Answer Detail: The Preamble to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development states “The 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets which we are announcing today
demonstrate the scale and ambition of this new universal Agenda. They seek to build on the
Millennium Development Goals and complete what they did not achieve. They seek to realize the human rights of all and to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. They are integrated and indivisible and balance the three dimensions of sustainable development: the+economic, social and environmental.”

Answer Detail: The intergovernmental organization known as the United Nations was founded in 1945 following the Second World War to replace the League of Nations. Its aim was to prevent wars between countries and promote dialogue. Almost all countries on the planet are members (193 out of 197).

Answer Detail: The 3rd declaration in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development states-
“We resolve, between now and 2030, to end poverty and hunger everywhere; to combat
inequalities within and among countries; to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies; to
protect human rights and promote gender equality and the empowerment of women and
girls; and to ensure the lasting protection of the planet and its natural resources. We resolve
also to create conditions for sustainable, inclusive and sustained economic growth, shared
prosperity and decent work for all, taking into account different levels of  national
development and capacities.”
 

Answer Detail: This amount was set by the World Bank International. If a person earns less than 1.90 dollars a day, then their standard of living is unsustainable and they are considered to be “extremely poor”.  Set in 2005 at 1.25 dollars a day, this threshold was raised in 2015 to 1.90 dollars to take increases in the cost of living into account.

SDG 1 fact ….More than 700 million people still live in extreme poverty

Answer Detail: 815 million people suffer from hunger, or 11% of the world’s population, which means roughly 1 in every 10 people on this planet suffer from hunger. The vast majority of hungry people live in developing countries.

SDG 2 fact – A third of the world’s food is wasted, yet over 800 million people are undernourished.

 

Answer Detail: Over 50% of deaths among pre-school children in developing countries are the result of the underlying effects of malnutrition on an illness.

SDG 3 fact – Vaccinations resulted in a 80% drop in death from measles in 2000-2017
 

Answer Detail: Child labour affects 1 in every 7 children in this world. It is estimated that globally there are 218 million child laborers aged 5 to 17 with 152 million of these children working under hazardous conditions.
When children are working they are not able to receive a good education.

SDG 4 fact – over 600 million children don’t get a basic level of education in reading and mathematics.
 

Answer Detail: These are all included in the 5 targets for SDG 5. Lack of gender equality is not just a human rights issue, it is a waste of the world’s human potential. SDG 5 is about achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls.

SDG 5 fact – 1 in 3 women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence
 

Answer Detail: 2 billion litres of wastewater used by humankind are discharged each day into the rivers and seas, or more than 23,000 litres per second.
Each year, 730 billion litres of wastewater is discharged into nature because of leaks, a lack of treatment plants, etc.

SDG 6 fact – Lack of water affects more than 40% of the world’s population
 

Answer Detail: Hydro makes up approximately 1/5th of global electricity production. In 2020, Hydropower accounts for 19% of total global electricity production
Solar energy accounts for 3% of global electricity production.
Wind power is estimated at 4% of global electricity production.

SDG 7 fact – 3 billion people (over 1/3 of the population) don’t have access to clean cooking fuel and technologies