Development - Part 3

Question 1

When and where were the MDGs created?

Answer 1

In 2000 the United Nations

Question 2

What does MDG stand for?

Answer 2

Millennium Development Goals

Question 3

What is Goal 1?

Answer 3

Eradicate extreme Poverty & Hunger

Question 4

What is Goal 2?

Answer 4

Achieve Universal Primary Education

Question 5

What is Goal 3?

Answer 5

Promote gender equality & empower women

Question 6

What is Goal 4?

Answer 6

Reduce child mortality

Question 7

What is Goal 5?

Answer 7

Improve Material Health

Question 8

What is Goal 6?

Answer 8

Combat HIV/AIDs. Malaria and other diseases

Question 9

What is Goal 7?

Answer 9

Ensure Environmental Sustainability

Question 10

What is Goal 8?

Answer 10

Develop a global partnership for Development

Question 11

How have countries progressed towards these goals?

Answer 11

Some countries have made good progress but others like African countries have made little

Question 12

How have the goals helped? (2009)

Answer 12

Poverty levels have fallen however in Sub-saharan Africa is still 50%

Global enrolment in Primary education is 88% in 2007

Deaths of children fallen to nine million in 2007 from 12million in 1990

Question 13

What is Aid?

Answer 13

Aid is the transfer of resources form richer countries to poor countries

Question 14

What is Multilateral Aid?

Answer 14

Money donated by richer countries via. organisations such as the United Nations

Question 15

What is Bilateral Aid?

Answer 15

Arrangements between 2 countries

Question 16

What is Short term Aid (Emergency)?

Answer 16

Provides immediate relief during or after a disaster

Question 17

What is Long term Aid?

Answer 17

Education for young people and projects

Question 18

What is Debt Abolition?

Answer 18

Rich countries cancel debt owned by them by poorer countries

Question 19

What is a Non-Governmental Aid?

Answer 19

Charties like Oxfam - Emergency aid or project like building Wells - Clean Water