UNIT 4 - AOS2 Flashcards
Rationale of the UN’s SDGs
- Build on the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and what they didn’t achieve. Continue at address extreme poverty + hunger, education + actions to protect the planet.
- Progress was uneven in all areas, across regions + countries, therefore disadvantaged were left behind.
- New global challenges emerged; freeing people from the tyranny of poverty, and strengthening universal peace, including conflict and extremism.
Objectives of the UN’s SDGs
- End extreme poverty.
- Fight inequality and injustice.
- Address climate change.
5 action areas of the SDGs
- People –> Poverty, Hunger, Equality.
- Planet –> Degradation, Sustainability.
- Partnership –> Participation + Stakeholders.
- Peace –> Inclusive societies free from fear and violence
- Prosperity –> Successful and fulfilling lives, economic, social + technological.
SDG 3 –> Good health and wellbeing targets.
- achieve universal health coverage, with access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines
- reduce maternal mortality.
- end preventable deaths of newborns and children under five.
- end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTD), and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases
- reduce by one-third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment, and promote mental health and wellbeing
- strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including drugs and alcohol
- halve global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents
- ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services
- reduce deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination
- strengthen the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries.
- support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for communicable and non-communicable diseases and provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines
- increase investment in healthcare services and qualified healthcare staff.
- strengthen the capacity of all countries for early warning, risk reduction and management of health and well-being risks
Aim of good health and wellbeing SDG3
All people obtain health services they need without suffering financial hardship when paying for them.
Key features of SDG3
Achieve universal health coverage; financial risk protection, access to quality essential healthcare services and access to safe effective, quality and affordable medicines and vaccines for all.
SDG1 - No poverty targets
- eradicating extreme poverty currently measured as people living on less than US$1.90 a day
- reducing the proportion of men, women and children living in poverty by half
- implementing social protection systems
- ensuring equal rights and access to essential resources, services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance
- building the resilience of those in vulnerable situations and reducing exposure to environmental disasters that result in poverty.
SDG1 Relationship with SDG 3.
- To enable global H+W and improve human development poverty must be eradicated.
- Women, youth, the elderly and migrants often live in poverty, with less access to work, and education rights.
- Governments in low income, don’t put as much money towards public H+W (sanitation + safe water).
- Need access to free healthcare services.
- Access to social protective services.
- Economic sociocultural + environmental actions that need to be taken.
By achieving SDG1; Global H+W
- Less people living in poverty; reduced discrimination + exclusion (social H+W).
- More jobs; women can financially provide for themselves (low income) - physically improved; afford nutritious foods.
- Improved mental; less stress.
- Access to technology increased. (healthcare etc).
By achieving SDG1; Human development.
- More opportunities to participate in making decisions that affect their lives and those in their community.
- Increases standard of living.
- Schooling is increased therefore health literacy + knowledge.
SDG2 –> Zero Hunger Targets
End Hunger, Achieve food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.
- End all forms of hunger + malnutrition. ALL people have access to safe nutritious food all year.
- Improve sustainable agriculture productivity + adapting to climate change/extreme weather.
- Address
SDG2 relationship with SDG3
- Millions experience chronic hunger/malnutrition. Increased mortality rates esp in children.
- Maternal + Child health is improved with nutritious foods.
- Reduced contracting/dying from communicable diseases.
- Mother more likely to survive birth/have healthier babies.
By achieving SDG2; Global H+W.
- Decreased child mortality + malnutrition; improving physical health and wellbeing.
- Decreased hunger, and reduces stress, therefore improving mental health and well-being.
- Healthy lifestyle; sense of security; improving emotional.
By achieving SDG2; Human development.
- Food –> helps live a long healthy life.
- Decent standard of living.
- Hungry/malnutrition = reduced ability to attend school; reducing knowledge. Food security reverses it.
- Participate with the community; have energy.
SDG4 –> Quality Education Targets
Inclusive + equitable quality education + promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
- All (girls/boys) have access to quality education from pre-primary to tertiary. Completion of free secondary + primary education.
- Ensure literacy and numeracy.
- Increased skills for employment and decent jobs.
- Upgrade education facilities –> qualified teachers.
SDG4 relation to SDG3
- Education increased economic growth, therefore resources for healthcare/social protection.
- Health Literacy = increased access to health services.
- Educated girls = decreased due to health literacy - stabilising populations. Also more likely to survive birth.
- Education = employment = nutritious food/water/clothing/shelter = good H+W.
Achieveing SDG4 Impact; Global H+W.
- Education = employment = $$ –> nutritious foods; improve physical H+W.
- Educated girls –> protect from HIV/AIDS; improved physical H+W.
- More confident/empowered –> improve social.
Achieveing SDG4 Impact; Human Development
- Education + employment increases knowledge + skills.
–> creates opportunities for employment + increases choices that people have and enhances capabilities. - Girls more equity –> more opportunities + participation in community.
SDG5 –> Gender Equality Targets
Achieve Gender equality and empower women and girls.
- Equal opportunities for both males/females; leadership in decision making + access to economic + natural resources.
- End all forms of discrimination, violence + harmful practices against all girls + women everywhere.
- Ensure universal access to sexual + reproductive health and rights.
SDG5 relation to SDG3
- Provide women and girls with equal access to education, healthcare etc; which can reduce maternal mortality with health-related knowledge.
By achieving SDG5; H+W
- End violence against girls/women promoting physical H+W.
- Ending violence; no longer living in fear. Increasing emotional H+W and reducing stress improves mental H+W.
By achieving SDG5; Human Development
- Gender equality; access to education - gain knowledge and skills.
- Participate in their society and community.
SDG6 –> Clean water + Sanitation Targets
Ensure availability + sustainable management of water + sanitation for all.
- Achieve universal access to water and sanitation for all people.
- Improve water quality by reducing contaminants + increasing water-use efficiency promoting sustainability.
- Aims to support the participation of local communities in improving water/sanitation.
- Decrease communicable + Non-communicable disease.
SDG6 relation to SDG3
- Millions lack access to clean, safe water + sanitation; resulting in preventable illness + high mortality rates among children and mothers.
- Global economic gain; increased universal access to healthcare.
By achieving SDG6 impact; Global H+W
- Safe water allows individuals to bathe/clean themselves, and improve self-esteem therefore mental H+W.
- Decrease in water scarcity –> decreasing dehydration improving physical H+W.
