Millennium Development Goals

 

International Institute for Governance & Leadership (IIGL) supports Millennium Development Goals in true spirit. The MDGs were launched in July 2002, it is an independent project commissioned by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and supported by the UN Development Group. 189 UN member states & 23 international organizations have agreed to achieve MDG by 2015. The eight Millennium Development Goals are:

 

 

1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.

 

2. Achieve universal primary education.

 

3. Reduce child mortality.

 

4. Promote gender equality and empower women.

 

5. Improve maternal health.

 

6. Combat HIV / Aids, malaria and other diseases.

 

7. Ensure environmental sustainability.

 

8. Develop a global partnership for development.

 

 

For progress on MDG please read Report of the UN Secretary-General: A life of dignity for all: accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals and advancing the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015.