The Millennium Development Goals

The Eight Millennium Development Goals are supported by United Nations Member States with a target acievement date of 2015. The goals have galvanized unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world's poorest.

Beyond the halfway point to a 2015 deadline, there has been clear progress in implementing the Millennium Development Goals, but their overall success is still far from assured. A progress report by the United Nations has found that their future success will depend upon, to a great extent, whether developed countries make good on their aid commitments.  Your support of the global community is needed and your involvement can make a difference.

The eight goals are:

• Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
• Achieve universal primary education
• Promote gender equality and empower women
• Reduce child mortality
• Improve maternal health
• Combat HIV/AIDS malaria and other diseases
• Ensure environmental sustainability
• Develop a global partnership for development

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