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UN Sustainable Develpment Goals

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  • Write down 5 (or more) things that you can do to reduce your own impact on climate change.
    un.org/en/actnow
  • Which of the following are important in gender equality? Equal pay for men and women; Women being able to receive loans to start a business; Girls receiving the same level of education as boys
    all three
  • What is main cause of death in children 5 years or younger in the developing world?
    Communicable diseases e.g. cholera, COVID-19
    War
    Malnutrition
  • From highest to lowest which type of transport is the most polluting on a 10Km journey in a city? Bus, tram, underground, motorbike, bicycle, car
    Car, motorbike, bus, tram, underground
  • Which of the following is not a criterion for ‘decent work’?
    A safe place to work
    A lunch hour
    Social protection for families
    Appropriate wages
  • Stopping forests disappearing is really important in combatting climate change because…
    We need wood to build houses and other products
    They are green spaces to walk in
    Trees provide oxygen
  • True or false? At the current rate there will be more plastic in the oceans that fish by 2050.
    True N.B. There is more than 150 million tonnes of plastic in oceans at the moment and that could double by 2050
  • What is this?
    The SDGs Wedding Cake. A diagram that groups the 17 goals into 3 interconnected dimensions: envirinmental, social and economic
  • How many people in the world suffer from hunger?
    1 in 5
    1 in 20
    1 in 10
  • Which of these cities are often included in the top 10 ‘greenest’ cities in the world? Amsterdam (Netherlands), Miami (USA), Berlin (Germany)), Johannersburg
    Amsterdam (Netherlands), Berlin (Germany)
  • How many SDGs are there?
    17
    18
    20
  • Where does 90% of waste water from human activity go?
    It is held securely in watertight tanks
    It is treated and recycled
    It is discharged back into the rivers and seas without being
  • What do the letters SDGs stand for?
    Sustainable Development Goals.
  • What group of people have the nickname ‘blue helmets’?
    Cyclists
    Volunteers in refugee camps
    UN peace keeping soldiers
  • Why were the SDGs established?
    To address global challenges such as poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace, and justice. Promote sustainable development and pro
  • The SDGs or Global Goals are a set of goals set by the United Nations to end poverty by which year?
    2070
    2050
    2030
  • How many children around the world are forced to work ?
    1 in 15
    1 in 30
    1 in 7
  • What is meant by "Millennium Development Goals"
    They were a set of 8 goals established by the UN in 2000 that had to be achieved by 2015.
  • What does UN stand for?
    Urban Network
    United Nations
    Undeveloped Nations
  • The definition of extreme poverty is when people earn:
    1.9 dollars a day
    5 dollars a day
    1.25 dollars a day
  • How much of the world’s wealth does the richest 1% of the population have?
    30%
    50%
    15%
  • What is the most used renewable energy in the world?
    Hydro
    Solar
    Wind
  • Who and when were the SDGs established?
    They were established by the UN in 2015.
  • What proportion of the world’s food is wasted or thrown away?
    1/6
    1/10
    1/3