Millennium Development Goals

Millenium Development Goals for 2015

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Millenium Development Goals for 2015 In the year 2000, 189 leaders from around the world met at the historic Millenium Summit in New York. According to the then Secretary-General of the UN, Kofi Annan, the UNs role for the next millenium will be crucial; making it a focal point for joint efforts in a world that presents worrisome statistics that endanger the perpetuation of generations to come. • 1.2 billion people live with less than US$1.00 per day. • 800 million people are malnourished. • 153 million children are below their ideal weight. • 115 million children are not enrolled in school. • 97% of these children are in developing countries. • 64% of the worlds illiterate population are women. • 80% of the worlds refugee population are women. • 60% of children not enrolled in primary school are women. • Every year 10 million children die of preventable diseases. • 30 thousand deaths per day. • Anually, 500 mil thousand women die when giving birth or during their pregnancy. • In Africas Sub-Saharan region 1 in 16 women die in these conditions. • In countries of the OCDE this same proportion is of only 1 in every 2800 women. • In the year 2000, 22 million people had died of AIDS. • 13 million children lost their parents to the HIV virus. • 40 million people live with the virus. • Anually, 300 million cases of malaria are detected. • Anually 60 million people are infected by tuberculosis. • In the year 2000 1 billion people in developing countries didnt have access to drinkable water. • 2.4 billion people didnt have access to sanitary services. • 14% of the worlds population (in the developed world) produces 44% of the yearly CO2 total. • US$ 100 billion are necessary for acheiving the MDGs. • 0.5 of the GDP of developed countries is necessary for raising that amount. The result of this meeting? A commitment, with a set deadline; 2015. Erradicate extreme poverty and hunger. Achieve universal primary education. Promote gender equality and empower women. Reduce child mortality. Improve maternal health. Combat AIDS/HIV, malaria and other diseases. Ensure environmental sustainability. Develop a global partnership for development. I CAN, YOU CAN, WE CAN! Attribution-Noncommercial Creative Commons License.