GENEVA, 1 JULy–With some of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) already met,
more targets are within reach by the 2015 target date, while challenges to achieving others …

This paper provides a chronological account of the evolution of the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs). It examines their historical antecedents; the UN conferences and summits …

Abstract The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are widely cited as the primary
yardstick against which advances in international development efforts are to be judged. At …

The prospect for the MDGs cannot be reduced to the sum of the eight goals, divorced from
international dynamics, the hard interests of states and the global dynamics that impact on …

Even if the MDGs are achieved, the world will still face unacceptably high levels of hunger,
morbidity, mortality and illiteracy beyond 2015. Global targets can be drivers of change. The …

This book presents the findings & recommendations of the UN Millennium Project to achieve
the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It describes the importance of the MDGs and …

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are the expression of the strong commitment to
universal development and poverty eradication made by the International Community in the …

John W McArthur or more than a decade, the Millennium Development Goals-a set of time-
bound targets agreed on by heads of state in 2000-have unified, galvanized, and expanded …

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are in the news. It is ten years since these were
adopted by the United Nations. And, in late September 2010, political leaders from across …

In September 2000, at the United Nations Millennium Summit, world leaders agreed to a set
of time-bound and measurable goals and targets for combating poverty, hunger, disease …