Question
Legal Studies Question on Environmental Law
In 2015, the then UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlighted the new development agenda calling on countries to begin efforts to achieve certain goals over the next 15 years. According to him, these goals represent “our shared vision of humanity and a social contract between the world’s leaders and the people”. What are these goals known as ?
A
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
B
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
C
Multiple Development Goals (MDGs)
D
Global Development Goals (GDGs)
Answer
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Explanation
Solution
The correct option is (A):Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).