The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
*There were eight global goals established by the United Nations in the year 2000, with a target to be achieved by 2015.
*These goals aimed to address the major global challenges such as poverty, education, gender equality, and health.
Here are the 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs):
1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
# Reduce by half the number of people living on less than $1.25 a day
# End hunger and achieve food security
2. Achieve universal primary education
# Ensure that all children can complete a full course of primary schooling
3. Promote gender equality and empower women
# Eliminate gender disparity in education and promote women’s participation in all aspects of society
4. Reduce child mortality
#Reduce the under-five mortality rate by two-thirds
5. Improve maternal health
# Reduce maternal mortality ratio and improve access to reproductive health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
#Halt and begin to reverse the spread of major deadly diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
# Integrate sustainable development into policies
# Reduce loss of environmental resources
#Provide safe drinking water and sanitation
8. Develop a global partnership for development
# Promote fair trade, debt relief, and access to affordable medicines and technology in developing countries
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