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At the 2000 UN Millennium Summit, world leaders from rich and poor countries alike committed themselves – at the highest political level – to a set of eight time-bound targets that, when achieved, will end extreme poverty worldwide by 2015. The eight targets are:
End Hunger
Universal Education
Gender Equity
Child Health
Maternal Health
Combat HIV/AIDS
Environmental Sustainability
Global Partnership
In a recent report, the UN said, “We are now at the midpoint between the adoption of the MDGs and the 2015 target date.” While there have been some gains, many of the promises within the MDGs remain to be fulfilled.
What do you think are the factors that obstruct the completion of the Development Goals, and why do they persist?
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