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About the Theme
Poverty is a multi-dimensional phenomenon. There are several by 2030 and to reduce the number of men, women, and
economic, social, gender and other deprivations contributing to children living in poverty by at least half
poverty. Poverty affects health, education, water and sanitation
2. Goal 2 - Zero hunger: End hunger, achieve food
and increased vulnerability to disasters. Making villages
security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable
poverty-free is essential for improving the standard of living
agriculture. This goal strives to end hunger and ensure
promoting economic growth, social stability, and achieving
access to safe and nutritious food for all people all year
sustainable development goals. Enhancing livelihoods in
round by the year 2030. It also strives to end malnutrition,
villages involves a range of interventions that improve the
particularly for children under the age of five, adolescent
income-generating opportunities and economic activities
girls, pregnant women, and older persons.
available to people living in these areas. The problems of
poverty and livelihoods are inter-linked and need a concrete 3. Goal 3 - Good Health and Well-being: Ensure healthy
action plan. lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. Through
this goal, the hope is to significantly reduce the maternal
Theme and SDGs mortality rate, end preventable deaths for newborns and

Theme 1 is an integration of multiple SDGs viz,1 children under five years of age, and end the disease
2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10 and 13. This shows the multiple links of epidemics for AIDs, malaria, tuberculosis, tropical
poverty to various aspects of life and as to why No Poverty is diseases, hepatitis, water-borne diseases, and other
SDG 1 and is Theme 1. communicable diseases

1. SDG Goal 1 - No poverty: End poverty in all its forms 4. Goal 4 - Quality Education: Ensure inclusive and
everywhere. The goal aims to eliminate extreme poverty equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning
opportunities for all. The first target of this goal is to

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