rationale of the SDGs

Answer 2

A set of goals that balance the three dimensions of sustainable development, economic, social and economic - pledging to end all forms of poverty, fight inequality and injustice and tackle climate change while ensuring no one is left behind by 2030

Question 3

List the 3 objectives of the SDGs

Answer 3

• End extreme poverty
• Fight inequality and injustice
• Tackle climate change

Question 4

Name and define SDG 1

Answer 4

SDG 1: No Poverty aims to end poverty in all its forms, including extreme poverty over the next 15 years

Question 5

List 3 key features of SDG 1: No poverty

Answer 5

• Eradicate extreme poverty (ppl lliving on less than USD 1.90 daily)
• Reduce by half the proportion of men, women and children living in poverty
• Implement social protection systems

Question 6

Name and define SDG 2

Answer 6

SDG 2: Zero hunger aims to end hunger and all forms of manutrition and to achieve sustainable food production by 2030

Question 7

List 3 key features of SDG 2

Answer 7

• End all forms of malnutrition and hunger
• Ensure all people have access to adequate nutritious foods all year round by promoting sustainable food production
• Increase agricultural productivity and income of small scale farmers

Question 8

Name and define SDG 3

Answer 8

SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing aims to ensure healthy lives for all people at all ages

Question 9

List 6 key features of SDG 3

Answer 9

• Reduce global maternal mortality
• Halve number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic incidents
• Achieve universal health coverage
• Reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases
• End preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5
• Support research and development of vaccines and medicines for non communicable and communicable diseases

Question 10

Name and define SDG 4

Answer 10

SDG 4 Quality Education focuses on ensuring that everybody has access to quality education and lifelong learning opportunities

Question 11

List 3 key features of SDG 4

Answer 11

• Promoting equity in completion of primary and secondary education
• Increasing the number of youth and adults equipped with relevant employment skills
• Building and upgrading education facilities

Question 12

Name and define SDG 5

Answer 12

SDG 5: Gender inequality aims to empower women and girls to reach their full potential

Question 13

List 3 key features of SDG 5

Answer 13

• end all forms of discrimination against women and girls everywhere
• end all forms of violence against women and girls everywhere
• eliminate child bride practices

Question 14

Name and define SDG 6

Answer 14

SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation goes beyond drinking water, sanitation and hygiene to also address the quality and sustainability of water resources that are critical to the survival of people and the planet

Question 15

List 3 key features of SDG 6

Answer 15

• Achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water
• Enable access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all
• Support participation of local communities in water and sanitation management

Question 16

Name and define SDG 13

Answer 16

SDG 13: Climate change focuses on climate change and ensuring countries are prepared for changes to climate and increases in natural disasters

Question 17

List 3 key features of SDG 13: Climate change

Answer 17

• Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning
• Strengthen resilience and adaptive-capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries
• Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management

Question 18

List the types of global action & give 2 examples of each

Answer 18

• social action worldwide (protests & social media spreading awareness
• partnerships with governments globally (develop policies and regulations, enforce legal systems for justice and equality
• bilateral and multilateral partnerships (provision of financial funding to set up programs, provision of trained personnel and other resources to run programs)

Question 19

List the 4 elements of effective programs

Answer 19

• Transparency and mutual accountability
• Results focused
• Country ownership
• Inclusive partnerships

Question 20

Define transparency and mutual accountability as an element of effective programs

Answer 20

• ensure that the actions of all key stakeholders in a program working together for a common goal can be clearly seen and that there is accountability between all those involved

Question 21

List 3 questions to consider for transparency and mutual accountability of an effective program

Answer 21

• Is all necessary information available?
• Are the funds going where they are meant to go?
• Is the program funded by trusted and credible company or organization?

Question 22

Define results focused as an element of effective programs

Answer 22

Ensures that the development efforts of a program have a lasting impact on eradicating poverty and reducing inequality and on enhancing countries’ capacities, aligned with their own priorities

Question 23

List a question to consider for results focused of an effective program

Answer 23

• Will it have long term impact on reducing poverty and inequality and promoting health

Question 24

Define country ownership as an element of effective programs

Answer 24

Ensures that all implemented approaches of a program are tailored to country-specific situations and promote local involvement and cultural respect

Question 25

List 4 questions to consider for country ownership of an effective program

Answer 25

• Does the program meet a real need in the community?
• Does the community have a say in the program?
• Is the program culturally appropriate?
• Does the program empower locals to have authority over their own health

Question 26

Define inclusive partnerships as an element of effective programs

Answer 26

Ensure that all collaborative action with others is built on opennness, trust, mutual respect and learning, recognising the different and complementary roles of all factors