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Millennium Development Goals
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Millennium Development Goals
The
Millennium Development Goals
(
MDGs
) are the eight
international development
goals
that were established following the
Millennium Summit
of the
United Nations
in 2000, following the adoption of the
United Nations Millennium Declaration
. 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:
To eradicate
extreme poverty
and
hunger
To achieve
universal primary education
To promote
gender equality
and empower women
To reduce
child mortality
To improve
maternal health
To combat
HIV/AIDS
,
malaria
, and other diseases
To ensure environmental sustainability
To develop a global partnership for development
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