1) Habitat Agenda’s influence can be seen on which of the following?
1) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of 2000
2) Rio+20
3) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
a. 1, 3
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2
d. All of the above
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Explanation
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ANSWER: All of the above
Explanation:
- Within the United Nations, the Habitat Agenda’s influence has been wide
- Its main provisions found mention into the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), 2000 with a target of achieving “cities without slums”.
- The MDGs’ focus on eradicating poverty and ensuring environmental sustainability closely correlated with the Habitat Agenda.
- World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 and Rio+20 in 2012, have consistently reaffirmed the main tenets of the Habitat Agenda.
- Current discussions around the Post-2015 Development Agenda, also, draw on the principles of the Habitat Agenda.
- In Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the urban-focused SDG, Goal 11, can also be seen as an extension of an idea first set out by the Habitat Agenda.
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2) Which of the following are goals to be achieved under Millennium Development Goals?
1. To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. To achieve universal primary education
3. To promote gender equality
4. To eradicate civil war
5. To reduce child mortality
a. 1,3,5
b. 1,2,4,5
c. 1,2,3,5
d. All of the above
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Explanation
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ANSWER: 1,2,3,5
Explanation:
Following are Millennium Development Goals by 2015:
1. To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. To achieve universal primary education
3. To promote gender equality
4. To reduce child mortality
5. To improve maternal health
6. To combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
7. To ensure environmental sustainability
8. To develop a global partnership for development
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