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Millennium Development Goals

What are the Millennium Development Goals (MDG)?

The Millennium Development Goals are eight goals set by the global community as a part of a historic agreement known as the Millennium Declaration which was signed by nearly all of the nations of the world in 2000.

The MDGs set out a series of attainable goals, to be met by 2015, which would begin us on the path toward eradicating extreme poverty in the world. These goals help us to recognize that to end poverty we must address the many different sides of poverty and this can only be done by developing new partnerships between the wealthy and the poor of the world.

The MDGs are:

  1. Eradicat extreme poverty and hunger

  2. Achieve universal primary education

  3. Promote gender equality and empower women

  4. Reduce child mortality

  5. Improve maternal health

  6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

  7. Ensure environmental sustainability

  8. Develop a global partnership for development

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