Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Statement I:The Millennium Development Goals were established during the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in the year 2000.
Statement II:The Sustainable Development Goals were adopted in the year 2015.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct ✓ Correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Explanation
The Millennium Development Goals were adopted at the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000, setting eight targets to be met by 2015.
Statement 1 is correct in placing these goals at the year 2000 summit.
Statement 2 is correct because the Sustainable Development Goals, with seventeen goals, were adopted in 2015 to succeed them.
These newer goals form part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
While the earlier goals focused mainly on developing countries, the newer ones apply universally to all nations.
The seventeen goals cover poverty, health, education, climate and ecosystems together.
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