1. Millennium Development goals (MDGs) These were aspirations set by the UN in 2000 to help improve the lot of the world’s poor

4. Extreme poverty: what is it?

5. over 1 billion The number of people living on less than 50p per day:

6. That’s more than the populations of the EU, USA, Canada, Australia and Japan combined.

7. 28,000 The number of children dying from preventable diseases EVERY DAY:

8. That’s like the 2004 tsunami happening every week.

9. 2.6 billion The number of people without basic sanitation:

10. Imagine living without running water, or a flushing toilet. A third of the world’s population does.

11. 72 million The number of children receiving no basic education:

12. What sort of job are you likely to get if you can’t even write your own name?

13. And debt makes everything worse...

14. oil prices rose careless lending commodity prices fell interest rates rose

15. The developing world owes $2 trillion in foreign debts. ($2,000,000,000,000)

16. Debt repayments drain the poorest countries of resources.

17. Basic services receive less funding...

18. … and people stay trapped by poverty.

20. 8 promises made by over 191 countries Deadline 2015 South America Africa Europe Asia North America Australia

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22. GOAL # 1 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Halve the proportion of people whose income is less than one dollar a day. Halve the proportion of people who suffer from hunger . Deadline 2015

23. Almost 1 billion people in the world (21%) are still living on less than $ 1 per day . Half of the world’s total population, or 3 billion people, survive on less than $ 2 per day. Did you know that? Are we keeping our promise? Sub-Saharan Africa faces significant challenges in meeting the Millennium Development Goals. East Asia and South Asia together are still home to the greatest number of absolute poor people in the world. Latin America and the Caribbean saw fairly stagnant poverty rates.

24. Achieve universal primary education Ensure that boys and girls everywhere will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling. Deadline 2015 GOAL # 2

25. 113 million children are denied their right to an education. In the Asia-Pacific region, 122 million children under the age of 14 leave school to become child labourers. In Sub-Saharan Africa, 49 million children work. Did you know that? There are 43 million children in the world who are out of school due to conflict. Over 10 million children have been psychologically traumatized by armed conflict.

26. 93 Million Children without Access to School Number of primary-school-age children not in school, by region (2006)

27. Promote gender equality and empower women Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of education no later than 2015. Deadline 2015 GOAL # 3

29. Reduce by two-thirds the under-five mortality rate. Estimated number of under-five deaths, by region (2006) GOAL # 4 Reduce Child Mortality

30. Every day, on average more than 26,000 children under the age of five die around the world, mostly from preventable causes. Did you know that? Are NATIONS keeping their promise? Many developing countries face challenges ahead in improving the odds for children.

31. Improve maternal health Reduce by three quarters the maternal mortality ratio. Deadline 2015 Maternal deaths estimated at 536,000 GOAL # 5

32. Women in high-fertility countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have a 1-in-16 lifetime risk of dying from maternal causes. Women in low-fertility countries in Europe have a 1-in-2,000 risk of dying from maternal causes. Women in North America have a 1-in-3,500 risk of dying. Did you know that?

33. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS. Globally, 4.3 million people were newly infected with HIV in 2006. Deadline 2015 GOAL # 6

34. Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases. Malaria-control efforts are paying off, but additional effort is needed. Did you know that?

35. Ensure environmental sustainability Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. To improve the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers by 2020. GOAL # 7

36. In 1990, there were nearly 715 million slum dwellers in the world. In 2000, the slum population increased to 912 million. Today, the slum population is approximately 998 million. By 2020, it will reach 1.4 billion. Did you know that? Are we keeping our promise? Access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation will not be met in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is estimated that 133 million people living in cities of the developing world lack durable housing.

37. Develop a global partnership for development Address the special needs of the least developed countries. GOAL # 8

38. Aid is one way for rich countries to transfer resources to developing countries which helps reduce poverty by increasing opportunity for local development. Donors pledge to double their aid to Africa, but there is little to show so far. Did you know that?

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