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Millennium Development Goals (MDGS)

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were a global initiative adopted by 189 countries in 2000 aimed at addressing issues like poverty, hunger, and gender inequality by 2015. Key achievements included a significant reduction in extreme poverty and child mortality, as well as improvements in education and maternal health, although some goals were only partially met. Overall, the MDGs are credited with saving approximately 21 million lives between 2000 and 2015.

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Millennium Development Goals (MDGS)

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were a global initiative adopted by 189 countries in 2000 aimed at addressing issues like poverty, hunger, and gender inequality by 2015. Key achievements included a significant reduction in extreme poverty and child mortality, as well as improvements in education and maternal health, although some goals were only partially met. Overall, the MDGs are credited with saving approximately 21 million lives between 2000 and 2015.

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Millennium Development Goals

(MDG)

Presented by – Janhavi Choudhari


Krittika Dustakar
Shubhangi Tayade
Introduction-
Global blueprint adopted by world leaders at the United
Nations Millennium in September 2000 by 189 countries.
Target year: 2015.
Aim: Tackle poverty, hunger, disease, gender inequality, and
environmental degradation.

Millennium Development Goals (2000–2015)


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

Goal 1 - Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger


• Extreme poverty halved: from ~50% (1990) to
~14% (2015)
• People living under $1.25/day dropped from 1.9B
to 836M
Goal 2 - •Achieve
HungerUniversal
rates fell,Primary
though Education
progress uneven
across regions.
• Significant rise in enrollment rates.
• Universal completion not achieved—~58M
primary-aged
children still out of school by 2015.
Goal 3 - Promote Gender Equality & Empower Women
• Gender parity achieved in primary &
secondary
education in many areas.
• Women’s participation in political and
economic
life increased, but gaps remain same.
Goal 4 - Reduce Child Mortality
• Under-5 mortality reduced by ~50% (12.7M
deaths in
1990 → 6.3M in 2013).
• Measles deaths down 74% due to expanded
immunization.
Goal 5 Improve Maternal Health
• Maternal deaths fell from ~523,000 (1990)
to ~289,000 (2013).
• Target of three-quarters reduction not fully
met.

Goal 6 Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Other


Diseases
• HIV new infections dropped by 38% (2001–
2013).
• Malaria and TB deaths saw major declines.
Goal 7 Ensure Environmental Sustainability
• 2.6B people gained access to improved drinking
water.
• Mixed results on sanitation, biodiversity
protection, and
climate measures.

Goal 8 - Develop a Global Partnership for Development


• Expanded access to affordable medicines and
technology.
• Increased cooperation between developed and
developing nations.
• Impact measurement varied across sectors.
Overall Impact of MDGs
 ~21 million extra lives saved (2000–2015).
 Child mortality reduction : 8.8–17.3M lives.
 HIV/AIDS treatment : ~8.7M lives.
 TB control : ~3.1M lives.
 Maternal mortality reduction : ~0.5M lives.
 Marked progress, but several goals
remained partially.
REFERENCES –
 United Nations. The Millennium Development
Goals Report 2015. New York: UN, 2015.
 World Health Organization. Health in 2015: From
MDGs to SDGs. Geneva: WHO, 2015.
 UNDP. The Millennium Development Goals. UNDP
Website.
 World Bank. MDGs End Poverty 2015 Review.
REFERENCES :

UNITED NATIONS. THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT


GOALS REPORT 2015. NEW YORK: UN, 2015.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. HEALTH IN 2015:
FROM MDGS TO SDGS. GENEVA: WHO, 2015.
UNDP. THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS. UNDP
WEBSITE.
WORLD BANK. MDGS END POVERTY 2015 REVIEW.

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