Millennium Development Goals

Author(s): Juulke Brosky
Publication date: Tuesday 26 October 2004

The Millennium Development Goals reflect values of freedom, equality, solidarity, tolerance, non-violence, respect for nature and shared responsibility.

They stem from the Millennium Summit of the United Nations. In September 2000, 189 Heads of States signed the Millennium Declaration and committed themselves to the 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that were subtracted out of the Declaration. The MDGs are worked out in several targets and indicators and have a deadline set for 2015.

MDG 1	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
MDG 2	Achieve universal primary education
MDG 3	Promote gender equality and empower women
MDG 4	Reduce child mortality
MDG 5	Improve maternal health
MDG 6	Combat HIV/AIDS and other diseases
MDG 7	Ensure environmental sustainability
MDG 8	Develop a global partnership for development

For more information check these websites:

United Nations Millenniumgoals

United Nations Devopment Programme & MDG

We the People: a Call to Action for the UN Millennium Declaration