Millenium Development Goals

Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Halve the amount of people whose incomes are less than a dollar a day and the proportion of people who suffer from hunger between 1990 and 2015.

Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education

Make sure that by 2015, all boys and girls will be able to complete a full curriculum of primary schooling.

Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women

Gender disparity is to be eliminated in all levels of education by 2015.

Goal 4: Reduce child mortality

Reduce by two thirds, the under-five mortality rate between 1990 and 2015.

Goal 5: Improve maternal health.

Reduce by seventy-five percent the maternal mortality ratio between 1990 and 2015.

Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria & other diseases

By 2015, the spread of HIV/AIDS should be halved and the spread of the these, as well as malaria and other major disease should have begun to reverse.

Goal 7: Ensure envorionmental sustainability

The loss of environmental resources should begin to reverse and the principles of sustainable development should be integrated into country policies. The proportion of people who do not have sustainable access to basic sanitation and safe drinking water should be halved by 2015. Additionally, a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum-dwellers should be achieved by 2020.

Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development

The special needs of landlocked countries, small island developing states, and the least developed countries should be addressed. A better predictable, open, rule-based, non-discriminatory trading and financial system must be developed. The debt of developing coutnries should also be dealt with. Strategies should be developed implemented for productive and decent work for youth in developing countries. Access to affordable essential drugs should be provided in developing countries. The benefits of new technologies, including communications and information should be made available to developing countries.

"We, Heads of State and Government... reaffirm that our common fundamental values, including freedom, equality, solidarity, tolerance, respect for all human rights, respect for nature and shared responsibility, are essential to international relations... We reaffirm our commitment to eradicate poverty and promote sustained economic growth, sustainable development and global prosperity for all... We strongly reiterate our determination to ensure the timely and full realization of the... Millenium Development Goals. We underline the need for urgent action on all sides, including more ambitious national development strategies and efforts backed by increased international support."

-2005 World Summit Outcome, United Nations, 16 September 2005

Cranka 20:25, 28 Nov 2006 (EST)