MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS 2015

A Fiinovation Review

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Background• 15-year effort to achieve the eight goals set out in the Millennium

Declaration in 2000• Participation of all 189 United Nations member states at the time

(there are 193 currently), and at least 23 international organizations• Representatives of over 1,000 non-governmental and civil society

organizations from more than 100 countries.

"We the people: The Role of the United Nations in the Twenty-First Century“ – UN Report, 2015

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The Goals1. To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger2. To achieve universal primary education3. To promote gender equality4. To reduce child mortality5. To improve maternal health6. To combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases7. To ensure environmental sustainability8. To develop a global partnership for development

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Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

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Extreme poverty rate in developing countries

1990 – 47%2015 – 14%

Global number of extreme poor

1990 - 1.9 billion 2015 - 836 million

Extreme poverty has declined

significantly over the last two decades.

Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education

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Out-of-school children of primary school age globally

2000 - 100 million 2015 - 57 million

The literacy rate among youth aged 15 to 24 has increased globally from 83 per cent to 91 per cent between 1990 and 2015.

Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women

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Since 1995, 90% of countries

have more women in Parliament

In South Asia, 74 girls were

enrolled in primary school for

every 100 boys in 1990. Today,

103 girls are enrolled for every

100 boys

Goal 4: Reduce child mortalityfiinovation

Global number of deaths of children under five

1990 - 12.7 million2015 - 6 million

The for under-five mortality rate globally has declined by more than half, dropping from 90 to 43 deaths per 1,000 live births between 1990 and 2015

Goal 5: Improve maternal health fiinovation

1990 2000 20130

100

200

300

400 380330

210

Global maternal mortalityratio (deaths per 100,000live births)

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

New HIV infections fell

by approximately

40 per cent between 2000 and 2013, from an estimated

3.5 million cases to 2.1

million

Over 6.2 million malaria deaths have been averted

between 2000-15, & 2000-13; TB prevention,

diagnosis & treatment

interventions saved 37

million lives

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Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability

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Worldwide, 2.1 billion people have gained access to improved sanitation and 1.9 billion people have gained access to piped drinking water since 1990

Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development

Official development assistance from developed countries increased by 66 per cent in real terms between 2000 and 2014, reaching $135.2 billion.

As of 2015, 95 per cent of the world’s population is covered by a mobile-cellular signal

“2015 is a milestone year. We will complete the Millennium Development Goals. We are forging a bold vision for sustainable development, including a set of sustainable development goals. And we are aiming for a new, universal climate agreement.”

—UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

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