Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) __SUMMARY

Millennium development Goals: 

Millennium development Goals Adopted by the world leaders in the year 2000 and set to be achieved by 2015, the Millennium development goals (MDGs) provide concrete, numerical benchmarks for tackling extreme poverty in its many dimensions MDGs – framework for the entire international community to work together towards a common end making sure that human development reaches everyone, everywhere. If these goals are achieved, , world poverty will be cut by half, tens of millions of lives will be saved, and ten billions more people will have the opportunity – benefit from the global economy. The eight MDGs break down in to 21 quantifiable targets that are measured by 60 indicators 12/30/2011 Mavole Johnson Nzau, PhD. 2011

Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger : 

Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Target 1A: Halve the proportion of people living on less than $1 a day Proportion of population below $1 per day (PPP values) Poverty gap ratio [incidence x depth of poverty] Share of poorest quintile in national consumption Target 1B: Achieve Decent Employment for Women, Men, and Young People GDP Growth per Employed Person Employment Rate Proportion of employed population below $1 per day (PPP values) Proportion of family-based workers in employed population 12/30/2011 Mavole Johnson Nzau, PhD. 2011

Continuation Goal 1: 

Continuation Goal 1 Target 1C: Halve the proportion of people who suffer from hunger Prevalence of underweight children under five years of age Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption 12/30/2011 Mavole Johnson Nzau, PhD. 2011

Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education : 

Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education Target 2A: By 2015, all children can complete a full course of primary schooling, girls and boys Enrollment in primary education Completion of primary education Literacy of 15-24 year olds, female and male 12/30/2011 Mavole Johnson Nzau, PhD. 2011

Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women : 

Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women Target 3A: Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education preferably by 2005, and at all levels by 2015 Ratios of girls to boys in primary, secondary and tertiary education Share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament 12/30/2011 Mavole Johnson Nzau, PhD. 2011

Goal 4: Reduce child mortality rates : 

Goal 4: Reduce child mortality rates Target 4A: Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate Under-five mortality rate Infant (under 1) mortality rate Proportion of 1-year-old children immunized against measles 12/30/2011 Mavole Johnson Nzau, PhD. 2011

Goal 5: Improve maternal health : 

Goal 5: Improve maternal health Target 5A: Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio Maternal mortality ratio Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 12/30/2011 Mavole Johnson Nzau, PhD. 2011

Goal 5…continuation: 

Goal 5…continuation Target 5B: Achieve, by 2015, universal access to reproductive health Contraceptive prevalence rate Adolescent birth rate Antenatal care coverage Unmet need for family planning 12/30/2011 Mavole Johnson Nzau, PhD. 2011

Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases : 

Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases Target 6A: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS HIV prevalence among population aged 15–24 years Condom use at last high-risk sex Proportion of population aged 15–24 years with comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS Target 6B: Achieve, by 2010, universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need it Proportion of population with advanced HIV infection with access to antiretroviral drugs 12/30/2011 Mavole Johnson Nzau, PhD. 2011

Goal 6…. continuation: 

Goal 6…. continuation Target 6C: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases Prevalence and death rates associated with malaria Proportion of children under 5 sleeping under insecticide-treated bed-nets Proportion of children under 5 with fever who are treated with appropriate anti-malarial drugs Prevalence and death rates associated with tuberculosis Proportion of tuberculosis cases detected and cured under DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Short Course) 12/30/2011 Mavole Johnson Nzau, PhD. 2011

Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability : 

Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability Target 7A: Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs; reverse loss of environmental resources 12/30/2011 Mavole Johnson Nzau, PhD. 2011

Goal 7..continuation: 

Goal 7..continuation Target 7B: Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, by 2010, a significant reduction in the rate of loss Proportion of land area covered by forest CO 2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP) Consumption of ozone-depleting substances Proportion of fish stocks within safe biological limits Proportion of total water resources used Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected Proportion of species threatened with extinction 12/30/2011 Mavole Johnson Nzau, PhD. 2011

Goal 7….continuation: 

Goal 7….continuation Target 7C: Halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation Proportion of population with sustainable access to an improved water source, urban and rural Proportion of urban population with access to improved sanitation Target 7D: By 2020, to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum-dwellers Proportion of urban population living in slums ensure that the habitat of a species to be more protected 12/30/2011 Mavole Johnson Nzau, PhD. 2011

Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development : 

Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development Target 8A: Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system Includes a commitment to good governance, development, and poverty reduction – both nationally and internationally Target 8B: Address the Special Needs of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Includes: tariff and quota free access for LDC exports; enhanced programme of debt relief for HIPC and cancellation of official bilateral debt; and more generous ODA (Overseas Development Assistance) for countries committed to poverty reduction 12/30/2011 Mavole Johnson Nzau, PhD. 2011

Goal 8….continuation: 

Goal 8….continuation Target 8C: Address the special needs of landlocked developing countries and small island developing States Through the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States and the outcome of the twenty-second special session of the General Assembly 12/30/2011 Mavole Johnson Nzau, PhD. 2011

Goal 8…continuation: 

Goal 8…continuation Target 8D: Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries through national and international measures in order to make debt sustainable in the long term Some of the indicators listed below are monitored separately for the least developed countries (LDCs), Africa, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States. Official development assistance (ODA): Net ODA, total and to LDCs, as percentage of OECD/DAC donors’ GNI Proportion of total sector-allocable ODA of OECD/DAC donors to basic social services (basic education, primary health care, nutrition, safe water and sanitation) Proportion of bilateral ODA of OECD/DAC donors that is untied ODA received in landlocked countries as proportion of their GNIs ODA received in small island developing States as proportion of their GNIs 12/30/2011 Mavole Johnson Nzau, PhD. 2011

Goal 8, target 8D continuation..: 

Goal 8, target 8D continuation.. Market access: Proportion of total developed country imports (by value and excluding arms) from developing countries and from LDCs, admitted free of duty Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural products and textiles and clothing from developing countries Agricultural support estimate for OECD countries as percentage of their GDP Proportion of ODA provided to help build trade capacity 12/30/2011 Mavole Johnson Nzau, PhD. 2011

Goal 8, target 8D continuation..: 

Goal 8, target 8D continuation.. Debt sustainability: Total number of countries that have reached their HIPC decision points and number that have reached their HIPC completion points (cumulative) Debt relief committed under HIPC initiative, US$ Debt service as a percentage of exports of goods and services 12/30/2011 Mavole Johnson Nzau, PhD. 2011

Goal 8. continuation: 

Goal 8. continuation Target 8E: In co-operation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable, essential drugs in developing countries Proportion of population with access to affordable essential drugs on a sustainable basis 12/30/2011 Mavole Johnson Nzau, PhD. 2011

Goal 8..continuation: 

Goal 8..continuation Target 8F: In co-operation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications Telephone lines and cellular subscribers per 100 population Personal computers in use per 100 population Internet users per 100 Population . 12/30/2011 Mavole Johnson Nzau, PhD. 2011