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Goal 4: Quality Education
The literacy rate has gone up since 2000, leading to rapid strides towards the target of universal primary education. The
net attendance ratio has increased overall, promising a more educated society. The headcount of girls is also increasing
in the schools. These are very positive indicators towards the goal of education for all.
It is understood that without education, we cannot expect our society to become efficient, and
QUALITY
4 EDUCATION thus education promises a developed and stable future. Therefore, it has been made one of the
SDGs. At times, working on this SDG becomes difficult due to wars, emergencies, epidemics, or
famines. Recent wars like the Russo-Ukrainian War and the Israel-Gaza War have led to a decrease
in the number of students, but efforts are still ongoing to provide students with the highest quality
education.
This ensures that all girls and boys complete free primary and secondary schooling by 2030.
Children from poor households are generally devoid of educational opportunities. The SDG aims to provide quality
vocational training to pupils, irrespective of gender and economic status, leading to universal access to higher and
quality education. This SDG automatically interrelates with the Gender Equality SDG, as everyone will have to integrate
towards the completion of this goal.
Goal 5: Gender Equality
GENDER
Time and again, countries have shown that the more empowered their women are, the more that 5 EQUALITY
country flourishes. Empowering women improves the overall quality of life for a family. An educated
woman, in turn, educates the entire family and becomes the reason for the prosperity of the upcoming
generation. Empowered women direct their families to a safer position, and the family unit is more
stable than the one where women remain dependent.
UNDP has encircled gender equality as its goal, and there has been remarkable progress in the past 20 years. With the
initiatives of authorities and the support of societal factors, more girls are enrolling in school and higher education.
There are more girls at different workplaces than ever. Despite the change, the discrimination against women in certain
areas is very high, and they are still paid less in certain professions. They are systematically denied equal work or equal
advantages. During times of natural disaster, migration, and war, women and children are still the most affected. This
calls for much more work that needs to be done in this direction to improve the quality of life for each gender.
Thus, it is crucial to give women rights to land, property, and sexual and reproductive rights. Modern men should be
imparted the same knowledge so that they understand the rights of women as indispensable and simultaneously fulfil
their duty to bring about a harmonious change in their mindsets.
CLEAN WATER Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
6 AND SANITATION Potable water is a very scarce resource. It is alarming how most regions of the world are facing water
scarcity and regular droughts. Dwindling freshwater resources are a matter of concern for every
region of the world. Desertification is increasing day by day, and it is projected that 25 percent of
people in the world will face water shortages on a regular basis by 2050. Discarding waste in water
bodies has made the water sources vulnerable, and it is vital to save them by any means. We must
invest in achieving universally safe and affordable drinking water so that the world population has a means of survival.
A 2015 UN report says that 4.5 billion people lacked safely managed sanitation services (with adequately disposed or
treated excreta), and 2.3 billion lacked even basic sanitation. Safe and affordable drinking water for all by 2030 requires
investing in adequate infrastructure, providing sanitation facilities, and encouraging hygiene. Thus, ensuring safe and
hygienic sanitation will reduce the wastage of other resources, which are important for survival.
Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
AFFORDABLE AND
There is a decrease in the percentage of people without electricity. The number of people not enjoying 7 CLEAN ENERGY
energy supplies has gone down too. The prime concern is that with the increasing population, the
demand for cheap energy supplies is increasing, and over-dependence on fossil fuels for energy
generation is posing a grave danger to the climate. To counter these issues, we have to opt for clean
energy resources that are affordable both for our pockets and for the environment.
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