Goal 17

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What is the main focus of Goal 17 in the 2030 Agenda?

Revitalizing the global partnership for sustainable development (correct)

Promoting education equality worldwide

Improving healthcare infrastructure in developing countries

Reducing poverty levels globally

Why are developing countries underscoring the urgent need for debt relief and financial assistance?

To address challenges like record inflation and escalating interest rates (correct)

To invest more in public infrastructure projects

To reduce official development assistance commitments

To increase their military spending

What is the primary responsibility for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals?

Regional coalitions and international bodies

Financial institutions and private sector organizations

Civil society groups and non-governmental organizations

Individual countries and their governments (correct)

What role will multistakeholder partnerships play in the implementation of the SDGs?

They will be crucial for mobilizing resources and leveraging interlinkages between goals Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT likely to be a persistent challenge in implementing the SDGs?

Resistance from private corporations Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)?

To conduct annual global reviews of progress on the SDGs Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, what should developed countries do to support the implementation of the SDGs?

Fulfill their official development assistance commitments Signup and view all the answers

What is suggested as a way for individuals to contribute to the implementation of the SDGs?

Join or create a local community group focused on the SDGs Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the key aspects of SDG 17.1?

Improving domestic resource mobilization for tax collection Signup and view all the answers

What is the commitment of many developed countries in terms of ODA/GNI to developing countries?

0.7% Signup and view all the answers

Which SDG emphasizes the promotion of a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system?

SDG 17.10 Signup and view all the answers

What is the objective of SDG 17.19?

Developing measurements of progress on sustainable development Signup and view all the answers

What does SDG 17.4 aim to assist developing countries in attaining?

Long-term debt sustainability Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect is highlighted in SDG 17.8?

Fully operationalizing the technology bank for developing countries Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the goals of SDG 17.16?

Enhancing global partnership for sustainable development Signup and view all the answers

What is emphasized in SDG 17.3?

Mobilizing additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources Signup and view all the answers

What does SDG 17.15 focus on respecting?

Each country's policy space to establish and implement policies for poverty eradication Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Importance of Multilateralism and Global Partnerships

Strengthening multilateralism and global partnerships are crucial in solving the world's problems, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The SDGs require partnerships between governments, the private sector, and civil society to ensure no one is left behind.

Challenges in Implementing the SDGs

Financial resources remain scarce, and trade tensions have been increasing.
Crucial data are still lacking, and the digital divide persists.
Developments countries face a tidal wave of debt, compounded by challenges such as record inflation, escalating interest rates, competing priorities, and constrained fiscal capacity.

Goal 17: Revitalizing the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection.
Developed countries should implement fully their official development assistance commitments.
Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources.

Key Targets for Goal 17

Assist developing countries in attaining long-term debt sustainability through coordinated policies.
Adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for least developed countries.
Enhance North-South, South-South, and triangular regional and international cooperation on and access to science, technology, and innovation.
Promote the development, transfer, dissemination, and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries on favourable terms.
Enhance international support for implementing effective and targeted capacity-building in developing countries.

Role of Multistakeholder Partnerships

Multistakeholder partnerships will be crucial to leverage the inter-linkages between the SDGs to enhance their effectiveness and impact.
Reviews of progress will need to be undertaken regularly in each country, involving civil society, business, and representatives of various interest groups.

Examples of Initiatives Supporting the SDGs

The United Nations in Sierra Leone introduced the Sustainable Livelihoods Initiative, which aimed to shift young people from the environmentally degrading mining sector to sustainable agriculture, contributing to the achievement of the SDGs.

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