How many targets have been set according to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?

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Correct — D, 169. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all UN member states in September 2015 as General Assembly Resolution 70/1 ('Transforming our world'), sets 17 Sustainable Development Goals that are broken down into 169 targets. Progress against those targets is measured through the global indicator framework, which carries 234 unique indicators (251 entries in all, since thirteen indicators repeat under more than one target). So the standard chain to memorise is 17 goals → 169 targets → the indicator framework.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Not a figure used anywhere in the 2030 Agenda — the agreed counts are 17 goals and 169 targets.  (b) No part of the SDG architecture (goals, targets or indicators) uses this number; it is a pure filler option.  (c) Close enough to look plausible, but wrong. The Agenda lists 169 targets — a mix of numbered outcome targets (like 3.2) and lettered means-of-implementation targets (like 3.a).

Concept: The 2030 Agenda is a UN General Assembly resolution, not a treaty: it is politically agreed but legally non-binding. Its architecture is three-tiered — 17 goals set the direction, 169 targets make each goal concrete and time-bound, and a global indicator framework of 231 unique indicators supplies the measurement. It replaced the Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015: 8 goals, 21 targets) and is far broader, covering people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership, and applying to developed and developing countries alike.

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