Significance of Sustainable Development Goals in Eradicating Poverty

This essay examines the significance of Sustainable Development Goals in eradicating poverty, advances in social, environmental and ethical development, and a theoretical framework to critically evaluate the purpose and relevance of eradicating poverty from an ethical perspective.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Examine the significance of the Sustainable Development Goals.........................................1
Sustainable development goals which advances social, environmental and ethical
development...........................................................................................................................2
Theoretical framework to critically evaluate the purpose and relevance of eradicating poverty
from an ethical perspective.....................................................................................................4
Provide an evidential based analysis with a specific focus on an organisation or country that
demonstrates progress and future outlook of the sustainable development goal...................6
Support your arguments with personal opinions and recommendations with recognition of
whether targets of the goals can be met..................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................9
Online...................................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Sustainable development is the ideology of sustenance of human beings which by
accomplishing their basic needs such as education, food, clothing, financial stability, social
satisfaction, sound health, etc. while assuring that the future generation also get benefited with
the basic needs. Constructing a new society and community for living in a formerly vestigial
region without harming and destructing the ecosystem or damaging the environment or nature
can be a example of sustainable development. This development is referred to as the organisation
principle that would help in meeting the development of human goals in their respective lives
while sustaining in nature. Natural systems that would provide the privilege of natural resources
and ecosystem services which benefits in the people that is provided by the ecosystem or the
wildlife, on which the society and a community depends.
MAIN BODY
Examine the significance of the Sustainable Development Goals
Here the general call to action is to decimate and eradicate poverty from all the corners of
the regions in every possible term and up-to any length, safeguarding the ultimate globe and
securing peace with bringing peace and prosperity for everyone by 2030, the Sustainability
Development Goals, is the ultimate global objective that was approved by the United Nations in
2015. the Sustainable Development Goals creates a blueprint for the masses, the globe, their
prosperity, and the peace with partnership in lives and other factors (Bebbington and Unerman,
2018). This essay will cover the main focus on eradication of poverty from all the corners of the
globe in UK. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is referred to as the global goals that was
adopted by the United Nations IN 2015 in context as a universal approach and call to eradicate
and end to poverty in all it's forms and protecting the planet from poverty and ensuring people's
prosperity and growth by 2030. the UN 2030 Agenda ideates a globe and a world of worldwide
regard for all the forms of human rights and human dignity, the related rule of laws and equality
and no discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, social, cultural and ethical values. The essay
will provide the significance of the sustainable development goals that will emphasise the
advances in social well being and environment, ethical development with stability towards
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masses of the globe (Cai and et. al., 2019). The ethical perspectives will be provided with
conclusion to fulfil the purpose of the sustainable development goals.
Sustainable development goals which advances social, environmental and ethical development
Poverty affects the millions by leaving a great impact on the lives of the individual or
whole group. This basically facilitates decrement in the future generation growth which do not
meets the satisfactory lifestyle and thus this brings financial instability within the generation and
this gap can hinder the nation's growth. This Sustainable Development Goal has their set goals
that millions of lives who are suffering from poverty will not be facing any more difficulty in
living their lives peacefully with dignity and prosperity (Keeling and et. al., 2019). Covid -19 has
led to the extreme rise in poverty rates globally in a generation which has pulled the poverty lines
among the masses due to lack of necessary means. Major causes of poverty in UK are
unemployment and very low paid jobs that are not sufficient for the living has lead to poverty in
UK. This unemployment has lead to social inequality and lack to prosperity and dignity within
the society and community. The nation doesn't have enough of jobs and very concentrated jobs
are available according to the population of the nation has lead to the poverty at this extent. The
long term exploitation of terms and policies of the employees and workers in their lowest paid 20
percent of the UK labour market has brought the poverty rates at their highs (Lee and et. al.,
2022). Low wages and high cost of maintenance in personal life, childcare and professional lives
like part time works, these all factors conspires and individual lives of the individual leading to
poverty enhancement in the nation. Lack of infrastructure and social injustice brings the cause
for poverty. Lack of good education is the second most devastating root cause of poverty and
poor education also is devastating for the nation's growth (Lyndon, 2019).
