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UN Millennium Development Goals

UN Millennium Development Goals. Target date: 2015 Text adapted from: United Nations Development Programme: http://www.UNDP.org (2002); Millennium Development Goals Report 2005: The State of Food Insecurity in the World (FAO) 2005. UN Millennium Development Goals.

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UN Millennium Development Goals

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  1. UN Millennium Development Goals Target date: 2015 Text adapted from: United Nations Development Programme: http://www.UNDP.org (2002); Millennium Development Goals Report 2005: The State of Food Insecurity in the World (FAO) 2005

  2. UN Millennium Development Goals http://www.fertilizer.org/var/ifa/storage/images/media/images/images-sustainability/millennium-development-goals/html6/672797-2-eng-GB/Poster-UN-MDGs.png

  3. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger • Target for 2015:Halve the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day and those who suffer from hunger. • More than a billion people live on less than $1 a day • 800 million people do not have enough food to meet their energy needs • ¼ of children under 5 in the developing world are malnourished http://www.christmaslistexpress.com/images/hungry_children.jpg

  4. http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2011/01_global_poverty_chandy/01_global_poverty_chandy.pdfhttp://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2011/01_global_poverty_chandy/01_global_poverty_chandy.pdf

  5. Undernourishment http://esthertranle.com/wordpress/2010/01/09/uns-millenium-development-report-goal-1/ ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/a0200e/a0199e.pdf

  6. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/pdf/MDG%20Book.pdf

  7. 2. Achieve universal primary education • Target for 2015: Ensure that all boys and girls complete primary school. • 115 million children do not attend school, but the target is within reach. India classroom http://blog.craigdossantos.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/india-education.jpg

  8. Children out of school http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/pdf/MDG%20Book.pdf

  9. Youth Literacy http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTGLOMONREP2008/Images/4737993-1207064724905/MDG2-Figure-4-(large).gif

  10. Global Literacy http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/World_literacy_map_UNHD_2007_2008.png/800px-World_literacy_map_UNHD_2007_2008.png

  11. 3. Promote gender equality and empower women • Target for 2015: Eliminate gender disparities in primary and secondary education • Two-thirds of illiterates are women http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/pdf/MDG%20Book.pdf

  12. Gender inequality in education http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/gender_equality_and_empowerment_of_women_education_status

  13. Gender inequality in employment • The rate of employment among women is two-thirds that of men. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/pdf/MDG%20Book.pdf http://www1.fao.org/media_thumbs/Photos/1997/Feb1997/Thumbs_384/19480.jpg

  14. Gender inequality in government • The proportion of seats in parliaments held by women is increasing • 16% worldwide • About one third in • Argentina • Mozambique • South Africa http://www.smolec.pl/kobiety/foto/diogo.jpg Luisa Dias Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique

  15. 4. Reduce child mortality • Target for 2015: Reduce by two thirds the mortality rate among children under five • Every year nearly 11 million young children die before their fifth birthday • Equals 30,000 children a day • mainly from preventable illnesses • that number is down from 15 million in 1980. http://www.stolenchildhood.net/images/hiv_aids_affected_children.jpg

  16. ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/a0200e/a0199e.pdf

  17. 5. Improve maternal health • Target for 2015: Reduce by three-quarters the ratio of women dying in childbirth. • In the developing world, the risk of dying in childbirth is one in 48 • But virtually all countries now have safe motherhood programs. • U.S. risk of dying in childbirth is one in 10,000 Nurse-midwife trainees, India http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/images/0407p65_1.jpg

  18. Maternal Mortality (2005) http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/pdf/MDG%20Book.pdf ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/a0200e/a0199e.pdf

  19. ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/a0200e/a0199e.pdf

  20. 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases • Target for 2015: Halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS • and the incidence of malaria and other majordiseases. • Forty million people are living with HIV • AIDS is the leading cause of premature death in Sub-Saharan Africa http://www.printdistortion.com/images/sick_man.jpg

  21. People living with HIV AIDS http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/People_living_with_HIV_AIDS_world_map.PNG/800px-People_living_with_HIV_AIDS_world_map.PNG

  22. HIV AIDS in Africa • 25 Million Africans have HIV AIDS • 2/3 of worldwide AIDS • 2 million deaths/year • 12 million AIDS orphans http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Africa_HIV-AIDS_300px.png

