13. July 2011
The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011
10 years on from the turn of the millennium, the UN reports on progress to achieve the MDGs
More than 10 years have passed since world leaders established goals and targets to free humanity from extreme poverty, hunger, illiteracy and disease. The Millennium Declaration and the MDG framework for accountability derived from it have inspired development efforts and helped set global and national priorities and focus subsequent actions. While more work lies ahead, the world has cause to celebrate, in part due to the continued economic growth of some developing countries and targeted interventions in critical areas. Increased funding from many sources has translated into the expansion of programmes to deliver services and resources to those most in need. Here are some of the highlights:
• Poverty continues to decline in many countries and regions and the world is still on track to reach the poverty-reduction target.
•Some of the poorest countries have made the greatest strides in education. With an 18 percentage point gain between 1999 and 2009, sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the best record of improvement.
•Targeted interventions have succeeded in reducing child mortality
•Increased funding and control efforts have cut deaths from malaria
•Investments in preventing and treating HIV are yielding results
•Effective strategies against tuberculosis are saving millions of lives
•Every region has made progress in improving access to clean drinking water
However, huge challenges remain in areas such as child nutrition and education, maternal health, employment for women, sanitation and urban poverty.
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