Goal 1

Sustainability

The ability to provide for the needs of the world's current population without damaging the ability of future generations to provide for themselves

Collaboration

to work with or together

Empowerment

to have power to do something

Developing Country

a poor country trying to make their social and economic conditions better

Civil Conflict

Poverty

a situation of being poor and unable to meet basic needs

Reducing

to make smaller in size

Vitamin

substance that is necessary for good health

Goal 2

Developing World

poor or middle-income countries. Most countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America are in the "developing world".

Decline

to refuse or move down

Regain

to get back or recover

Pace

the speed of movement

Resources

a source of help, having the things needed to cope with a situation

Low-income Country

The standard of living is very low in these countries. There are few goods and services; and many people cannot meet their basic needs. There are currently about 64 low-income countries. Their combined population is more than 2.4 billion

Middle-Income Country

Their standard of living is higher than low-income countries, and people have access to more resources, but many people still cannot meet the basic needs. There are currently about 93 middle-income countries. Combined their population is more than 2.7 billion.

High-Income Country

High-income countries have a very developed economy. There are currently 50 high-income countries in the world. Combined their population is about 0.9 billion, less than one-sixth of the world's population

Measles

a disease that is visible by spots on the skin

Diarrhea

excessive looseness of the bowels

Malaria

a disease caused by mosquito bites

Worldwide

Universal, all over

Malnutrition

the lack of proper human diet

Rural area

the poor and less developed part of a country

Safe drinking water

water that is clean and suitable for consumption

Improve

to make better

Widespread

general or extended widely

Goal 3

development

the process of growing

strengthen

to make or become stronger

diverse

different, various, more than one type

knowledge

what one knows the act of knowing

confident

to be positive and/or assured

progress

a movement forward especially towards growth and development

natural resources

Things that are of nature and are essential or useful to humans, for e.g. water, air, land, forests, fish and wildlife, topsoil, and minerals

Goal 4

pregnancy

This is when a female is carrying a developing offspring within the body

result

the outcome of something

recover

to regain

preventable

to keep something from happening

ignore

to avoid

critical

of much importance

supervised

to be in charge of

midwife

A trained person who assists women during or before pregnancy

qualified

Being able to meet the qualification and training for an office or position or task

antibiotics

chemical used to cure illness and diseases

surgeon

a medical person who practices surgery

Goal 5

climatic

of or relating to a climate

society

A form of club: an group of people who have similar interests

cultural

the special ways of reacting to ones environment

Region

a group of islands or countries

Right to vote

Having legal rights to vote on/in an election

Globally

all over the world; worldwide

Seats in parliament

having an official post in government and being able to vote

Progress

a movement forward; the act of becoming better

Employed

having a job

Promoting

to advertise

Child mortality

the number of deaths of children under age 5 per 1000 people in a population per year

Goal 6

Halt

to stop for a time; stop: stop from happening or developing

Reverse

to move in the opposite direction

Tuberculosis

a disease of the lung

Devastating

to destroy; bringing to ruin or reducing to complete disorder

Economy

careful use of money and resources

Economic growth

An increase in an economy's ability to produce goods and services which brings about a rise in standards of living or Increase in real GDP terms

Wages

payment for work done

Infected

to affect something badly

Programmes

A collection of projects that are directed toward a common goal

Treatment

the manner of dealing with a person or thing; the application of drugs to cure disease or infection

Diagnose

To detect, find out the nature of and identification of a disease

Priority

something requiring immediate attention

Effective

producing the desired result

Repelling

cause to move back by force or influence

Victims

a person who has been injured by an action or something beyond their control

Partially

to have liking or preference for someone or something

Vaccine

A product that produces immunity therefore protecting the body from the disease

Strains

stress: difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

Combat

to fight against something or someone

Goal 7

Integrate

To bring together and blend a number of things into one

Sustainable development

“Development which meets the needs of the present without sacrificing the ability to meet future needs” Google dictionary

Policies

This is a statement on how an organization will achieve its goals and objectives

Basic sanitation

A maintenance of clean, hygienic conditions that help prevent the spread of disease through services such as garbage collection and wastewater disposal

Consume

use up ones resources or materials

Deserve

to be worthy of

Income

Money earned over a given period

Benefit

An advantage, profit, or gain attained by an individual or organization

Drainage

This is where trench and drainpipes are used to carry waste water.

Stagnant

not moving or active

Ecosystems

the system in which animals and plants depend on in their environment, and the environment depends on them

Species

“a single, distinct class of living creature with features that distinguish it from others” Google dictionary

Degradation

“to wear down, reduce to lower quality, by erosion or reduce the complexity of a chemical compound” – Google dictionary

Viability

The ability to live and develop normally

Disabling

To make unable to perform a certain action

Consensus

A general agreement

Terrestrial

Having to do with the earth or land

Vulnerable

Capable of being damaged

Incidences

How often something occurs

Soil erosion

Emerging epidemics

A disease which is beginning to attacks a lot of people at the same time

Hygiene

The practice of being healthy and clean

Intrinsically

Interconnected

Eradicate

To be rid of or destroy it completely

Explicitly

To be expressed or shown clearly

Food shortage

A situation where the food supply is limited

Slum

An overcrowded area where poverty is uncontrolled

Squatting

To occupy a land or poverty without permission from the owner

Diagnosis

To identify a disease by its symptoms

Dwellers

People living in a place or an area

Migration

The movement of people from one place to another

Inequity

To be unfair or biased

Hamper

Hindering or interfering

Potential

Having the ability to do something

Agglomeration

A large group of things gathered together

repercussion

This is the effect that something might have

Surplus

Having more of something than is needed

Exploitation

To make the best use of resources available

Goal 8

Predictable

Being able to tell what will happen

nondiscriminatory

Being fair

Debt relief

Paying back money owed

Tariff

This is a tax that is set on goods coming into a country

Landlocked

Surrounded by land and no sea

Unemployment

A situation where people have no jobs

GNP

Gross National Product

Estimated

to make an approximation

Significant

Of much importance

Corruption

Dishonest and illegal behaviour