EUTHENICS 4
1.Define the differences and similariies of Millenium Development Goals and Sustainable Development goals.
While MDGs were focused with only 8 goals, 21 SDGs include 17 goals with 169 targets.
targets and 63 indicators
MDGs had 3 direct health goals, 4 targets and 15 The pillars of human development, human rights
indicators with emphasis on child, maternal and equity are deeply rooted in SDGs and several
mortality and communicable diseases. SDGs have targets seven explicitly refer to people with
one comprehensive goal emphasizing well-being disabilities, six to people in vulnerable situations,
and healthy living including NCDs and two to non-discrimination.
MDGs had a time span of 25 years though adopted For the SDGs, the baseline is from 2015 estimates.
in 2002 baseline data for the year 1990 was used It may be revised as more recent data becomes
and some of the baselines were revised available.
subsequently which shifted ‘the goal post’.
MDGs had no concrete role for the Civil Society SDGs have paid attention to this right from the
Organizations (CSOs) framing stage itself with significant engagement of
civil society actors.
2. How do you plan to partake in achieving the sustainable development goals?
Being a student and a young professional rather, this really means to be, one of our major duty
being a young people is to create awareness. Let the universe know what's going on.The foremost step can
take is to spread the awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals.After understanding, the next is
participating by way of collaboration.We consolidate by global citizenship and connectivity as well as access to
social media, have the power to act and mobilize others.I guarantee myself this year that I would have the guts
to think bigger . Yet, success and failure have gone hand in hand. Everyone owes it to themselves to go beyond
their comfort zone, put in the effort to put an idea out there, maybe exceeding what you feel capable of ,we
can learn better by doing it so mess up once in a while! Never give up on your passion for making a
difference.So thats it..
Godbless!!!:-)