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Millenium Development Goals

Witness a life-threatening situation at prom night as a 5-year-old falls into the water while the mother remains unaware. Take quick action and save the child before it's too late!

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Millenium Development Goals

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  1. Millenium Development Goals A plan to end EXTREME POVERTY

  2. Halve the proportion of people living on less than $1 a day Achieve Decent Employment for Women, Men, and Young People Halve the proportion of people who suffer from hunger

  3. By 2015, all children can complete a full course of primary schooling (up to grade 6/age 12 ) for girls and boys Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education

  4. Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education preferably by 2005, and at all levels by 2015 Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women

  5. Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate Goal 4: Reduce child mortality rates

  6. Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio. Achieve, by 2015, universal access to reproductive health Goal 5: Improve maternal health

  7. Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS Achieve, by 2010, universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need it Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases

  8. Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability

  9. Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs; reverse loss of environmental resources Halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation • By 2020, to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum-dwellers

  10. Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development

  11. Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development • Address the Special Needs of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) • Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries • In co-operation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable, essential drugs in developing countries • In co-operation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications

  12. QUESTION • It is prom night. You are down on the waterfront having your pictures taken. • You see and hear a 5 year old who has been throwing rocks off the wharf fall into the water. • The mom is by herself and has an infant in her arms who is crying . She hasn’t noticed what has happened. • WHAT DO YOU DO???

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