A general presentation about the Millennium Development Goals, or MDGs, and Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs.

1. THE MILLENIUM
DEVELOPMENT GOALS(MDGs)
and SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS(SDGs)
PIUS MWENDA
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2. INTRODUCTION
• United Millennium Summit in 6th to 8th September 2000
in New York, 189 world leaders agreed to a set of time-
bound (1990:2015) and measurable goals for combating
hunger, poverty, diseases, illiteracy, environmental
degradation, and discrimination against women.
• 21 targets and 91 official indicators
• Comprehensive and systematic
• A fundamental framework for global development.....a
common vision crucial for success.
• United Millennium Summit in 6th to 8th September 2000
in New York, 189 world leaders agreed to a set of time-
bound (1990:2015) and measurable goals for combating
hunger, poverty, diseases, illiteracy, environmental
degradation, and discrimination against women.
• 21 targets and 91 official indicators
• Comprehensive and systematic
• A fundamental framework for global development.....a
common vision crucial for success.
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3. THE MDGs
Eradicate extreme poverty and hungerEradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary educationAchieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower womenPromote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortalityReduce child mortality
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4. THE MDGs......
Combat HIV/AIDs, Malaria and other diseasesCombat HIV/AIDs, Malaria and other diseases
Ensure environmental sustainabilityEnsure environmental sustainability
Develop a global partnership for developmentDevelop a global partnership for development
Improve maternal healthImprove maternal health
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5. THE 2015 MDGs TARGETS
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Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the people
whose income is less than $1 a day
Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the people
whose income is less than $1 a day
Ensure that all boys and girls complete primary schoolEnsure that all boys and girls complete primary school
Eliminate gender disparities in primary and
secondary education by 2005 and at all levels by
2015.
Eliminate gender disparities in primary and
secondary education by 2005 and at all levels by
2015.
Reduce by two thirds the mortality rate among
children under 5yrs.
Reduce by two thirds the mortality rate among
children under 5yrs.
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6. THE 2015 MDGs TARGETS....
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Reduce by three-quarters the ratio of women dying in
childbirth.
Reduce by three-quarters the ratio of women dying in
childbirth.
Reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS and incidence of malaria
and other major diseases.
Reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS and incidence of malaria
and other major diseases.
Integrate the principles of SD into the policies
Reverse the loss of environmental resources.
Integrate the principles of SD into the policies
Reverse the loss of environmental resources.
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7. THE 2015 MDGs TARGETS......
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Address the needs for LDCs, landlocked and small island
developing states: debts also
Develop decent and productive work for youth;
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countries: private sector
Make available the benefits of new technologies
Address the needs for LDCs, landlocked and small island
developing states: debts also
Develop decent and productive work for youth;
Provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing
countries: private sector
Make available the benefits of new technologies-such as ICTs;
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8. GLOBAL MDGs REPORT CARD :THREE YEARS TO THE
DEADLINE, WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED?
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People living on less than $1.25 fell from 47 % in 1990 to 24 % in
2008;
200 million+ gained access to either improved water sources and
sanitation.
People living on less than $1.25 fell from 47 % in 1990 to 24 % in
2008;
200 million+ gained access to either improved water sources and
sanitation.
Enrolment rates at primary increased in SSA, from 58% to 76 %
between 1999 and 2010.
Enrolment rates at primary increased in SSA, from 58% to 76 %
between 1999 and 2010.
Gender parity index value of 97 falls within the + or- 3-point margin
of 100 %;accepted measure of parity.
Gender parity index value of 97 falls within the + or- 3-point margin
of 100 %;accepted measure of parity.
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9. GLOBAL MDGs REPORT CARD :THREE YEARS TO THE
DEADLINE, WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED ?
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Under-five deaths fell from more than 12.0 m in 1990 to 7.6 m in
2010; SSA has X2 its average rate of reduction, from 1.2 % a year
over 1990
Under-five deaths fell from more than 12.0 m in 1990 to 7.6 m in
2010; SSA has X2 its average rate of reduction, from 1.2 % a year
over 1990-2000 to 2.4 % during 2000-2010.
Important improvements in maternal health: reduction in
maternal deaths: slow progress;
Important improvements in maternal health: reduction in
maternal deaths: slow progress;
By 2010, 6.5 m people were receiving ARVs for HIV/AIDS in
developing regions;
2010 target of universal access, however, was not reached.
By 2010, 6.5 m people were receiving ARVs for HIV/AIDS in
developing regions;
2010 target of universal access, however, was not reached.
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10. GLOBAL MDGs REPORT CARD :THREE YEARS
TO THE DEADLINE, WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED?
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•Forest area increase in Asia.
•Net loss decreased :last 20 years, from -8.3 million ha
/year in the 1990s to -5.2 million ha /year;
•Since 1990, protected areas have increased by 58 %, and
in their extent by 48 %;
•Most important sites for species conservation remain
unprotected(IBAs and AZEs) ;
•Only 22 % of AZEs and 28 % of IBAs are covered by
protected areas;
•Conservation action slowing the rate of species
extinction.
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11. GLOBAL MDGs REPORT CARD :THREE YEARS TO THE
DEADLINE, WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED?
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•Core development aid falls:ODA
•Aid dips, as a share of total donor income, as well as
for LDCs and sub-Saharan Africa;
•Rise in mobile cellular subscriptions in the developing
world;
•Developing world share of the world’s Internet users
rose to 63 % in 2011, when 35 % of the world was
online.
•Average tariffs decline for agricultural products only
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12. AFTER 2015?
• <1000 days to MDGs target date.
• Key MDGs issues: Failure to address structural causes
of poverty, inequality ,data, dependency ,quality and
exclusion;
• Rio+20 Conference: develop a set of Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs),to build upon the MDGs;
• Based on- Agenda 21 ,Jo’burg plan ,Rio principles, build
upon commitments, international law ....;
• Action oriented, concise, limited in no., aspirational,
global, easy to communicate, universally applicable;
• Open Working Group on Sustainable Development
(2013)working on SDGs proposal.
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13. THANKS FOR LISTENING
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