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Millennium Development Goals

Introduction to the Millennium Development Goals

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What are the Millennium Development Goals?

Millennium Development Goal One

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Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Millennium Development Goal Two

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Achieve universal primary education

Millennium Development Goal Three

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Promote gender equality and empower women

Millennium Development Goal Four

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Reduce child mortality

Millennium Development Goal Five

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Improve maternal health

Millennium Development Goal Six

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Combat HIV and AIDS, malaria and other diseases

Millennium Development Goal Seven

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Ensure environmental sustainability

Millennium Development Goal Eight

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Develop a global partnership for development

MDG Call to Action

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With many of the MDGs still off track at the halfway point to 2015, the Prime Minister’s Call to Action seeks to accelerate progress.

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