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1 UN Millennium Development Goals Target date: 2015 Text adapted from: United Nations Development Programme: http://www.UNDP.org (2002); Millennium Development Goals Report 2005: The State of Food Insecurity in the World (FAO) 2005

2 1.Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Target for 2015: Halve the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day and those who suffer from hunger. –More than a billion people live on less than $1 a day –800 million people do not have enough food to meet their energy needs –¼ of children under 5 in the developing world are malnourished http://www.christmaslistexpress.com/images/hungry_children.jpg

3 Poverty and Malnutrition http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/pdf/MDG%20Book.pdf ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/a0200e/a0199e.pdf

4 http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/pdf/MDG%20Book.pdf

5 2. Achieve universal primary education Target for 2015: Ensure that all boys and girls complete primary school. –115 million children do not attend school, but the target is within reach. http://blog.craigdossantos.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/india-education.jpg India classroom

6 Children out of school http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/pdf/MDG%20Book.pdf

7 Global Literacy http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/World_literacy_map_UNHD_2007_2008.png/800px-World_literacy_map_UNHD_2007_2008.png

8 3. Promote gender equality and empower women Target for 2015: Eliminate gender disparities in primary and secondary education –Two-thirds of illiterates are women http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/pdf/MDG%20Book.pdf

9 Gender inequality in education http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/gender_equality_and_empowerment_of_women_education_status

10 Gender inequality in employment The rate of employment among women is two-thirds that of men. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/pdf/MDG%20Book.pdf http://www1.fao.org/media_thumbs/Photos/1997/Feb1997/Thumbs_384/19480.jpg

11 Gender inequality in government The proportion of seats in parliaments held by women is increasing –16% worldwide –About one third in Argentina Mozambique South Africa Luisa Dias Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique http://www.smolec.pl/kobiety/foto/diogo.jpg

12 4. Reduce child mortality Target for 2015: Reduce by two thirds the mortality rate among children under five –Every year nearly 11 million young children die before their fifth birthday Equals 30,000 children a day mainly from preventable illnesses that number is down from 15 million in 1980. http://www.stolenchildhood.net/images/hiv_aids_affected_children.jpg

13 ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/a0200e/a0199e.pdf

14 5. Improve maternal health Target for 2015: Reduce by three-quarters the ratio of women dying in childbirth. –In the developing world, the risk of dying in childbirth is one in 48 But virtually all countries now have safe motherhood programs. –U.S. risk of dying in childbirth is one in 10,000 Nurse-midwife trainees, India http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/images/0407p65_1.jpg

15 Maternal Mortality (2005) http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/pdf/MDG%20Book.pdf ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/a0200e/a01 99e.pdf

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17 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Target for 2015: Halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS and the incidence of malaria and other major diseases. –Forty million people are living with HIV –AIDS is the leading cause of premature death in Sub- Saharan Africa http://www.printdistortion.com/images/sick_man.jpg

18 People living with HIV AIDS http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/People_living_with_HIV_AIDS_world_map.PNG/800px-People_living_with_HIV_AIDS_world_map.PNG

19 HIV AIDS in Africa 25 Million Africans have HIV AIDS –2/3 of worldwide AIDS 2 million deaths/year 12 million AIDS orphans http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Africa_HIV-AIDS_300px.png

20 http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/pdf/MDG%20Book.pdf Malaria Mosquito netting: effective & inexpensive http://www.worldvision.org/resources.nsf/main/enews-200804/$file/enews-world-malaria-day-2-200804.jpg

21 ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/a0200e/a0199e.pdf AIDS, Malaria and Hunger

22 HIV Education Some countries have shown that the spread of HIV can be stemmed. –Brazil –Senegal –Thailand –Uganda Uganda billboard http://cnx.org/content/m13459/latest/aidsisreal.jpg

23 7. Ensure environmental sustainability Targets: –Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs –Reverse the loss of environmental resources. http://www.earthrights.net/images/ERI%20JATROPHA%203.jpg Reforestation project, West Africa

24 http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/global_soil_degradation

25 Global Deforestation http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.geography.ndo.co.uk/images/forestloss1.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.geography.ndo.co.uk/fores tloss1.htm&h=513&w=606&sz=24&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=etGrSQBAHa7PdM:&tbnh=112&tbnw=133&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddeforestation%2Bm ap%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8

26 Safe Drinking Water Target: by 2015, reduce by half the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water. –More than one billion people lack access to safe drinking water –During the 1990s, nearly one billion people gained access to safe water http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://assets.panda.org/img/106835_3613 0.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/freshwater/news/i ndex.cfm%3FuNewsID%3D11881&h=252&w=166&sz=12&hl=en&start=2&tbni d=P2ErBGOVbEUYtM:&tbnh=106&tbnw=69&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsafe%2B drinking%2Bwater%2Bdeveloping%2Bnations%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%2 6lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8

27 Populations without access to safe drinking water http://www.worldwater.org/drinkwat.gif

28 Slum Dwellers Target: by 2020 achieve significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers. New Delhi, India

29 Number of Urban Slum Dwellers is Increasing Global urban population has surpassed rural population –Future increase in world population will be in urban slums There are now 1 billion slum dwellers –31% of urban populations worldwide –71% of urban populations in Sub- Saharan Africa Global urban population will grow to 6 billion by 2050 –Will be 3.5 billion slum dwellers Source: BBC 2003

30 http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/pdf/MDG%20Book.pdf

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33 Sanitation More than two billion people lack sanitation. –Half the developing world –During the 1990’s nearly one billion people gained access to sanitation. Improving sanitation, East Africa http://www.ete.wur.nl/NR/rdonlyres/3F001224-6073-45F2-BE70- CC969670EC00/44925/postertobiasbigamboplaatje2.JPG

34 http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/toilets_needed_to_meet_the_mdg_sanitation_target_by_2015 Sanitation

35 8. Develop a global partnership for development Targets: –Develop further an open trading and financial system –includes a national and international commitment to good governance development poverty reduction Uganda Parliament http://www.nancarrow-webdesk.com/warehouse/storage2/2007-w46/img.74771_t.jpg

36 Special Needs Address the least developed countries’ special needs –Landlocked States –Small island developing States Haiti http://www.ired.com/pix/news/mkt/haiti.jpg

37 Youth Develop decent and productive work for youth Youth job training, S. Africa http://www.youthportal.org.za/ur/GDP.JPG

38 Affordable Drugs Provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing countries –In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies http://www.ahcip.org/images/aids_drugs.jpg

39 Technology In cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies –Especially information and communications technologies. http://psdblog.worldbank.org/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/16/cell_phone_africa_3.jpg

40 http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/pdf/MDG%20Book.pdf

41 Internet World Map (2007) http://www.ipligence.com/worldmap/internet-map.jpg

42 Debt Deal comprehensively with developing countries’ debt problems – Many developing countries spend more on debt service than on social services. –Middle income countries benefit from increased trade –Poorest countries benefit more from aid than trade http://www.gpia.info/files/u10/Cover_with_quotes.jpg

43 Aid

44 Progress Toward MGD (2005) ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/a0200e/a01 99e.pdf


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