MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT

GOALS
A U.N. INITIATIVE

September 6-8, 2000

UN Headquarters, New York City

THE MILLENIUM SUMMIT

MILLENIUM
SUMMIT

149 Heads of State and Government and high-ranking officials from

over 40 other countries.

the main document

THE MILLENIUM
DECLARATION

MILLENIUM DECLARATION
unanimously adopted
contained a statement of values,
principles and objectives for the
international agenda for the twentyfirst century
set deadlines for many collective
actions

Millennium Declaration
Affirmed Member States' faith in the United
Nations and itsCharter as indispensable for
a more peaceful, prosperous and just world

Recognized
the collective responsibility of the
governments of the world to uphold human
dignity, equality and equity
the duty of world leaders to all people, and
especially children and the most vulnerable

Millennium Declaration
the central challenge of today is
to ensure that globalization
becomes a positive force for all
called for global policies and
measures, corresponding to the
needs of developing countries
and economies in transition

MILLENIUM DECLARATION
Cited six values fundamental to
international relations for the twentyfirst century:
1. Freedom
2. Equality (of individuals and nations)
3. Solidarity
4. Tolerance
5. Respect for nature
6. Shared responsibility

MILLENIUM DECLARATION
EIGHT (8) CHAPTERS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Values and Principles

Peace, Security and Disarmament
Development and Poverty Eradication
Protecting our Common Environment
Human Rights, Democracy and Good Governance
Protecting the Vulnerable

7. Meeting the Special Needs of Africa

8. Strengthening the United Nations

THE MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT

GOALS

Millennium Development
Goals
originally developed by theOECD
(Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development)

All 189United Nations member

states and at least 23international
organizationscommitted to help
achieve these MDGs by 2015

Millennium Development
Goals
1. To eradicateextreme poverty and hunger
2. To achieveuniversal primary education
3. To promotegender equality and empower
women
4. To reducechild mortality*
5. To improvematernal health*
6. To combatHIV/AIDS,malaria, and other diseases*
7. To ensure environmentalsustainability
8. To develop a global partnership for development

Millennium Development
Goals
eight (8) goals
21 targets
health indicatorsandeconomic
indicators for each target

Eradicate extreme poverty

and hunger

Target 1A:
Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the
proportion of people living on less than $1.25 /day
- Poverty gap ratio [incidence x depth of poverty]
- Share of poorest quintile in national consumption

Achieve Decent Employment for Women,

and Young People

Target 1B:

Men,

- GDP Growth per Employed Person

- Employment Rate
- Proportion of employed population below $1.25 per day
- Proportion of family-based workers in employed population

Target 1C:
Halve (1990-2015) the proportion of
people who suffer from hunger
- Prevalence of underweight children under five years of age

- Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary

consumption

energy

Target 2A:
By 2015, all children can
complete a full course
ofprimary
schooling, girls and boys
-Enrollment in primary education
-Completion of primary education

Target 3A:
Eliminate gender disparity in
primary and
secondary education
preferably by 2005, and at
all levels by
2015
- Ratios of girls to boys in primary,
secondary and
tertiary education

the

Share of women in wage employment in

non-agricultural sector

Proportion of seats held by women in

national
parliament

Target 4A:
Reduce by two-thirds, between
1990 and 2015,
the under-five
mortality rate
- Under-five mortality rate
- Infant (under 1) mortality rate (IMR)
- Proportion of 1-year-old children
immunized
againstmeasles

Target 5A:
Reduce by three quarters, between
1990 and
2015, thematernal mortality ratio
- Maternal mortality ratio
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health
personnel

Target 5B:
Achieve, by 2015, universal
access toreproductive health
- Contraceptive prevalence rate
- Adolescent birth rate
- Antenatal care coverage
- Unmet need forfamily planning

Goal 6
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases

Target 6A:
Have halted by 2015 and begun to
reverse the spread ofHIV/AIDS
- HIV prevalence among population aged 1524 years
- Condom use at last high-risk sex
- Proportion of population aged 1524 years with
comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS
Target 6B:
Achieve, by 2010, universal access to
treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need it
- Proportion of population with advanced HIV
infection
with access to antiretroviral drugs

