8 Millennium Development Goals

8 Millennium Development Goals

1)      When were they formed?

They were formed in the year 2000 in September at the United Nations Headquarters.

2)      Why were they formed?

They were formed in order to secure basic human rights for every person in the world, to promote a better way of living and so that everyone has the opportunity to benefit from the global economy. In time it hopes to prevent the poverty cycle, save millions of lives and build a better world for everyone to live in.

3)      List the 8 Millenium Development Goals and one target.

Goal: End poverty and hunger

Target: To halve the number of people whose income is less than $1 a day between 1990 and 2015.

Goal: Achieve universal primary education.

Target: Ensure that by 2015, children everywhere, male or female will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling.

Goal: Promote gender equality and empower women.

Target: To eradicate gender inequality in primary and secondary schooling by 2015.

Goal: Reduce child mortality

Target:  To reduce by two thirds, the child mortality rate between 1990 and 2015.

Goal: Improve maternal health.

Target: To decrease by three-quarters, the maternal mortality percentage between 1990 and 2015.

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

Target: To stop the spread of HIV/AIDS and begin to reverse it by 2015.

Goal: Ensure environmental sustainability

Target: To integrate the principles of sustainable development in every nation and to reverse the loss of environmental resources.

Goal: Develop a global partnership for development

Target: To find a way to deal with the debt of developing countries and to advance an open, non-discriminatory trading and financial system.