...Millennium Development Goal INTRODUCTION The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight international development goals that all 193 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations have agreed to achieve by the year 2015. The aim of the MDGs is to encourage development by improving social and economic conditions in the world's poorest countries. They derive from earlier international development targets, and were officially established following the Millennium Summit in 2000, where all world leaders present adopted the United. The Millennium Summit was presented with the report of the Secretary-General entitled ‘We the Peoples: the Role of the United Nations in the Twenty-First Century’. Additional input was prepared by the Millennium Forum, which brought together representatives of over 1,000 non-governmental and civil society organizations from more than 100 countries. The Forum met in May 2000 to conclude a two-year consultation process covering issues such as poverty eradication, environmental protection, human rights and protection of the vulnerable. A major conference was held at UN headquarters in New York on 20–22 September 2010 to review progress to date, with five years left to the 2015 deadline. The conference concluded with the adoption of a global action plan to achieve the eight anti-poverty goals by their 2015 target date. There were also major new commitments on women's and children's health, and major new initiatives in the worldwide...
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...SGES212 TAKE HOME ASSIGNMENT: “WHAT HAS SOUTH AFRICA DONE TO ACHIEVE THE MDG’S?” INTRODUCTION The Millennium Development Goals are set by the United Nations to be achieved by South Africa. Important global partnerships for development were formed, to ensure productive work for all, commitment, good governance and poverty eradication. Most importantly, “What has South Africa done to achieve the MDG’s?” GOAL 1 – TO ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY In South Africa the severity of poverty has been reduced since 2002. Malnutrition amongst under 5 year olds had a decline from 88971 cases in 2001 to 30082 in 2005. Households with access to clean water increase from 60% in 1995 to 85% in 2003. By December 2004 10 million people had access to clean water. Access to sanitation increased from 49% to 63% in 2003. 2.4 million housing subsidies were approved and 1.74 million housing units were built by 2005. NERICA (New Rice for Africa) allowed farmers to feed their own families and sell their crops to earn a living, thus becoming self sustaining. GOAL 2 – TO ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION Education in South Africa has the single largest budget item, approximately R95 billion. An increase in enrolment from 15000 to 280000 in primary level, over 98% of 7 to 13 year olds attended primary institutions. 15 to 24 year old illiterate decreased from 14% to 10 % in 2006. A world food programme was initiated to provide school lunch thus encouraging children to go to school and receive a nutritious...
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...The United Nations Millennium Development Goals In September 2000, all 191 UN member states have agreed and signed a declaration to try to achieve eight goals by the year 2015. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, promote gender equality and empower women, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, ensure environmental sustainability, develop a global partnership for development are the eight goals developed by the members of UN (World Health Organization [WHO], 2012). The purpose of this paper is to give an overview about Millennium Development Goal 6 which is, Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases. Implication for Millennium Development Goals The eight Millennium Development Goals are a global agenda to improve the wellbeing of people around the world. The progress report on MDG issued in 2009, shows that policies and actions backed by adequate funding and strong political commitment can yield results. Death rate due to AIDS, have significantly reduced and many countries are implementing strategies to combat malaria and measles. There are many challenges still remaining due to the current economic status of several countries (Mattson, 2010) Millennium Development Goal 6: combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB are major challenges of public health in the poorest countries of the world. Every 30 seconds, a child in Africa is dying due to Malaria. Many children who suffer from Malaria...
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...Millennium development Goal Progress report of Bangladesh Millennium development goals are the 8 international development goals that are established by the United Nation in 1998 for developing countries. All 189 United Nations member states at the time (there are 193 currently), and at least 23 international organizations, committed to help achieve the following Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Millennium development goals are: 1. To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger 2. To achieve universal primary education 3. To promote gender equality and empower women 4. To reduce child mortality 5. To improve maternal health 6. To combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases 7. To ensure environmental sustainability 8. To develop a global partnership for development Now in 2016 if we analysis the Govt. progress report of Bangladesh we can see that Bangladesh had great achievements in these fields: * Reducing extreme poverty * Reducing prevalent of underweight children under 5 years * Reducing under five child mortality * Increasing enrolment in primary school * Increased ration of girls to boys in primary and secondary education * Improved maternal health Analysis of Bangladesh’s achievement in all eight goals of Millennium Development Program: Goal 1: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Bangladesh has made a praiseworthy progress in eradicating poverty and hunger. GDP growth rate of 6% and above has played...
