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An overview of the Global Goals and what they mean for NZ and the region
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Remember the year 2000?A lot has
happened in 15 years
The share of people living on
less than $1.25 a day has declined from 44% to 17%
2.6 billion people gained access to improved drinking
water sources
Under-five mortality rate
has been halved
It’s been a time of great achievements for children
How did it happen?
The Millennium Develop Goals
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25
50
75
100
April May June July
The Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals
Expanded to include all children, everywhere
• Developing & Developed Countries
• Includes NZ
Climate Change & Sustainability
Expanded listWhat does this
Mean for NZ & the Region?
SDG Goal #1
47%
569
of the w orld’s extreme poor are 18 years old or less.
million children
UNICEF projects tackling poverty
• Water & Sanitation • Education • Health • 194 Countries • Pacific • Asia (Nepal, Laos) • Strong advocate for NZ
kids in poverty
SDG Goal #2
NO HUNGER End hunger, achieve food
security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Rate of stunting reduced by 41%: nearly 100 million few er children
under-five are stunted.
Nearly half of all deaths in children under five are attributable to undernutrition.
SDG Goal #3
GOOD HEALTH Ensure healthy lives and
promote w ell-being for all at all ages
Poorest households have seen greater absolute gains in child survival than the w ealthiest.
68 million more children under the age of five
w ill die of mostly preventable causes betw een 2016 and 2030 if current
trends in child mortality continue.
UNICEF projects IMPROVING HEALTH
• Solar Midwives • U Report • Emergency response • Vaccination in region
SDG Goal #4
QUALITY EDUCATION Ensure inclusive and
equitable quality education and promote
lifelong learning opportunities for all
Number of out-of-school children reduced from
106 million to 58 million
68 million more children under the age of five
w ill die of mostly preventable causes betw een 2016 and 2030 if current
trends in child mortality continue.
Children from poorest households
are nearly
5 times more likely to be
out of school.
UNICEF projects IMPROVING EDUCATION
• WASH in Kiribati • Solar schools in Solomons • Radio project in Honiara • Vanuatu schools
SDG Goal #5
GENDER EQUALITY Achieve gender equality and empow er all w omen
and girls
Four global regions have achieved gender parity at the primary school level
Girls are nearly tw ice as likely to be illiterate
UNICEF projects IMPROVING GENDER
EQUALITY
• Vanuatu schools • Schools for Asia (Laos) • Nepal (child protection)
SDG Goal #6
CLEAN WATER & SANITATION
Ensure availability and sustainable management of w ater and sanitation
for all
2.1 billion people gained access to improved sanitation.
1 in 7 people w orldw ide still practice open defecation (948 million),
UNICEF projects IMPROVING WATER &
SANITATION
• Kiribati • WASH project for 36 schools
• Vanuatu • 31 villages with pumps
This is just the beginning!
Goals for V iolence Climate Change Equality Oceans Sustainability Energy Partnerships
Framew ork for measuring global progress
The Goals w ill shape the next 15 years, for everyone
W orking together
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