“…For example, declines in poverty levels and maternal and child mortality rates, and increases in enrolment and completion of primary education have been noted by Khemka and Kumar (2019) and Pawar (2017). At the same time, the MDGs were critiqued as they were perceived as top-down and narrow as certain groups/issues were excluded, such as people with disabilities, older adults, gender, peace and environment, and they targeted only developing countries (Pawar, 2017; Pawar & Midgley, 2017). However, the formulation of the 17 SDGs seemed to have addressed most of these critiques as they appear comprehensive, apply to both developed and developing countries, include ideas from the South and attempt to integrate social, economic and environmental development aspects (Fukuda-Parr & Muchhala, 2019; Hanson et al, 2017; Niklasson, 2019; Pawar, 2019).…”