There are very significant factors that can aid in fostering the poverty and hunger
eradication. And the following mentioned factors are the key measures that needs to be looked
after in the process to eradicate poverty within the nation. Primary goals of the sustainability is to
acquire gender equality and end to poverty and hunger so that no one suffers from lack of basic
necessities on daily basis. Better education to each generation can be very crucial in eradication
of poverty (Lee and et. al., 2022). Healthcare is the basic need that enhances the nation's growth
and development in an efficient manner so that they work effectively for the society and the
nation ultimately. Sustainable economic and financial growth while boosting the employment
and jobs opportunities in building stronger economies among the masses and this would help in
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maintaining a balanced life of masses of the nation. The sustainability goals are to put an end to
the hunger and poverty and making sure that each individual gets enough of nutritious food that
will foster their health and they function efficiently for their family and the society and these are
available to the m by 2030 (Martin, 2019). Other aspects of the sustainability goals include
ending to all aspects and forms of malnutrition and promoting to sustainable development in
agriculture and field. By investing in agriculture and field the malnutrition and hunger issues can
be declined ultimately leading to fostering in the end to poverty. Expansion of society safety nets
can minimise the poverty and hunger difficulties. Expansion of nutritional programs can be a
vital step for the eradication of the hunger and poverty in UK as these programs aids in targeting
children's health who are under 2 years of age, thus this impacts their physical and mental
growth. Universalizing education can be measure step involved in eradicating poverty and
hunger in the nation by providing them efficient knowledge of living their lives effectively with
good purpose and sound health (Montiel and et. al., 2019). Protecting vulnerable nation during
the COVID crisis was the major part of the nation to protect their people from any sort of
difficulty that was leading to health issues and this was extremely impacting the global
healthcare system and individuality. So for a meaningful path way out of poverty, strong
economy and financial stability is required and this brings the job opportunities and enhances the
sound wages. The government has to prepare a full pan of action that would foster the growth of
the nation by eradicating poverty in all forms. The government must be looking forward in
making and providing education in schools, maintaining good roads and sound healthcare
systems as these are the key aspects where a nation can provide well nourished children that are
the future human capital for the nation and they are the sources that would bring prosperity and
productivity to the nation. Fostering the food productivity and increasing the agricultural wealth
would bring more of good and sound health to the nation and aiding in hunger and poverty
eradication (Sachs and et. al., 2019). The World Bank association is working on the aspects to
end poverty with international communities in the generation that is going to be the human
capital for the future time in UK. This will aid in boosting incomes for the nation up-to 40% in
each nation. By providing and implementing the equal rights to the ownership and assuring their
basic needs requirements and basic services can be very efficient in making the hunger and
poverty line to decline within the nation. Gender equality and providing empowerment to the
girls and women can solely aid in eradicating and minimising social inequality that would foster
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the factors which eradicates the poverty difficulty within the nation (Schroeder and et. al., 2019).
Ensuring basic healthcare needs and good health is very crucial in growth and development of
the nation. Supporting environmental programs can foster the poverty and hunger. The main aim
is to promote more in decrement of the poverty rate by 2030 by at least half of the proportion of
men, women and children of all the age groups who are living in all it's aspects and attributes
which is according to the national explanations. Social protection systems can appropriately be
implemented for all measures of hunger and poverty which includes floors, and by 2030 the
sustainable goal is to acquire the full coverage of the poor and the vulnerable living within the
nation. By 2030, all men and women, particularly the poorer and the vulnerable, must have the
equal rights to economic and financial stabilities with access to more of basic services and
facilities from the nation (Sinha and et. al., 2020). Also by 2030, building effective repercussion
for the poor and the vulnerable conditions is one of the major objective in ending poverty.
Reduction in their exposure and vulnerabilities to climate related very extreme circumstance is
also a major look after for the sustainable development goals. Other economic and financial with
social factors also has a great impact on the growth of the nation so by fostering the
implementation of the factors by abiding to the implemented rules can help the government to
end the poverty issues. Environmental aspects should also be taken into consideration to decrease
the shocks related to disasters and their effect on the masses of UK. By creating a good organised
policy frameworks at the national , regional. And international levels is expedited in poverty
eradication processes and plan of actions.
