10 Questions
What is the main purpose of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
To end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity for all
Why are the 17 SDGs integrated according to the text?
Because progress in one area can affect outcomes in others
Which statement accurately reflects how countries are expected to prioritize progress according to the SDGs?
Countries should prioritize progress for those who are furthest behind
What is necessary from all sectors of society to achieve the SDGs, as mentioned in the text?
Creativity, knowhow, technology, and financial resources from all sectors of society
What kind of development must balance social, economic, and environmental sustainability?
Which of the following is NOT one of the aims of the Sustainable Development Goals?
Achieving economic growth at all costs
What does the integration of the 17 SDGs imply?
Action in one area will impact progress in other areas
What is required from all sectors of society to achieve the SDGs?
Creativity, knowhow, technology, and financial resources
What does the text suggest about the timeline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals?
The goals have a target date of 2030
Which of the following groups is NOT explicitly mentioned as a priority for progress under the SDGs?
Wealthy individuals
Study Notes
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity for all people by 2030.
- 17 integrated goals that recognize the impact of action in one area on outcomes in others.
- Development must balance social, economic, and environmental sustainability.
Prioritization and Progress
- Countries have committed to prioritize progress for those who are furthest behind.
- The SDGs aim to end poverty, hunger, AIDS, and discrimination against women and girls.
Achieving the SDGs
- Requires the creativity, know-how, technology, and financial resources from all of society.
- Must be achieved in every context.
Explore the Universal Call to Action adopted by the United Nations in 2015, aiming to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity by 2030. Understand the interconnected nature of the 17 SDGs and how they address social, economic, and environmental sustainability.
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