Millennium development Goals

• The Millennium Development Goals were put forward by the united nations in 2000
• The declaration stated that nations worldwide must reduce extreme poverty 
• The Millennium development goals are a set of time-bound targets that all countries must achieve by 2015.

This includes;

• Reducing extreme hunger 
• achive primary universal eduction
• Gender equality/empowerment of women
• reduce child mortality
• improve maternl health
• Reduce HIV/AIDS
• evnironment sustainablity
• global partnership for development

Has it been succesful?

YES; 

• From 1990-2002 the global economic income rose by 21%
• Life expectancy rose from 63yrs-65yrs
• 8% of developing world gained acess to clean water
• child mortality rates fell from 103 to 88 (out of 1000) 
• In Ugandan parliment 30% are females
• Primary shools are now free
• Asia is making the most progress 

NO;

• Sub-Suahara African is struggling the most and failed to reach most of the goals, with high foos insecurity and extreme poverty. Also high levels of child mortality
• Middle East, North africa and Latin America have made slow progress
• many rural areas continue to experience extreme poverty 
• Most developed countries fail to reah the 'environmental sustainablilty' goal