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ü In
September 2000, the World leaders came together at the UN headquarters in New
York adopted the UN Millennium Declaration committing to a new global
partnership to reduce extreme poverty and setting out a series of time bound
targets with a dead line of 2015.
ü The
MDGs range from halving the extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS
and providing universal primary education all by the target date of 2015.
ü The
declaration was signed by 189 nations.
ü These
are 8 in number.
ü These
are the 8 goals for 2015.
ü This
became the 8 Millennium development goals to be achieved by 2015.
1. Eradicate
extreme poverty and Hunger
2. Achieve
universal Primary Education
3. Promote
gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce
child mortality
5. Improve
maternal health
6. Combat
HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases
7. Ensure
environmental Sustainability
8. Develop
a global partnership for development