The goals also involve improving health and environmental sustainability in the world's poorest communities.
In essence, the MDGs and their associated targets represent promises made by world governments to themselves and to their peoples.
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The eight goals are:
- Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger
- Achieve Universal Primary Education
- Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
- Reduce Child Mortality
- Improve Maternal Health
- Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases
- Ensure Environmental Sustainability
- Develop a Global Partnership for Development
Each of the goals is measurable - and achievable - if every country makes the commitment. The framework for achieving the MDGs involves detailed plans for each country to reach target points, and their progress is tracked by numerical indicators. These goals target the root causes of global poverty to ensure that the problems are stopped at the source.
The world has enough money, enough resources, and enough technology to ensure that these goals are met by 2015. All that it takes is for each country to meet their commitment towards the MDGs, and fulfil their promise to help end extreme poverty.
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