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...Inequities Introduction: The Millennium Development Goals (or MDG) are a set of 8 goals set by the world’s nations in hope of reducing poverty by 2015. These 8 goals address poverty, education, equality, disease and the environment. Each goal has a targets and indicators we are aiming to achieve by 2015. The purpose of this report is to report on the history, objectives and constitution of the MDG’s and the success and effectiveness of the MDGs. History of MDGs: In the 1990’s the United Nation (UN) member states went through a historically extraordinary UN press conference process. This conference was aimed at building consensus on development priorities for the 21st century. However, at the end of the 1990’s the governments of the conference experienced conference fatigue and feared the process launched by the conferences was losing steam. In September 2000 in New York there was a large gathering of world leaders called the Millennium Summit. This was the largest gathering of world leaders in history including 189 UN member-states. At the Millennium Summit the United Nation Millennium Declaration was adopted as a result of a series of global conferences held during the 1990’s. The UN saw the Millennium Summit as an opportunity to bring back the development of priorities for the 21st century. It was at this Millennium Summit that the Millennium Declaration set in motion a global partnership and was signed by 147 heads of states. The Millennium declaration had 8 chapters...
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...Education and Gender Equality within Millennium Development Goals: KSA & China Name: Institution: Course: Date: Declaration I hereby declare that this is my work and nothing has been plagiarized. Every aspect of this work has been appropriately referenced using the APA referencing format. Executive Summary Table of Contents Contents of the report with page numbers, list of tables, and list of figures. Introduction to the Research Topic Education and gender equality are critical components of societal progress and development. They reflect basic rights that require no economic justification. This notion is reflected in the inclusion of gender related developmental and propagative objectives in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Yet it is also a case that education and gender equality has broad and positive implications for economic as well as social development to any nation. A significant decline in child illiteracy and maternal mortality remains somewhat elusive and thus the Millennium Developmental Goals initiative that has been deemed to reduce child illiteracy and promote gender equality coupled with the establishment of women empowerment within all regions of the world is poised with inconsistent progress rates within some certain countries. To deliver such Millennium Development goals and MDG3 and its supporting targets which promotes specifically gender equality and empowers women, it will be critical to elevate...
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...To what extent have the Millennium Development Goals been a success? by Name Presented to: Instructor Course Institution City Date Introduction The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide a comprehensive framework through which the society can address pressing issues of poverty. The MDGs are made up of eight major objectives, which are all related to global development. In 2000, 189 world leaders signed a Millennium Declaration. The leaders set 2015 as the deadline for achieving the set MDGs. There has been a mixed result of the progress towards attaining these goals. One of the major achievements has been achieved is that there has been a major reduction of people living in extreme poverty. Accordingly, the proportion of poverty fell to less than one fifth from nearly a third between 1990 and 2004. However, the results are not consistent throughout the world. For instance, the sub-Saharan Africa has not been able to meet any of the set targets. On the contrary, there has been a significant economic growth in some parts of Asia, especially, the Eastern part. The following is a summary of the progress that has been made so far based on the 2007 Millennium Goals Report. Extreme Poverty The percentage of people living in extreme poverty fell to 19% in 2004 from nearly a third in 2004. If this trend can continue for a long time, there is likelihood that the MDG will meet its target of halving those living on less than 1 dollar per day...
