IBFAN AFRICA

Despite a wide range of political and economic philosophies, the leaders of the world’s nations (at least the leaders of the 192 member-states of the United Nations) have finally agreed upon a single goal, rather, a collection of eight goals. During the 2000 Millennium Summit in New York City, the world’s leaders ratified the United Nations Millennium Declaration from which the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are taken. The eradication of extreme poverty and hunger, achievement of universal primary education; promotion of gender equality; reduction of child mortality rates; improvement of maternal health; combat of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malarial and other diseases; the safeguarding of environmental sustainability; and the strengthening of a global partnership for future development are the eight MDGs that are to be met by 2015. Full Version