Theoretical framework to critically evaluate the purpose and relevance of eradicating poverty
from an ethical perspective
The major approaches to look ethically into the processes of poverty eradication is the
most effective way in which the nation can foster the nation's growth. By bringing both extreme
and relative poverty can be achieved by supporting and encouraging the individuality, especially
every child, is to develop and create a sense of enhancing their capabilities to the utmost extent
that is possible through accessing to good education and healthcare to every individualism,
decent and nutritious diet and healthy nutritional value to achieve and acquire a sound livelihood
with more of prosperity to the nation (Vinuesa and et. al., 2020). Establishment of strong
foundations within the nation, and building a cultural integrity from top to down the nation's
requirement to end poverty are the approaches from ethical perspectives.
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The poor people heavily rely only on natural resources for their basic requirements as
most of the natural resources are available for free and are easily accessible for the poor. Poverty
can be ended if environmental degradation is halted and reversed (Adolescent mental health in
crisis, 2019). There can be implementation of certain economic policies that can be used to
reduce poverty. Policies such as social security, tax credits, food assistance etc. can help in the
poor people in the long run through this coordinated approach (Eustachio and et. al., 2019). It is
important to have sufficient ecological and resource sustainability measures for reducing poverty
are taken. Increasing poverty leads to increased food demands which requires increased food
production. This increased production of food leads to land degradation and increases the
emission of greenhouse gases. Until the methods and consumption patterns become more
sustainable there is also loss of biodiversity. High death rates and financial insecurity results in
larger families that which ultimately puts more pressure on the environment and low living
conditions of the people leads to improper waste disposal and also puts more pressure on the
fragile land for them to meet their daily neds.
This overexploitation of natural resources affects sustainability and also put their survival
at stake (Padda, I.U.H. and Hameed, 2018). According to WHO, poverty stricken people possess
improper knowledge and lack sufficient resources because of which they tend to overuse every
possible resource that is made available to them. The relationship between poverty and
environmental issues is cause serious damage to the both the parties as they are interrelated and
dependent on one another. Damage to the environment can prevent poor people from living in
hygienic conditions (Deinne, and Ajayi, 2021). Impact of floods and other catastrophes cause
more suffering to the poor as they are the ones that suffer the most damages by these
environmental problems. Issues such as tsunamis, famines and deforestation adds to the miseries
of the people. There is a decline in the food production due to soil erosion, land degradation
along with shortage of firewood fro fuel, these factors contribute to inflation. Along with damage
to physical well being, there is loss of economic, social and mental status that is experienced by
poor people. There should be a strong partnership of the government with all the sections of the
society in order to help rectify the problem faced by the poor based on which methods to
eradicate poverty should be implemented. Working with local organisations can help in
eradicating the problem of the poverty in a specific geographical location. Commitment to
universality of human rights is important and it is fulfilled by an organisation called Oxfam, that
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helps fights discrimination and injustices faced by the poor people. They have been committed to
helping the poor to overcome the vicious circle of poverty and have also helped them stay out of
it by providing employment opportunities and rebuilding lives for the poor (Pasanchay, and
Schott, 2021). It is necessary to tackle the inequalities that keeps people poor and end the
injustice of poverty.
Provide an evidential based analysis with a specific focus on an organisation or country that
demonstrates progress and future outlook of the sustainable development goal
According to the annual report produced by Oxfam in the year 2019/2020, they have
provided emergency aid to over 2 million that were poverty-stricken due to conflicts and disaster.
Along with finding long term solutions to poverty and saving lives in disasters, Oxfam has
helped a people fight big issues such as inequality, discrimination and negligible access to
resources such as food and water (Avelar and et.al, 2019). Helping people in times of
emergencies and also preparing them for crisis that might happen in the future by providing
appropriate education to children and healthcare facilities. Oxfam in collaboration with the
government of the UK, has developed a programme that aims that improving the economic
development of the country and promote sustainability along with domestic accountability
among local communities. Oxfam has made its contribution by raising funds to end poverty and
helping the environment close the loop generated on production of clothes (Acheampong and et.
al., 2018). The organisation promotes circular economy and sustainable fashion by extending the
shelf life of the clothes by promoting reuse, resale and recycling of products. The funds
generated through the recycling and resale of clothes help in ending poverty and its related
issues. The main goal of Oxfam in the long run is to fight all the injustices that are faced by
people stricken with poverty. Poverty is a worldwide problem and mainly affects the economic
development of the country. Entrepreneurial opportunities along with productive resources
should be made accessible to the people for improving the sustainable livelihood of the people.