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...Suggest reasons for the variable progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goal targets. (10) The United National is an organization composed of many countries all over the world, and was founded in 1945. The introduction of the Millennium Development Goals is one of the major steps the UN has made to achieve some of their aims. The goals include 8 separate targets agreed in the 1990’s set to be reached by 2015. There are however, reasons that have made this target hard to come by. With the exception of the Sub Saharan Africa; all regions are on track to achieve MDG1 (Eradicate extreme hunger and poverty). The main issue is facing the achievement of this particular MDG is the economic strength of certain countries, in addition the climate and geographical features of each country need to be taken into consideration. It is clear some countries will meet the standard needed by 2015 whilst othe§ rs will be left behind. The 2009 global depression costed sub-Saharan Africa’s people £12.8 billion, which as a result makes its MDG hard to achieve. The world bank is said to increase its support to agriculture to between $6 billion, and $8 billion a year over the next three years, up from $4.1 billion annually before 2008. Millennium Development Goals also consist of that related to health e.g health issues, maternal health, HIV/Aid, child maternity etc. These three MDG’s have already been achieved by Thailand; however other countries appear to be struggling. In Uganda...
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...Utangulizi Toleo la pili la Darubini ya Dira ya Maendeleo ya Taifa 2025 (au Dira 2025), ni mwendelezo wa kuelezea utekelezaji wa nguzo ya kwanza ya Dira 2025 kupitia mipango na mikakati iliyoandaliwa ili kuleta maendeleo nchini. Mipango na mikakati hiyo, ni pamoja na Mpango wa Maboresho ya Utumishi wa Umma, Mpango wa Kurasmisha Rasilimali na Biashara za Wanyonge Tanzania (MKURABITA), Malengo ya Maendeleo ya Millenia, Mkakati wa Kukuza Uchumi na Kupunguza Umaskini (MKUKUTA), Mpango Elekezi wa Maendeleo ya Taifa wa Miaka 15, Mpango wa Maendeleo ya Taifa wa Miaka Mitano na Mkakati wa Kupata Matokeo Makubwa Sasa (Big Results Now - BRN) ambao pia unaitwa “Tekeleza Sasa kwa Matokeo Makubwa”. Dira 2025 imeundwa na nguzo kuu tano ambazo ni: (i) Kuboresha hali ya maisha ya Watanzania (ii) Kuwepo kwa mazingira ya amani,usalama na umoja (iii) Kujenga utawala bora (iv) Kuwepo jamii iliyoelimika vyema na inayojifunza, na (v) Kujenga uchumi imara unaoweza kukabiliana na ushindani kutoka nchi nyingine. Toleo hili litaelezea kwa kina ni kwa kiasi gani Serikali ya Tanzania imefanikisha utekelezaji wa nguzo ya kwanza ya Dira 2025, ambayo ni kuboresha hali ya maisha ya Watanzania. Nguzo ya kwanza ya Dira 2025 iliweka malengo yafuatayo ifikapo mwaka 2025: (i) Usalama wa chakula (ii) Kutoa elimu ya msingi kwa watoto wote (iii) Kuwepo usawa wa kijinsia kwenye masuala la kijamii, kiuchumi na kisiasa (iv) Upatikanaji wa huduma bora za afya kwa wananchi wote (v) Utolewaji wa huduma bora za afya ya uzazi...
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...UN-Millennium Development Goals 2015 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by Adam Pindur Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. The path towards the Millennium Declaration 4 3. Millennium Development Goals 5 4. Global Poverty: Facts and figures 6 5. Measures against global poverty 8 6. Conclusion 10 7. Bibliography 11 „Those who has seen the world's poorest people, feels rich enough to help“ Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) www.eineweltfüralle.de Introduction At the Millennium Summit of the UN in September 2000, Heads of State and Government of the world, decided to reduce the number of people living in extreme poverty by half until 2015. Never before have governments and international organizations, businesses and civil society organizations announced in this form to a common goal, and moved so the fight against poverty in the focus. The implementation of the Millennium Development Goals will be handled by many organizations and government institutions such as the BMZ (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development). I will set my focus on the fight against poverty and mention the actions of the Millennium Declaration Goals. At first I will present the historical development from 1990 until 2000, the year of the Millennium Summit. After a presentation of the Millennium Declaration Goals, I will introduce facts and figures on global poverty. Then I will show concrete measures to tackle...
