Millennium Development Goals

MDGs is the acronym for Millennium Development Goals. These goals were officially established at the United Nations Millennium Summit in year 2000 where 189 world leaders adopted the United Nations Millennium Declaration from where the 8-Goal action plan were extracted and now known as the Millennium Development Goals.

There are basically 8 goals and 21
targets. The 8 goals are:

1. To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. To achieve universal primary education
3. To 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