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Which of the following goals are related to millennium Development Goals? (A) Improving maternal health (B) Controlling depletion of the ozone layer (C) Improving the life of slum dwellers (D) Creating smart city infrastructure (E) Promoting gender equality and empowerment of women Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Which of the following goals are related to millennium Development Goals? (A) Improving maternal health (B) Controlling depletion of the ozone layer (C) Improving the life of slum dwellers (D) Creating smart city infrastructure (E) Promoting gender equality and empowerment of women Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: Correct Answer (A), (C) and (E) only

  • The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are 8 goals that the UN Member States have agreed to achieve by the year 2015.
  • The (MDGs) range from reduction by half the extreme poverty rates to reduction by half the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education. this target form a blueprint of agreement to all the world’s countries and leading development institutions.
  • The UNO(United Nations Organisation) is also working with governments, civil society, and other partners to build on the momentum generated by the MDGs.
  • The United Nations Millennium Declaration, signed in September 2000, commits world leaders to combat poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women.

The 8 Millennium Development Goals

  1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.
  2. Achieve universal primary education.
  3. Promote gender equality and empower women.
  4. Reduce child mortality.
  5. Improve maternal health.
  6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases.
  7. Ensure environmental sustainability
  8. Develop a global partnership for development

 

  • Globally, the number of deaths of children under 5 years of age fell from 12.7 million in 1990 to 6.3 million in 2013.
  • In developing countries, the percentage of underweight children under 5 years old dropped from 28% in 1990 to 17% in 2013.
  • Globally, new HIV infections declined by 38% between 2001 and 2013.
  • Existing cases of tuberculosis are declining, along with deaths among HIV-negative tuberculosis cases.
  • In 2010, the world met the United Nations Millennium Development Goals target on access to safe drinking water, as measured by the indicator of access to improved drinking-water sources, but more is to be done for achieving the sanitation target.

Important Points .

  • As the MDGs era comes to a conclusion with the end of the year, 2016 in the official launch. 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development goals adopted by world leaders last September at the United Nations.
  • The new Agenda calls on countries to begin efforts to achieve 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) over the next 15 years up to 2030.

Additional Information

  • “The seventeen Sustainable Development Goals are our shared vision of humanity and a social contract between the world's leaders and the people,” said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. “They are a to-do list for people and planet, and a blueprint for success.”

The 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to transform our world: -

  1. No Poverty
  2. Zero Hunger
  3. Good Health and Well-being
  4. Quality Education
  5. Gender Equality
  6. Clean Water and Sanitation
  7. Affordable and Clean Energy
  8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
  9. Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  10. Reduced Inequality
  11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
  12. Responsible Consumption and Production
  13. Climate Action
  14. Life Below Water
  15. Life on Land
  16. Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
  17. Partnerships to Achieve the Goal

​Hence, we may say that  option 1 is the correct answer

The goals that are correct related to millennium Development Goals are as follows

(A) Improving maternal health

(C) Improving the life of slum dwellers (Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.)

(E) Promoting gender equality and empowerment of women

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