What term describes the global development framework adopted unanimously by all 193 UN member states in 2015, comprising 17 goals and 169 targets to be achieved by the year 2030?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs / Agenda 2030)

  1. Step 1: Succeeding the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that ran from 2000 to 2015, this universal development agenda applies to all nations.
  2. Step 2: Adopted as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the 17 SDGs encompass poverty eradication (Goal 1), zero hunger (Goal 2), climate action (Goal 13), and quality education (Goal 4).
Answer
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs / Agenda 2030)
Why not the others: 'Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)' The MDGs comprised 8 broad anti-poverty targets established in 2000 that expired in 2015; 'Kyoto Protocol' The Kyoto Protocol was a 1997 climate agreement requiring industrialized Annex I nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; 'Washington Consensus' The Washington Consensus is a set of ten free-market economic policy recommendations for developing countries promoted by the IMF and World Bank.

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