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...Human Rights and the Millennium Development Goals in Practice: A review of country strategies and reporting UNITED NATIONS Human Rights and the Millennium Development Goals in Practice: A review of country strategies and reporting UNITED NATIONS New York and Geneva, 2010 Note The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. HR/PUB/10/1 © 2010 United Nations All worldwide rights reserved Credits Photographs: Goal 1: photo by Adam Rogers/UNCDF; Goal 2: © International Labour Organization/ G. Cabrera; Goal 3: photo by Adam Rogers/UNCDF; Goal 4: © UNICEF Armenia/2007/Igor Dashevskiy; Goal 5: © International Labour Organization/E. Gianotti; Goal 6: © World Lung Foundation/ Thierry Falise; Goal 7: © International Labour Organization/M. Crozet; Goal 8: © International Labour Organization/M. Crozet. About the publication This publication builds on a series of country and thematic background studies commissioned for the regional “Dialogues for Action: Human Rights and MDGs”, which took place in...
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...NIGERIA MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS REPORT 2010 © 2010, Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Acronyms and abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Executive summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 MDGs status at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Goal 1 – Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Goal 2 – Achieve universal primary education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Goal 3 – Promote gender equality and empower women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Goal 4 – Reduce child mortality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Goal 5 – Improve maternal health . . . . . . . . . . ....
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...Mark Mozur 27.01.06 Question 1 What is the importance of Decentralization and Local Governance for Europe and the CIS? This question can be broken down into two separate parts: What problems afflict the CIS and Europe and how can Decentralization and Local Governance help? The answer to these two questions can be summarized in one word – “accountability”. The lack of political accountability in CIS member states has led to disillusionment, poor institutions, and underdevelopment – in short, bad governance. The solution to these issues is re-establishing political accountability, and the keys to that are Decentralization and Local Governance, which would in turn lead to improved stability and increased cooperation with Europe. The eleven former Soviet Republics which comprise the Commonwealth of Independent States have a long history of centralized rule, at various times being governed by Mongol emperors, brutal tsars, or repressive communist dictators. Since the collapse of communism, many of the CIS member states have struggled to shake off the yoke of authoritarianism, as new tyrants have taken advantage of existing state structures. The result among the population, to generalize blatantly, has been a widespread disillusionment with government brought about by the lack of political accountability. Centralized governments serving ideologies or the whims of dictators have free reign and rarely take the interests of the general public into account. Hence the...
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...The Millennium Development Goals are eight commitment goals by the UN to establish peace and a healthy global economy by focusing on major issues facing developing countries. These goals are: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, Achieve universal primary education, Promote gender equality and empower women, Reduce child mortality, Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, Ensure environmental sustainability and Develop a global partnership for development. Meeting these goals will be effective enough to tackle extreme poverty in its many dimensions. Looking at the outline of the goals, all the issues that will be addressed by meeting these goals are either results or contributing factors to poverty so I think extreme poverty may be reduced after theses goals are reached. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plays an important role and is very engaged in helping people and governments of developing countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals through various programs. The humanitarian programs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are very similar to the Millennium Development Goals but are more specific and precise. The food production program of the church can be likened to the eradication of extreme hunger and poverty goal. The neonatal resuscitation training and immunization programs are similar to the reducing child mortality goals. One of the main reasons why I think the church focuses on these programs instead of the actual Millennium...
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...The Millennium Development Goals were created to progressively achieve 8 development targets by 2015. Although progress has been made in some areas, poverty and development continues to be a global challenge. Since 2010, the UN Secretary General initiated discussions on developing a post 2015 development agenda. The agenda follows the outcomes from the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012 that highlights today’s development challenges. A UN System Task Team and High Level Panel have been established to complement national level consultations organized by the United Nations Development Group. The Millennium Development Goals were created to progressively achieve 8 development targets by 2015. Although progress has been made in some areas, poverty and development continues to be a global challenge. Since 2010, the UN Secretary General initiated discussions on developing a post 2015 development agenda. The agenda follows the outcomes from the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012 that highlights today’s development challenges. A UN System Task Team and High Level Panel have been established to complement national level consultations organized by the United Nations Development Group. What really differentiate both the MDGs and the new development agenda is the its participatory nature, where Citizens are also invited to contribute to the process through the “World We Want” platform. In addition, The result of our participatory research on the post Development...
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