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The document discusses key details about the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It states that there are 17 agreed upon SDGs as part of the 2030 Agenda. Each SDG is supported by 169 specific targets. Goal 1 aims to end poverty in all its forms everywhere. Goal 17 focuses on strengthening implementation partnerships, but does not include creating international sports tournaments. The asterisk after Goal 13 on climate change indicates that more detailed climate decisions will be made at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Provision of internet services for all is not formally part of the SDGs. Equality issues are explicitly mentioned in Goals 4, 5, and 10 at the goal statement level. Halt the use of bi

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Quiz Bee

The document discusses key details about the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It states that there are 17 agreed upon SDGs as part of the 2030 Agenda. Each SDG is supported by 169 specific targets. Goal 1 aims to end poverty in all its forms everywhere. Goal 17 focuses on strengthening implementation partnerships, but does not include creating international sports tournaments. The asterisk after Goal 13 on climate change indicates that more detailed climate decisions will be made at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Provision of internet services for all is not formally part of the SDGs. Equality issues are explicitly mentioned in Goals 4, 5, and 10 at the goal statement level. Halt the use of bi

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How many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been agreed to, by all the

world’s nations, as part of the 2030 Agenda?

 A. 17
 B. 8
 C. 10
 D. 16, plus a few statements about implementation that are not actually a Goal

Correct

Great, so far so good! There was quite a lot of debate about how many goals there
should be. Some prominent leaders claiming that anything more than 10 was “too many
for anybody to remember.” But the vast majority of the world’s countries insisted that all
17 were necessary. They took a whole-systems view.

Each SDG is supported by a set of Targets — specific objectives that are associated
with that Goal. How many Targets are there in total?
 A. 99
 B. 1,016
 C. 169
 D. 51

Correct

169 is a lot of Targets, we know … but hey, it’s a big world.

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

 A. Cut poverty in half by 2030


 B. Reduce poverty by 75% by 2030
 C. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
 D. Help each nation make progress on reducing poverty

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Who would want to settle for anything less?

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?
 A. Mobilizing the financial resources necessary to achieve the Goals
 B. Creating international sports tournaments and festivals to promote the
Goals
 C. Helping developing countries build the capacities they need in areas such
as technology, public policy, and data for reporting on progress
 D. Enhancing trade, especially to help developing countries increase their
exports and grow their economies

Correct

That would certainly be a nice idea, but you’re right: it is not formally part of the SDGs.
In the 2030 Agenda, Sustainable Development Goal #13, on climate change, has an “ *
” (asterisk) after it. Why?

 A. Because addressing climate change is more important than all the other
Goals.
 B. Because the negotiators were unable to come to an agreement on a climate
change Goal.
 C. Because the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (which is
meeting in Paris in late 2015) is the forum where more detailed decisions on
climate will be made.
 D. Because the Goal on climate change is constantly shifting.

Which of the following is not part of the Sustainable Development Goals?


 A. Access to sustainable energy for all
 B. Availability of water and sanitation for all
 C. Provision of internet services for all
 D. Promotion of decent jobs for all

Correct

Wifi for everyone would be great … but you’re right, it is not part of the SDGs!

Equality issues are specifically mentioned in how many of the Sustainable Development
Goals (not including the targets)?
 A. In two of them: Goal 6 on water, and Goal 12 on sustainable production and
consumption
 B. In four of them: Goal 2 on hunger, Goal 7 on energy, Goal 8 on economic
growth and jobs, and Goal 14 on preserving the oceans and seas
 C. In three of them: Goal 4 on education, Goal 5 on gender, and Goal 10 on
reducing inequality within and among countries
 D. In one of them: Goal 16 on promoting peaceful and just societies for all

Correct

You’ll find that only Goals 4, 5, and 10 explicitly mention this important aspect of
sustainable development, as part of the Goal statement. (At the level of targets, equity
and/or equality issues are mentioned in nine of the other Goal topics.)

Which of the following is not part of Goal 15, on ecosystems?

 A. Halt and reverse land degradation


 B. Halt biodiversity loss
 C. Halt the use of biotechnology and genetic engineering
 D. Use ecosystems sustainably while protecting and restoring them

Correct

The SDGs make no mention of this topic.

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