Since their establishment in 2000, the Millennium Development Goals have become a universally shared framework for development. They are a means for developing countries and their development partners to assess their ability to work together to reach meaningful targets in key areas. Governments, United Nations agencies and other international organizations, and major civil society groups are actively using the MDGs as benchmarks for their development efforts.
The Goals set out time-bound and measurable targets for reducing poverty, increasing school attendance, promoting gender equality, averting maternal and child deaths, improving health
care, combating major diseases and achieving environmental sustainability. A final Goal is
building partnerships between developed and developing countries, which is a prerequisite to attaining the other Goals and to improving the well-being of the world’s poorest people. |
WHAT IS THE MDG MONITOR?
The MDG Monitor shows how countries are progressing in their efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). With the 2015 target date fast approaching, it is more important than ever to understand where the goals are on track, and where additional efforts and support are needed, both globally and at the country level. The MDG Monitor is designed as a tool for policymakers, development practitioners, journalists, students and others to:
TRACK progress through interactive maps and country-specific profiles
LEARN about countries' challenges and achievements and get the latest news
SUPPORT organizations working on the MDGs around the world
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