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Millennium development goals: how much do you know? – Quiz

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There are only 500 days until the MDGs, established to tackle the world's biggest problems, expire. How well do you know the goals?
  1. 1.How many MDGs are there?
  2. 2.MDG1 is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. What does the UN currently define as the global poverty rate?
  3. 3.Which of the following is not an MDG?
  4. 4.Which of the MDGs does this UN graphic represent?Millennium development goals
  5. 5.According to the UN, which MDG has been achieved?
  6. 6.MDG3 is to promote gender equality. Which of the following is not a target or indicator?
  7. 7.Fill in the gap. MDG6 is to combat HIV-Aids, __________ and other diseases
  8. 8.According to the UN, what percentage of children in developing countries now have access to primary education?
  9. 9.Which country was first to achieve the goal of halving extreme poverty?
  10. 10.The sustainable development goals (SDGs) will replace the MDGs next year. How many proposed SDGs are there?
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