Millennium Campaign Matthew Stoeckley

At the 2000 “Millennium Summit”, world leaders adopted the United Nations Millennium Declaration http://www.un.org/issues/gallery/history/images/group.jpg

They set for the world eight Millennium Development goals http://www.ecusa-resourcecenter.com/assets/28/img_millenium-goals-hdr.gif

Millennium Development Goals An eight-point road map with measurable targets and clear deadlines for improving the lives of the world’s poorest people. http://www.endpoverty2015.org/about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:UN-millenium-goals.jpg

What is it? The Millennium Campaign is a campaign that seeks to end poverty by 2015 through achieving the MDGs

Goal Target(s) Indicator(s)

Goal Target(s) Indicator(s)

Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Hunger and Poverty Target 1. Halve, the proportion of people on less than $1 a day Target 2. Halve the proportion of people who suffer from hunger http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t143/8isis8/hungry-children.jpg

Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education Target 3. Ensure children everywhere, boys and girls alike, complete primary school http://www.gov.sz/Uploads/Images/745_980114-003.jpg

Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women Target 4. Eliminate gender disparity in education http://blog.lib.umn.edu/vosge001/architecture/bangladeshschoolgirl.jpg

Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality Target 5. Reduce the under-five mortality rate by two-thirds http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/marchonelectricnicole/a39c53e57cd75f.jpg

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Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health Target 6. Reduce maternal mortality by three-quarters, http://www.chedres.org/safemotherhood/images/pregnancy3.jpg

Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and other diseases Target 7. Halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS http://www.hants.gov.uk/hiv/hivimages/redribbon.jpg

Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability Target 9. Integrate principles of sustainable development into country policies/programs and reverse loss of environmental resources Target 10. Halve, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation Target 11. Significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers by 2020 http://allflowertypes.com/wp-content/uploads/Oxeye%20Daisy.jpg

Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development Targets 12- 18 Ex: Make communication technology available, deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing nations, etc. http://tk3.storage.msn.com/

Funding Aid from wealthy countries. 1970- 22 of world's richest countries pledged to spend 0.7% of their national income on aid for development As of 2006, only 5 have done so http://hrgli.com/WordPress/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/Dollar%20Symbol.jpg

What’s the “sitch”? UN releases annual reports that illustrate what progress has been made towards MDGs http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/pdf/The%20Millennium%20Development%20Goals%20Report%202008.pdf

Notable successes Over 750,000 deaths from measles in 2000. Less than 250,000 in 2006. About 80% of children in developing countries now receive measles vaccine.

Notable successes Over 750,000 deaths from measles in 2000. Less than 250,000 in 2006. About 80% of children in developing countries now receive measles vaccine. The incidence of tuberculosis is expected to be halted and begin to decline before the target date of 2015

Notable successes Over 750,000 deaths from measles in 2000. Less than 250,000 in 2006. About 80% of children in developing countries now receive measles vaccine. The incidence of tuberculosis is expected to be halted and begin to decline before the target date of 2015 Share of developing countries’ export earnings devoted to servicing external debt fell from 12.5 % in 2000 to 6.6 % in 2006. allowing them to allocate more resources to reducing poverty.

However… Proportion of people in sub-Saharan Africa living on less than $1 per day is unlikely to be reduced by the target of one-half

However… Proportion of people in sub-Saharan Africa living on less than $1 per day is unlikely to be reduced by the target of one-half 2.5 billion people live without improved sanitation

However… Proportion of people in sub-Saharan Africa living on less than $1 per day is unlikely to be reduced by the target of one-half 2.5 billion people live without improved sanitation Of the 113 countries that failed to achieve gender parity in school enrollment by the target date of 2005, only 18 are likely to achieve the goal by 2015

Future “Looking ahead to 2015 and beyond, there is no question that we can achieve the overarching goal: we can put an end to poverty…But it requires an unswerving, collective, long-term effort. Time has been lost. We have wasted opportunities and face additional challenges, making the task ahead more difficult. It is now our responsibility to make up lost ground – and to put all countries, together, firmly on track towards a more prosperous, sustainable and equitable world.” - Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General, United Nations

Sources http://www.endpoverty2015.org/ http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/index.htm http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/ http://www.millenniumcampaign.org/site/pp.asp?c=grKVL2NLE&b=186382 http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/pdf/The%20Millennium%20Development%20Goals%20Report%202008.pdf