2. Millennium Development Goals United Nations Millennium Declaration In September 2000, 147 heads of State and Governments, and 189 nations in total, committed themselves to making the right to development a reality for everyone.
10. the proportion of people who suffer from hunger Today 24.000 people will die of hunger and hunger-related causes.
11. Goal 1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger One third of the population in Macedonia is living below the poverty line… Poverty and inequality are increasing
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13. Target: Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schoolingMore than 860 million people in the world today are illiterate. 98% of them live in developing countries.
14. Goal 2. Achieve universal primary education ¾ of the poor have less than primary school education…
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16. Target: Eliminate gender disparity in all levels by 2015One of three women has been beaten, forced to have sex or abused in another way! 70% of the people living below the poverty line are female…
17. Goal 3. Promote gender equality and empower women The participation of women in the labour force decreased in the period of transition… In 2000 the employment rate for men was two times higher than that for women!
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19. Target: Reduce by two thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rateEvery 1.2 second a child is born into poverty! Every 3 second a child dies of disease! Every 7 second a child dies of hunger or causes related to malnutrition!
20. Goal 4. Reduce child mortality In Macedonia the infant mortality rate has been reduced significantly over the past decade…. ….still child mortality in rural areas remains a challenge
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22. Target: Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratioEvery minute a woman dies from childbirth complications! 1400 a day 500.000 a year
23. Goal 5. Improve maternal health Equal access and a good healthcare system remain the way forward in improving maternal health.
31. Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes; reverse the loss of environmental resources.
32. Reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation.One in six people have no access to safe water!
33. Goal 7. Ensure environmental sustainability Safe drinking water is not available to all, especially to people living in rural areas
