Millennium

Development Goals
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were a set of eight ambitious
targets adopted by world leaders in 2000 to address global challenges such as
poverty, education, gender equality, and health by 2015.

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Section-8
What are the Millennium Development
Goals?
1 Eradicate Extreme Poverty and 2 Achieve Universal Primary
Hunger Education
Reduce by half the proportion of people Ensure that all children complete a full
living on less than $1.25 a day and course of primary schooling.
suffering from hunger.

3 Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women

Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education.
Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and
Hunger
Reduce Poverty Increase Employment Reduce Hunger

Aim to halve the proportion of Promote full and productive Halve the proportion of people
people living on less than employment and decent work who suffer from hunger.
$1.25 a day. for all.
Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary
Education
Enroll 1
Ensure that all children can enroll in
and complete a full course of primary
schooling. 2 Provide Access
Improve access to education,
especially for marginalized groups.
Improve Quality 3
Enhance the quality of primary
education through better teaching and
learning environments.
Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality and
Empower Women
Equal Access Economic Empowerment
Eliminate gender disparities in primary and Increase women's participation in the formal
secondary education. workforce and decision-making positions.

Political Representation Reduce Violence

Ensure women's equal representation in Address all forms of discrimination and
national parliaments and local government. violence against women and girls.
Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality

Improve Access Promote Nutrition Prevent Diseases

Increase access to quality Improve nutrition and Expand immunization
healthcare for mothers and promote exclusive coverage and combat
children. breastfeeding for infants. preventable childhood
diseases.
Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health

Prenatal Care Safe Delivery Reduce Mortality

Ensure universal access to Increase the proportion of births Reduce the maternal mortality
reproductive health services, attended by skilled health ratio by three-quarters.
including prenatal care. personnel.
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and
Other Diseases
HIV/AIDS Halt and begin to reverse the spread of
HIV/AIDS.

Malaria Halt and begin to reverse the incidence of

malaria and other major diseases.

Other Diseases Achieve universal access to treatment for

HIV/AIDS for all those who need it.