Goal 6
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
Target 6C:
Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the
incidence ofmalaria and other major diseases
Prevalence and death rates associated with malaria
Proportion of children under 5 sleeping under insecticidetreated bednets
Proportion of children under 5 with fever who are treated
with appropriate anti-malarial drugs
Incidence, prevalence and death rates associated with
tuberculosis
Proportion of tuberculosis cases detected and cured under
DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Short Course)

Target 7A: Integrate the principles ofsustainable

development into country policies and
programs; reverse loss of environmental
resources
Target 7B: Reducebiodiversityloss, achieving, by
2010, a significant reduction in the rate of loss
-

Proportion of land area covered by forest

CO2emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP)
Consumption ofozone-depleting substances
Proportion of fish stocks within safe biological limits
Proportion of total water resources used
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected
Proportion ofspecies threatened with extinction

Target 7C: Halve, by 2015, the proportion of the

population without sustainable access to safe
drinking water and basicsanitation
- Proportion of population with sustainable access
to
animproved water source, urban and rural
- Proportion of urban population with access toimproved
sanitation

Target 7D: By 2020, to have achieved a significant

improvement in
the lives of at least 100 million
slum-dwellers
- Proportion of urban population living inslums

Target 8A: Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable,

non- discriminatory trading and financial system
Includes a commitment togood governance, development,
andpoverty reduction both nationally and internationally

Target 8B: Address the Special Needs of theLeast

Developed Countries(LDCs)
Includes: tariff and quota free access for LDC exports; enhanced
programme ofdebt relieffor HIPC and cancellation of officialbilateral
debt; and more generous ODA (Official Development Assistance) for
countries committed to poverty reduction

Target 8C: Address the special needs of landlocked

developing countries and small island developing
States
Through the Programme of Action for the Sustainable
Development ofSmall Island Developing States and the outcome
of the twenty-second special session of the General Assembly

Target 8D: Deal comprehensively with the debt

problems of developing countries through
national and international measures in order to
make debt sustainable in the long term
Some of theindicatorslisted below are monitored separately for
the least developed countries (LDCs), Africa, landlocked
developing countries and small island developing States.
Official development assistance (ODA):
Net ODA, total and to LDCs, as percentage of OECD/DAC donors GNI
Proportion of total sector-allocable ODA of OECD/DAC donors to basic
social services (basic education, primary health care, nutrition, safe
water and sanitation)
Proportion of bilateral ODA of OECD/DAC donors that is untied
ODA received in landlocked countries as proportion of their GNIs
ODA received in small island developing States as proportion of their
GNIs

 Market access:
Proportion of total developed country imports (by value and
excluding arms) from developing countries and from LDCs,
admitted free of duty
Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural
products and textiles and clothing from developing countries
Agricultural support estimate for OECD countries as
percentage of their GDP
Proportion of ODA provided to help build trade capacity

Debt sustainability:
Total number of countries that have reached their HIPC
decision points and number that have reached their HIPC
completion points (cumulative)
Debt relief committed under HIPC initiative, US$
Debt service as a percentage of exports of goods and services

Target 8E: In co-operation with pharmaceutical

companies, provide access to affordable,
essential drugs in developing countries
Proportion of population with access to affordable essential
drugs on a sustainable basis

Target 8F: In co-operation with the private sector,

make available the benefits of new technologies,
especiallyinformation and communications
Telephone lines and cellular subscribers per 100 population
Personal computers in use per 100 population
Internet users per 100 Population

MDG Philippines
DATA AVAILABILITY
obtained a rating of 27.9%
first among the 11 countries in South-East Asia
followed by Thailand (25.2%) and Indonesia (24.6%)
fourth among all of Asia and the Pacific after Australia
29.1%, Japan, 29.0%, and Republic of Korea, 28.7%.

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), 2003

MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT
GOALS
to help citizens in the world's
poorest
countries to achieve a
better life
by the
year 2015
to free all men, women,
and
children from the
abject and
dehumanizing
conditions
ofextreme
poverty"

Thank you
and may God bless us all.