Universal access to basic services should be provided to all and certain social security systems
should be provided to those who are unable to provide for themselves and their families.
Investing in high quality childcare and providing early education to all children can help people
reduce the numbers of poverty stricken individual (Lang, 2020). As individual stricken with
poverty have a higher risk of contracting heart diseases, hypertension, cancer, infant mortality,
malnutrition and dental problems, it is important to make primary healthcare accessible to all the
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poor people as they do not have the funds to support themselves. Lack of income can lead to
shortage in the supply of food for the large families which can lead to malnutrition among
children and also cause diseases in women. Due to lack of hygienic conditions there is a high risk
of developing a uterine infections for women during menstruation. It is necessary for the
government to provide free sanitary products to underprivileged women to reduce the rising
cases of UTIs. Public wash rooms should be constructed near the slums so that they have proper
resources for sewage management. Improper disposal of sewage can cause diseases like cholera,
typhoid etc. Providing clean water to drink, ensuring basic healthcare and educating the people
about the hazards of unsanitary lifestyle can made a difference and also significantly improve
the quality of life for the people. A stronger economy can provide employment and job
opportunities for people that are affected with poverty (Castaño-Rosa, Solís-Guzmán, and
Marrero, 2020).
Support your arguments with personal opinions and recommendations with recognition of
whether targets of the goals can be met
The cognitive and learning ability of children who are severely malnourished is hampered
thereby affecting their ability to contribute to the nation's economic well being. Promoting
gender equality is necessary because if all the potential members of the family work they can
help eradicate poverty in their own family and also raise the living standards of their family. If
both the parents are earning they can provide better quality of education for their children and
also contribute the growth of the economy. Investing in agriculture creates a lot of opportunities
for people to work on the farmlands which can help in overcoming the shortage of food and also
provide employment for the less fortunate. Well nourished children are the future of the nation
and also act as a fuel for economic growth of the nation which makes it important for the
government to expand and invest in nutritional programs that target the children under 2 years of
age, which is a very important age for development of cognitive and physical ability of the child
(Belaïd, 2018). The systemic barriers that do not allow people to rise from the barriers of poverty
is marginalization. The discrimination based on caste, colour and race is the leading cause of
poverty in several countries and for a country to eradicate poverty, the involvement of all the
communities is important in the decision-making process (Thompson, 2020). If all the children
had proper access to education the global poverty rate can be cut to half and therefore it is really
important for children to be enrolled in educational programmes which will help in developing
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their skills and abilities that will decrease the risk and vulnerability of having a poverty-stricken
future (Boret, Gawande, and Kobb, 2021). Due to shortage of food a person might lack strength
and the energy that is needed to work to earn money. The lack of energy can also be associated
with debilitating illness. Affordable treatment and providing adequate healthcare options can
keep the citizens of the nation healthy. Schooling, technology and healthcare are the three main
aspects of human capital which can increase sustainable development and economic growth of
the nation. Increasing the demands of production can help achieve better success in poverty
reduction. Taking drastic measures to reduce the population of a country can also help in
reducing the rate at which poverty increase as more people means more use of the resources.
Poverty and lack of resources is the leading cause of increase in the crime rate because people
who cannot afford goods and services will steal it from others. According to the world bank, a
well designed social protection system and universal access to social services such as nutrition,
healthcare and education can help in poverty reduction make a better progress by the next 10-15
years (The geography of poverty: Review and research prospects, 2022). Shortage of food can be
reduced by investing in agriculture and it can also help generate employment for the people in
need. There is a less chance of children to become positive contributors in the economy that are
raised in poverty to as they are satisfied with their low earnings throughout their lives.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that the hierarchy of poverty passes down
through generations most people do not make an effort to try for a better job which can increase
the standard of living. It was also observed that poor parents experience a high level of
depressive episodes as they struggle to survive and make ends meet. The economy of the country
has to suffer a lot because of increased poverty because of increased cost of healthcare that is
provided to the poor patients for free and high expenditures of criminal justice sessions. The
middle class families, that are the backbone of the economy, sometimes might slip into poverty
which might affect the economic growth of the nation. There is significant damage that is caused
to the human capital development which is a major component of nation's economic growth
which is why it is important to implement sustainable measures to eradicating this global issue.
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