United Nations Millennium Development Goals

GOAL 1:
ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY & HUNGER

The global economic crisis has slowed progress, but the world is still on track to meet the poverty reduction target
Prior to the crisis, the depth of poverty had diminished in almost every region

Deterioration of the labour market, triggered by the economic crisis, has resulted in a decline in employment
As jobs were lost, more workers have been forced into vulnerable employment
Since the economic crisis, more workers find themselves and their families living
in extreme poverty

Hunger may have spiked in 2009, one of the many dire consequences of the global
food and financial crises
Progress to end hunger has been stymied in most regions
Despite some progress, one in four children in the developing world are still underweight
Children in rural areas are nearly twice as likely to be underweight as those in urban areasn
In some regions, the prevalence of underweight children is dramatically higher among the poor
Over 42 million people have been uprooted by conflict or persecution