What’s the story?

MDG.. Will they succeed? Examine the progress made in meeting the Millennium Development Goals in poverty reduction, education and health

MDG 8 MDG were agreed at the UN Millenium Development Summit in September 2000 Nearly 190 countries have agreed to them Aim to meet these goals by 2015 When you take your exam it will be in the news….

Critique?

What is failure?

Millennium Development Goals IB syllabus only wants you to cover poverty, education and health 1.Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger 2.Achieve universal primary education 3.Promote gender equality and empower women 4.Reduce child mortality 5.Improve maternal health 6.Combat HIV/AIDs, malaria and other diseases 7.Ensure environmental sustainability 8.Develop global partnership for development

Millennium Development Goals 1.Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger –Reduce by 50% the proportion of people living on less than $1 a day –Reduce by 50% the proportion of people suffering from hunger

Millennium Development Goals 2. Achieve universal primary education –Ensure all children complete a full course of primary schooling

Millennium Development Goals 4. Reduce child mortality –Reduce by 2/3 the under 5 mortality rate –Universal child immunization against measles

Millennium Development Goals 5. Improve maternal health –Reduce the maternal mortality ratio by 75%

Millennium Development Goals 6. Combat HIV/AIDs, malaria and other diseases –Halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS –Halt and begin to reverse the incidence of malaria –Halt and begin to reverse the incidence of TB

In pairs Read the progress of your MDG Feedback to the class –Make sure you make it obvious what you want them to copy onto their sheet –Remember don’t give too much information or they won’t be able to remember for the exam

Responsibilities for reaching MDG Developing nations Do away with government corruption Involve the poor Respect the citizens rights Provide public services Develop work for youth Developed nations Provide aid Reduce tariffs Provide debt relief Develop work for youth Provide access to affordable essential drugs Share the benefits of new technology

MDG.. Will they succeed? Examine the progress made in meeting the Millennium Development Goals in poverty reduction, education and health