Introduction to SDGs

How many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been agreed to, by all the world’s nations, as part of the 2030 Agenda?

• 17

• 8

• 10

• 16, plus a few statements about implementation that are not actually a Goal

Each SDG is supported by a set of Targets — specific objectives that are associated with that Goal. How many Targets are there in total?

• 1016

• 99

• 241

• 169

Who is responsible for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals?

• Policy-makers

• Civil society

• Everyone has a role to play in achieving the Sustainable

Which of the following is not a sustainable development goal?

• Climate action

• Eliminate racism in all its forms

• Clean water and sanitation

• Good health and well-being

To which countries are the sustainable development goals designed to apply?

• Low and middle income contries, not high income countries

• Only countries where more than 50% of the population live below the poverty line

• All countries

• only countries in sub-saharan africa

Which is not a purpose of the SDG?

• To promote peace

• To promote prosperity

• To promote equality

• To promote challenge

The purpose of the SDGs is to

• Create 17 goals

• Help all humans live sustainably

• Engage millions of people and thousands of organisations

Goal 1 is about poverty. What is the aim of this Goal?

• Cut poverty in half by 2030

• Reduce poverty by 75% by 2030

• End poverty in all its forms everywhere

• Help each nation make progress on reducing poverty

The SDGs are focussed on

• The present

• The future

• The present and future

• The past

Goal 17 is about strengthening the “means of implementation” and revitalizing the “Global Partnership” for realizing all the other Goals. Which of the following is not part of Goal 17?

• Mobilizing the financial resources

• Creating international sports tournaments and festivals to promote the Goals

• Helping developing countries build the capacities they need in areas such as technology, public policy, and data for reporting on progress

• Enhancing trade, especially to help developing countries increase their exports and grow their economies