The United nations' Eight Millennium Goals For Development
In the year 2000, the United Nations came up with eight goals to eradicate our world of inequality and injustice. The deadline for these goals was 2015. The goals were:
1. Eradicate Poverty and Extreme Hunger
Extreme poverty rates have been halved since 19990, however one in nine people worldwide remain hungry.
2. Achieve Universal Primary Education
Primary education has reached 90%, but the remaining 10% accounts for 58 million people.
3. Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
Both boys and girls have access to primary education, but women still face discrimination and do not get the same rights as men.
4. Reduce Child Mortality
The number of children who die every day has been reduced by 17,000 since 1990, however over 6 million children die before their fifth birthday every year.
5. Improve Maternal Health
Maternal mortality has fallen by 45% since 1990, but only half of women in developing countries receive recommended health care during their pregnancy.
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases
9.7 million people received lifesaving medicines for HIV in 2012 and 3.3 million malaria deaths were prevented over the last 12 years, however every hour 50 young people are infected with HIV and in 2012 malaria killed an estimated 627,000 people.
7. Ensure Environmental Sustainability
2.3 billion people have gained access to drinking water since 1990, but 2.5 billion people still do not have basic sanitation such as toilets.
8. Global Partnership for Development
Debt has declined for developing countries and trade climate is continuing to improve. In 2013 aid money hit a record high, but shifted away from the poorest countries.
1. Eradicate Poverty and Extreme Hunger
Extreme poverty rates have been halved since 19990, however one in nine people worldwide remain hungry.
2. Achieve Universal Primary Education
Primary education has reached 90%, but the remaining 10% accounts for 58 million people.
3. Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
Both boys and girls have access to primary education, but women still face discrimination and do not get the same rights as men.
4. Reduce Child Mortality
The number of children who die every day has been reduced by 17,000 since 1990, however over 6 million children die before their fifth birthday every year.
5. Improve Maternal Health
Maternal mortality has fallen by 45% since 1990, but only half of women in developing countries receive recommended health care during their pregnancy.
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases
9.7 million people received lifesaving medicines for HIV in 2012 and 3.3 million malaria deaths were prevented over the last 12 years, however every hour 50 young people are infected with HIV and in 2012 malaria killed an estimated 627,000 people.
7. Ensure Environmental Sustainability
2.3 billion people have gained access to drinking water since 1990, but 2.5 billion people still do not have basic sanitation such as toilets.
8. Global Partnership for Development
Debt has declined for developing countries and trade climate is continuing to improve. In 2013 aid money hit a record high, but shifted away from the poorest countries.