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At the Millennium Summit in September 2000, member states of the United Nations unanimously adopted the Millennium Declaration and reaffirmed their commitment to addressing the global challenges of creating a just, shared, peaceful and prosperous world. This Declaration originated from a series of international summits and conferences in the 1990s through which the United Nations sought to renew its global agenda in the post-cold war era.  The Declaration contained numerous commitments to enhance the future of humanity in the new century. The United Nations Secretariat subsequently drafted the list of eight objectives, each with a set of targets and specific indicators.

 

The eight MDGs are:

MDG 1

 

Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

MDG 2

 

Achieve universal primary education

MDG 3

 

Promote gender equality and empower women

MDG 4

 

Reduce child mortality

MDG 5

 

Improve maternal health

MDG 6

 

Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

MDG 7

 

Ensure environmental sustainability

MDG 8

 

Develop a global partnership for development

 

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Did You Know......
  • Over 1 billion people live on less than $1 a day with nearly half the world’s population (2.8 billion) living on less than $2 a day.
  • Between 1990–92 and 2001–03, the number of hungry people in Brazil decreased from 18.5 million to 14.4 million and the prevalence from 12 to 8 percent of the population.
  • In 1988 there were some 350 000 polio cases worldwide; by January 2005 there were only 1185 cases reported.
  • UNESCO say in the 2007 Global Monitoring Report, that Universal primary education would cost $11 billion a year … that's half what Americans spend on ice cream.
  • Globally, as of 2005, an estimated 15.2 million children under 18 have lost one or both parents to AIDS; about 80 per cent of these children live in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • International trade is worth $10 million a minute. 70% of this is controlled by multinational corporations.

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