Global Goals

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

UNICEF can help NZ media tell these stories

Patrick Rose

Contact

Patrick Rose Communications Director [email protected] 027 262 5770