Matthew Stoeckley

At the 2000 “Millennium Summit”, world leaders adopted the United Nations Millennium Declaration

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They set for the world eight Millennium Development goals

Millennium Development GoalsAn eight-point road map with measurable targets and clear

deadlines for improving the lives of the world’s poorest people.

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What is it?The Millennium Campaign is a campaign that seeks to end poverty by 2015 through achieving the MDGs

Goal

Target(s)

Indicator(s)

Goal

Target(s)

Indicator(s)

Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Hunger and Poverty

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Target 2. Halve the proportion of people who suffer from hunger

Target 1. Halve, the proportion of people on less than $1 a day

Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education

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Target 3. Ensure children everywhere, boys and girls alike, complete primary school

Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women

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Target 4. Eliminate gender disparity in education

Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality

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Target 5. Reduce the under-five mortality rate by two-thirds

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Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health

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Target 6. Reduce maternal mortality by three-quarters,

Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and other diseases

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Target 7. Halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS

Goal 7: Ensure Environmental SustainabilityTarget 9. Integrate principles of sustainable development into country policies/programs and reverse loss of environmental resources

Target 10. Halve, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation

Target 11. Significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers by 2020

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Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for DevelopmentTargets 12- 18

Ex: Make communication technology available, deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing nations, etc.

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Funding Aid from wealthy countries.

1970- 22 of world's richest countries pledged to spend 0.7% of their national income on aid for development

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What’s the “sitch”?UN releases annual reports that illustrate what progress has been made towards MDGs

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Notable successesOver 750,000 deaths from measles in 2000. Less than

250,000 in 2006. About 80% of children in developing countries now receive measles vaccine.

Notable successesOver 750,000 deaths from measles in 2000. Less than

250,000 in 2006. About 80% of children in developing countries now receive measles vaccine.

The incidence of tuberculosis is expected to be halted and begin to decline before the target date of 2015

Notable successesOver 750,000 deaths from measles in 2000. Less than

250,000 in 2006. About 80% of children in developing countries now receive measles vaccine.

The incidence of tuberculosis is expected to be halted and begin to decline before the target date of 2015

Share of developing countries’ export earnings devoted to servicing external debt fell from 12.5 % in 2000 to 6.6 % in 2006.

However…Proportion of people in sub-Saharan Africa living on

less than $1 per day is unlikely to be reduced by the target of one-half

However…Proportion of people in sub-Saharan Africa living on

less than $1 per day is unlikely to be reduced by the target of one-half

2.5 billion people live without improved sanitation

However…Proportion of people in sub-Saharan Africa living on

less than $1 per day is unlikely to be reduced by the target of one-half

2.5 billion people live without improved sanitationOf the 113 countries that failed to achieve gender

parity in school enrollment by the target date of 2005, only 18 are likely to achieve the goal by 2015

Future“Looking ahead to 2015 and beyond, there is no question that we can achieve the overarching goal: we can put an end to poverty…But it requires an unswerving, collective, long-term effort. Time has been lost. We have wasted opportunities and face additional challenges, making the task ahead more difficult. It is now our responsibility to make up lost ground – and to put all countries, together, firmly on track towards a more prosperous, sustainable and equitable world.”

- Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General, United Nations

Sourceshttp://www.endpoverty2015.org/

http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/index.htm

http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/

http://www.millenniumcampaign.org/site/pp.asp?c=grKVL2NLE&b=186382

http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/pdf/The%20Millennium%20Development%20Goals%20Report%202008.pdf