  23. Malaria Mosquito netting: effective & inexpensive http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/pdf/MDG%20Book.pdf http://www.worldvision.org/resources.nsf/main/enews-200804/$file/enews-world-malaria-day-2-200804.jpg

  24. AIDS, Malaria and Hunger ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/a0200e/a0199e.pdf

  25. HIV Education • Some countries have shown that the spread of HIV can be stemmed. • Brazil • Senegal • Thailand • Uganda Uganda billboard http://cnx.org/content/m13459/latest/aidsisreal.jpg

  26. 7. Ensure environmental sustainability • Targets: • Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs • Reverse the loss of environmental resources. Reforestation project, West Africa http://www.earthrights.net/images/ERI%20JATROPHA%203.jpg

  27. http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/global_soil_degradation

  28. Global Deforestation http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.geography.ndo.co.uk/images/forestloss1.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.geography.ndo.co.uk/forestloss1.htm&h=513&w=606&sz=24&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=etGrSQBAHa7PdM:&tbnh=112&tbnw=133&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddeforestation%2Bmap%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8

  29. Safe Drinking Water • Target: by 2015, reduce by half the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water. • More than one billion people lack access to safe drinking water • During the 1990s, nearly one billion people gained access to safe water http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://assets.panda.org/img/106835_36130.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/freshwater/news/index.cfm%3FuNewsID%3D11881&h=252&w=166&sz=12&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=P2ErBGOVbEUYtM:&tbnh=106&tbnw=69&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsafe%2Bdrinking%2Bwater%2Bdeveloping%2Bnations%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8

  30. Populations without access to safe drinking water http://www.worldwater.org/drinkwat.gif

  31. Slum Dwellers • Target: by 2020 achieve significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers. New Delhi, India

  32. Number of Urban Slum Dwellers is Increasing • Global urban population has surpassed rural population • Future increase in world population will be in urban slums • There are now 1 billion slum dwellers • 31% of urban populations worldwide • 71% of urban populations in Sub-Saharan Africa • Global urban population will grow to 6 billion by 2050 • Will be 3.5 billion slum dwellers Source: BBC 2003

  33. Percentage of Global Slum Dwellers is declining http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H262-zY4QpU/S6rGLg7wbKI/AAAAAAAAEmE/X0suuHWl-a0/s1600/New+Picture+(40).bmp

  34. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/pdf/MDG%20Book.pdf

  35. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/pdf/MDG%20Book.pdf

  36. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/pdf/MDG%20Book.pdf

  37. Sanitation • More than two billion people lack sanitation. • Half the developing world • During the 1990’s nearly one billion people gained access to sanitation. Improving sanitation, East Africa http://www.ete.wur.nl/NR/rdonlyres/3F001224-6073-45F2-BE70-CC969670EC00/44925/postertobiasbigamboplaatje2.JPG

  38. Sanitation http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/toilets_needed_to_meet_the_mdg_sanitation_target_by_2015

  39. 8. Develop a global partnership for development • Targets: • Develop further an open trading and financial system • includes a national and international commitment to good • governance • development • poverty reduction Uganda Parliament http://www.nancarrow-webdesk.com/warehouse/storage2/2007-w46/img.74771_t.jpg

  40. Special Needs • Address the least developed countries’ special needs • Landlocked States • Small island developing States Haiti http://www.ired.com/pix/news/mkt/haiti.jpg

  41. Youth Develop decent and productive work for youth Youth job training, S. Africa http://www.youthportal.org.za/ur/GDP.JPG

  42. Affordable Drugs • Provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing countries • In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies http://www.ahcip.org/images/aids_drugs.jpg

  43. Technology • In cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies • Especially information and communications technologies. http://psdblog.worldbank.org/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/16/cell_phone_africa_3.jpg

  44. Mobile Phones http://notamystery.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/mobiles.jpg

  45. Internet World Map (2007) http://www.ipligence.com/worldmap/internet-map.jpg

  46. Debt • Deal comprehensively with developing countries’ debt problems • Many developing countries spend more on debt service than on social services. • Middle income countries benefit from increased trade • Poorest countries benefit more from aid than trade http://www.gpia.info/files/u10/Cover_with_quotes.jpg

  47. Aid

  48. MGD Progress 2010

  49. Progress Toward MGD http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/images/uploads/ManyCountriesAreFallingShortOfMostMDGs.gif

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