2. Introduction
• The Millennium Development Goals are eight
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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
3. What's the aim of the goal ?
• Goal 8 aims to address the special needs of the Least Developed
Countries this includes quota-free access for Least Developed
Countries.
• Deal with the debt problems of developing countries through
national and international measures in order to make debt
sustainable in the long term.
• The goal is aimed at developed countries to cut debts to
undeveloped countries to help them develop
• In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to
affordable essential drugs in developing countries
• This goal says there must be more debt relief and fairer trade rules
especially in agriculture to give poor farmers the chance to earn a
decent living.
• •In co-operation with the private sector, make available the benefits
of new technologies, especially information and communications.
4. Has the goal been met ?
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With just 2.3 years until 2015 there is still • To achieve the MDGs, we need to work
less aid money overall, with the poorest
together to ensure our help is well targeted
countries most adversely affected.
The goal covers a range of aspirations, such
and effective
as the aim to "develop further an open, rulebased, predictable, non-discriminatory
trading and financial system" and "deal
comprehensively with the debt problems of
developing countries". However, unlike the
other goals it doesn't include a list of specific
time-bound targets, making it harder to hold
rich countries to account.
Unfortunately aid dropped in 2006 and 2007
which will have to be increased to $13 million
to account for the earlier shortfalls.
MDG 8 provides targets for better co
ordination
Australia has worked with small islands
developing states in the pacific which shows
an example of co ordination.
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5. Facts on the mdg’s
• Statistics show currently 2.7 million people live in poverty.
• Australia in co operation with 8 pacific island countries has recently
reviewed that since the Mdg’s have begun they have seen a decrease in
improvements in some goals rather than an increase
