World Bank2013-01-302013-01-302005978-0-8213-6175-7https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12224The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a challenge the global community has set for itself. They are a challenge to poor countries to demonstrate good governance and a commitment to poverty reduction. And they are a challenge to wealthy countries to make good on their promise to support economic and social development. The MDGs have captured the world's attention, in part because they can be measured, as this little book demonstrates. More important, the goals address our most human concerns for the welfare of everyone with whom we share this planet. The authors are now one third of the way to the target date of 2015, and there are 100 million fewer people living in extreme poverty than in 1990. By 2015, 500 million more will have achieved at least a minimally acceptable standard of living- the greatest decrease in poverty since the beginning of the industrial revolution. But progress has been uneven, and many of the poorest countries, especially in Africa, lag behind. Extreme poverty means having less than $1 to meet your daily needs. But poverty is not measured in money alone. Poor people lack education, they lack health care, and they often live on wasted lands or in city slums. Solving these problems will require a substantial investment in people as well as in physical assets. Wealthy countries can help, not only through their aid programs- which are important but also by opening their markets and by sharing knowledge. Most important of all, developing countries must unleash the potential of their citizens, empowering them to create a place for themselves and their children in the world.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICESARMED CONFLICTASYLUMBABYBASIC SANITATIONBIODIVERSITYBLINDNESSCARBON DIOXIDECARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONSCHILD BIRTHCHILD DEATHSCHILD MALNUTRITIONCHILD MORTALITYCHILDBIRTHCITIZENSCITIZENSHIPCOMPLICATIONSCOMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCYDEAFNESSDEATHS OF CHILDRENDEBTDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT GOALSDIARRHEADIETDISABILITYDISCRIMINATIONDISEASESECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITYEDUCATION SYSTEMSEMPLOYMENTEMPOWERING WOMENENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCESENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYEPIDEMICEQUAL ACCESSESSENTIAL DRUGSEXTERNAL DEBTFERTILITYFERTILITY RATESFEWER PEOPLEFOSSIL FUELSGAS FLARINGGAS FUELSGENDER DISPARITYGENDER EQUALITYGENDER PARITYGENDER PARITY INDEXGIRLSGIRLS IN SCHOOLGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGEGLOBAL DEVELOPMENTGOOD GOVERNANCEGREENHOUSE GASGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROSS ENROLLMENTGROSS ENROLLMENT RATESGROSS NATIONAL INCOMEGROSS NATIONAL PRODUCTHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE WORKERSHIVHIV/AIDSHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSHUNGERILLNESSIMMUNIZATIONIMMUNODEFICIENCYINDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATESINFANTSLABOR MARKETLEADING CAUSE OF DEATHLEGAL STATUSLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLIFE EXPECTANCYLIFETIME RISKLITERACYLIVE BIRTHSMALARIAMALNOURISHED CHILDRENMALNOURISHED~ CHILDRENMALNUTRITIONMATERNAL DEATHMATERNAL DEATHSMATERNAL HEALTHMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOMEASLESMEDICAL FACILITIESMILLENNIUM DECLARATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMILLENNIUM · DEVELOPMENT GOALSMORTALITY RATEMOTHERMULTIPLE PREGNANCIESNATIONAL GOVERNMENTSNATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL RESOURCESNEWBORNNUMBER OF DEATHSNUMBER OF REFUGEESNUMBER OF WOMENOFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEPHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIESPOLLUTIONPREGNANCYPRIMARY COMPLETIONPRIMARY COMPLETION RATEPRIMARY COMPLETION RATESPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOLINGPROBABILITYPROGRESSPROMOTING GENDER EQUALITYPURCHASING POWERPURCHASING POWER PARITYQUALITY OF EDUCATIONREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHRESPIRATORY INFECTIONSRISING DEMANDRISK OF DEATHSAFE DRINKING WATERSCHOOL AGESCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL SYSTEMSSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSKILLED HEALTH PERSONNELSLUM DWELLERSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSPECIAL NEEDSSPECIESSUSTAINABLE ACCESSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTEACHERSTRANSPORTATIONTUBERCULOSISTUBERCULOSIS CASESUNDER-FIVE MORTALITYUNIVERSAL ENROLLMENTUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONURBAN AREASWASTEWATER RESOURCESWATER SUPPLIESWOMANYOUNG WOMENYOUTHWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-6175-7