Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
A universal framework of 17 interconnected development goals providing targets for countries to reduce poverty, protect the environment, and promote prosperity.
Real World
Rwanda has made internationally recognised progress on SDG 3 (good health) and SDG 4 (quality education) since the 1994 genocide, with community health worker programmes increasing malaria treatment access to over 90% of rural households.
Exam Focus
Name specific SDG numbers and targets in extended answers — examiners reward engagement with the framework's structure, not just general references to 'the SDGs'.
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