Millennium Development Goals https://www.mdgmonitor.org UN Millennium Project Tue, 31 Oct 2017 14:37:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.12 https://i0.wp.com/www.mdgmonitor.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-fav-ico-512.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Millennium Development Goals https://www.mdgmonitor.org 32 32 103244231 MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-1-eradicate-poverty-hunger/ https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-1-eradicate-poverty-hunger/#comments Mon, 15 May 2017 10:23:40 +0000 http://www.mdgmonitor.org/?p=1 Recent gains in millennium development goal 1 have seen the number of hungry people in the world decrease to fewer than 1 billion, though the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations believes that this number is still unacceptably high. Millennium Development Goal 1 has three targets: To halve the proportion of people whose […]

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]]> https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-1-eradicate-poverty-hunger/feed/ 2 1 MDG 2: ­Achieve universal primary education https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-2-achieve-universal-primary-education/ https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-2-achieve-universal-primary-education/#respond Mon, 15 May 2017 09:54:53 +0000 http://www.mdgmonitor.org/?p=49 There is only one target for millennium development goal 2: To ensure that children universally – including both boys and girls – will be able to complete a full course of primary education by 2015. The Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN claims that nearly 57 million primary school age children are not able […]

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]]> https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-2-achieve-universal-primary-education/feed/ 0 49 Top 5 Donation Apps – ShareTheMeal, Charity Miles and More https://www.mdgmonitor.org/top-5-donation-apps-sharethemeal-charity-miles/ https://www.mdgmonitor.org/top-5-donation-apps-sharethemeal-charity-miles/#respond Mon, 21 Nov 2016 10:13:09 +0000 http://www.mdgmonitor.org/?p=415 Today, you can find an app for nearly everything, including fundraising. With smartphones reaching near-ubiquity in most parts of the world, charities, nonprofits, and non-governmental organisations are pushing their money-raising campaigns to mobile devices through fundraising apps, responsive website designs, and text-to-give programs. Besides making it more convenient for donors to support their favourite charities […]

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]]> https://www.mdgmonitor.org/top-5-donation-apps-sharethemeal-charity-miles/feed/ 0 415 MDG 3: Promote gender equality and empower women https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-3-promote-gender-equality-and-empower-women/ https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-3-promote-gender-equality-and-empower-women/#respond Tue, 15 Nov 2016 09:37:50 +0000 http://www.mdgmonitor.org/?p=51 There was only one target under millennium development goal 3: To eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education by 2005, and in all levels of education by 2015. It is important to promote the total and equitable participation of both men and women in efforts aimed at improving poverty reduction, food security, and sustainability […]

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]]> https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-3-promote-gender-equality-and-empower-women/feed/ 0 51 MDG 4: Reduce child mortality https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-4-reduce-child-mortality/ https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-4-reduce-child-mortality/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2016 09:12:28 +0000 http://www.mdgmonitor.org/?p=54 The Millennium Development Goal 4 has only one target: To reduce the under-five mortality rate by two-thirds in the period between 1990 and 2015 Undernutrition is estimated to contribute to more than 33 percent of all deaths in children under five. So, efforts to improve household food security and nutrition have increased the chances of […]

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]]> https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-4-reduce-child-mortality/feed/ 3 54 MDG 5: Improve maternal health https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-5-improve-maternal-health/ https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-5-improve-maternal-health/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2016 09:00:20 +0000 http://www.mdgmonitor.org/?p=72 Hunger and malnutrition were observed to increase the incidence and fatality rate of the conditions that contribute to nearly 80 percent of maternal deaths. In this regard, millennium development goal 5 has two targets: To reduce the maternal mortality ratio by 75 percent To achieve universal access to reproductive health Improving maternal health is critical […]

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]]> https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-5-improve-maternal-health/feed/ 1 72 MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other major diseases https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-6-combat-hiv-aids-malaria-and-other-diseases/ https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-6-combat-hiv-aids-malaria-and-other-diseases/#respond Tue, 15 Nov 2016 08:48:07 +0000 http://www.mdgmonitor.org/?p=83 HIV, malaria, and other diseases directly and indirectly impact food and nutrition security, rural development, and agricultural productivity. At the same time, malnutrition and food and nutrition insecurity can increase vulnerability to disease. In this regard, Millennium Development Goal 6 has three targets: To halt by 2015 and have started to reverse the spread of […]

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]]> https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-6-combat-hiv-aids-malaria-and-other-diseases/feed/ 0 83 MDG 7: Ensure environmental sustainability https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-7-ensure-environmental-sustainability/ https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-7-ensure-environmental-sustainability/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2016 08:12:46 +0000 http://www.mdgmonitor.org/?p=91 It is critical that the natural resources base and ecosystems are managed sustainably to ensure that people’s food requirements and other social, economic, and environmental needs are sufficiently met. Climate change, conflicts over access to resources, and increased water scarcity all pose a threat to not only environmental sustainability but also food security. As such, […]

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]]> https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-7-ensure-environmental-sustainability/feed/ 1 91 MDG 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-8-develop-a-global-partnership-for-development/ https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-8-develop-a-global-partnership-for-development/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2016 07:56:15 +0000 http://www.mdgmonitor.org/?p=110 Millennium development goal 8 has 6 targets that seek to develop global partnership for development, namely: To further develop an open, predictable, rule-based, non-discriminatory trading and economic system To address the special needs of the least developed countries To address the special needs of small island developing States and landlocked developing countries To deal exhaustively […]

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]]> https://www.mdgmonitor.org/mdg-8-develop-a-global-partnership-for-development/feed/ 3 110 What is Development – A Definitive Guide https://www.mdgmonitor.org/what-is-development-guide/ https://www.mdgmonitor.org/what-is-development-guide/#respond Thu, 03 Nov 2016 17:51:25 +0000 http://www.mdgmonitor.org/?p=556 But how do you tell which change is good? The word ‘development’ is widely used to refer to a specified state of advancement or growth. It could also be used to describe a new and advanced idea or product; or an event that constitutes a new stage under changing circumstances. Generally, the term development describes […]

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