Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

Millennium Declaration In September 2000, the world’s leaders signed the Millennium Declaration at the Millennium Summit The Millennium Declaration promotes basic human rights such as the right to education, health, water, security, and shelter

The MDG process has its roots in the United nations Millennium Summit held in 2000, where world leaders agreed on working to achieve eight critical economic and social development priorities by 2015

Containing commitments to achieve the eight MDGs and the specific targets under them by 2015, the Millennium Declaration reflects the vision of entire nations, working together with international and country-based organizations, to wipe out poverty and the worst forms of human deprivation, and lay the foundations for sustainable human development by the year 2015.

First of 8 Millennium Develop Goals (MDG) Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people living on less than $1.25 a day More than a billion people live on less than $1 a day

MDG Goal 2 Achieve Universal Primary Education 100 million children are not in school 70% of those children are girls

MDG 3 Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women Empowered women: Become leaders in their communities Have healthier and better educated children

MDG 4 Reduce Child Mortality Every 3 seconds a child under 5 dies Most can be prevented by: Clean water Sanitation Improved nutrition Medical treatment

MDG 5 Improve Maternal Health Half a million women die annually from complications of pregnancy and child birth In some parts of world, women have a 50-50 chance of surviving a pregnancy

MDG 6 Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB, and Other Diseases Needs are for Health education Proper sanitation Access to clean water Mosquito nets Inexpensive medications

MDG 7 Ensure Environmental Sustainability Clean water and Sanitation Work together to save lives Create productive societies

MDG 8 Create a Global Partnership for Development Fair trade systems Increased international aid Debt relief for developing countries

Pakistan MDGs Report Goal 01: Eradicate Extreme poverty and Hunger 13 Indicators Target Latest Value Status Proportion of population below the calorie based food plus non- food poverty line. 13 12.5 On Track Prevalence of underweight children under 5 years of age 20 31 Off Track Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption 30

Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education Indicators Target Latest Value Status Net primary enrolment ratio (%) 100 57 Off Track Completion/survival rate Grade 1 to 5 ( %) 50 Literacy rate ( %) 88 58

Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Indicators Target Latest Value Status GPI Primary Education 1 0.9 Off Track GPI Secondary Education 0.8 Youth Literacy GPI Proportion of Seats held by Women in National Assembly n/a 22 Achieved

Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality Indicators Target Latest Value Status Under 5 Mortality Rate (Deaths per 1000 Live Births) 52 89 Off Track Infant Mortality Rate (Deaths per 1000 Live Births) 40 74 Proportion of Fully Immunized Children 12-23 Months 90 80 On Track

Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health Indicators Target Latest Value Status Maternal Mortality Ratio 140 276 Off Track Proportion of births attended by Skilled Birth Attendants 90 52 Total Fertility Rate 2.1 3.8

Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases Indicators Target Latest Value Status HIV prevalence among 15-49 year old pregnant women 0.041 Baseline reduced by 50% On Track Proportion of population in malaria risk areas using effective prevention and treatment measures 75 40 Off Track Incidence of TB/10,000 45 230 TB cases detected and cured 8591 Achieved

Goal 7: Ensuring Environmental Sustainability Indicators Targets Latest Value Status Forest Cover ( %) 6 5.2 On Track Land Area Protected for Conservation of Wildlife ( %) 12 11.6 Proportion of Population with Access to Improved Water Sources 93 89 Proportion of Population with Access to Sanitation 90 72 Off Track