The Millennium Development Goals
In September 2000, world leaders came together at United Nations Headquarters in New York to adopt the United Nations Millennium Declaration, committing their nations to a new global partnership to reduce extreme poverty and setting out a series of time-bound targets - with a deadline of 2015 - that have become known as the Millennium Development Goals.
The UN has challenged the international community to achieve the following goals by 2015:
- 1. Eradicate 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
Learn more about MDG’s:
- MDG – Youth Action Guide (PDF-document in English/ French/ Spanish)
- United Nations Millennium Development Goals website
- End Poverty 2015
- Eight Goals for Africa
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