Which of the following are common in both Millinium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

(A)  Zero hunger

(B)  Life below water

(C)  No poverty

(D)  Life on earth

(E)  Gender equality

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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  1. (A), (B) and (C) only
  2. (B), (C), and (D) only
  3. (A), (D) and (E) only
  4.  (A), (C) and (E) only

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Option 4 :  (A), (C) and (E) only
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  • The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were eight international development goals for the year 2015 that had been established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000, following the adoption of the United Nations Millennium Declaration. 
  • The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) succeeded the MDGs in 2016.
  • The 17 SDGs carry on the work begun by the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which galvanized a global campaign from 2000-2015 to end poverty in its various dimensions.
  • Yet while the MDGs only applied to developing countries, the SDGs will apply universally to all UN member states, and are considerably more comprehensive and ambitious than the MDGs.

MDGs Set of 8 goals Goal

  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Goal
  • Achieve universal primary education Goal
  • Promote gender equality and empower women Goal
  • Reduce child mortality Goal
  • Improve maternal health Goal
  • Combating HIV/AIDs, malaria, and other diseases Goal
  • Ensure environmental sustainability Goal
  • Develop a global partnership for development

Following are 17  SDG goals

Therefore we can conclude that correct answer  (A), (C) and (E) only.

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