Global Development Goals and Challenges

The video discusses global efforts to end poverty and ensure prosperity by 2030, highlighting the challenges and costs involved. It reviews the success of the Millennium Development Goals and contrasts them with the new UN goals, which are more numerous and less defined. The video suggests focusing on simple, measurable, and cost-effective solutions to achieve significant progress, emphasizing the importance of discipline in setting clear priorities.

What is the estimated annual cost of the global plan to end poverty and ensure prosperity by 2030?

• $1 trillion

• $3 trillion

• $6 trillion

• $9 trillion

Between 1990 and 2015, by what percentage did the rate of undernourished people in the developing world decrease?

• 60%

• 25%

• 46%

• 75%

What was a key factor in the success of the Millennium Development Goals?

• Focus on developed countries

• Lack of international cooperation

• Continuous measurement and cost-benefit analysis

• A large number of broad objectives

How many goals and targets are included in the Sustainable Development Goals?

• 10 goals and 100 targets

• 20 goals and 200 targets

• 8 goals and 18 targets

• 17 goals and 169 targets

What is a major challenge with the Sustainable Development Goals compared to the Millennium Development Goals?

• No measurable targets

• Focus on developed countries

• Too many poorly defined objectives

• Lack of funding

According to Bjorn Lomborg, what should be the focus to achieve significant global progress?

• Projects with no cost analysis

• Projects only in developed countries

• Simple, measurable, and cost-effective projects

• Complex and broad projects

What is the estimated annual benefit of expanding vaccine campaigns to the poorest parts of the world?

• $16 billion

• $1.6 billion

• $1 trillion

• $167 billion

How many lives could potentially be saved annually by preventing the deaths of pregnant mothers and infants in countries with inadequate healthcare?

• 500,000

• 1.4 million

• 2 million

• 3 million

What is the estimated cost of funding agricultural research and development to reduce malnourishment?

• $7.4 billion

• $740 billion

• $7 trillion

• $74 billion

What is essential for making progress on the biggest global issues according to the final section?

• Setting clear goals and prioritizing efforts

• Focusing on developed countries

• Ignoring cost-benefit analysis

• Increasing the number of goals