The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight
international development goals that were officially
established following the Millennium Summit of the United
Nations in 2000, following the adoption of the United
Nations Millennium Declaration. All 189 United Nations
member states and at least 23 international organizations
have agreed to achieve these goals by the year 2015.
The goals are:
1. Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger,
2. Achieving universal primary education,
3. Promoting gender equality and empowering women,
4. Reducing child mortality rates,
5. Improving maternal health,
6. Combating HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases,
7. Ensuring environmental sustainability, and
8. Developing a global partnership for development.
9. Halve by 2015 the proportion of people without
sustainable access to safe drinking water
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