1 End
Hunger

Reduce those suffering from hunger & poverty by half

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End Hunger

2 Universal
Education

Ensure that all boys and girls complete a full course of primary schooling

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Universal Education

3 Gender
Equity

Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education

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Gender Equity

4 Child
Health

Reduce by two thirds the mortality rate of children under five.

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  • June 15, 2009

    Portuguese actress and TV presenter Catarina Furtado is UNFPA ambassador. After travelling extensively through Africa, Catarina has always found “deep injustice and social inequalities”.

Child Health

5 Maternal
Health

Reduce by three quarters the maternal mortality ratio

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  • August 24, 2009

    Achieving the fifth Millennium Development Goal (MDG) — to improve maternal health and meet the associated targets to reduce by three-quarters, between 1990 and 2015, t

Maternal Health

6 Combat
HIV/AIDS

Halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS and other diseases

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Combat HIV/AIDS

7 Environmental
Sustainability

Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs

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  • November 9, 2009

    For the majority of the world's population and most developing countries, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the eradication of poverty remain their highest priority.

Environmental Sustainability

8 Global
Partnership

Develop open trading and financial systems that are non-discriminatory

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  • September 29, 2009

    Bangladesh can still achieve its millennium development goal to cut poverty by half before the deadline in 2015 if the government follows right policies, ensures accountability and reaches resourc

Global Partnership
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    Nov 12

    Timothy E. Wirth, President of the United Nations Foundation, today issued the following statement on the nomination of Rajiv Shah:

    News Image“I congratulate President Obama for the nomination of Rajiv Shah as the administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development. Reform of U.S. foreign aid is urgently needed and we hope the long-awaited appointment of a new administrator will help in this endeavor.

  • November 9, 2009

    This year, people from all walks of life stood united in Mabvuku, a high density suburb about 22km east of the capital, on October 17 in the scorching sun to pray for relief for people living in poverty and hunger around the world.

  • November 9, 2009

    For the majority of the world’s population and most developing countries, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the eradication of poverty remain their highest priority.

  • November 5, 2009

    BBC World News interviews Salil Shetty, Director of the UN Millennium Campaign, on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

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