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How can the UN member states achieve the MDGs?
For most nations to
achieve the MDGs, they must get not only additional financial resources from
both domestic and external sources, but should also formulate policies and
set up an institutional environment that will ensure that the resources are
used efficiently and effectively
■ Specifically,
what are the MDGs?
The UN aims that by
2015,
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the proportion of
people suffering from extreme poverty and hunger will be halved;
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all children will
be in primary school;
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girls will have
the same educational opportunities as boys;
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the proportion of
people without access to safe drinking water will be halved;
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the spread of
HIV/AIDS and malaria will be stopped;
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a child’s risk of
dying before the age of five will be reduced by two-thirds;
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a mother’s risk
of dying while pregnant will be reduced by three quarters;
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the world’s
ecosystem and biodiversity will be better protected from destruction;
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at least 100
million slum dwellers will get better housing, health care, and new
opportunities for education;
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people in
developing countries will have greater access to essential drugs;
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the benefits of
new technologies, especially information technologies, will flow to more
countries and more people; and
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wealthy countries
will support developing countries with debt relief, more financial aid,
and greater market access.
■ How can the
attainment of the MDGs be measured?
The attainment of
the MDGs can be measured through a set of indicators defined by the UN that
will be able to assess progress over the period 1990 to 2015.
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