The Millennium Project: a plan for meeting the Millennium Development Goals

摘要: This year marks a pivotal moment in international efforts to fight extreme poverty. During the United Nations (UN) Millennium Summit 2000 147 heads of state gathered and adopted Development Goals (MDGs panel 1) address poverty its many dimensions—income hunger disease lack adequate shelter exclusion—while promoting education gender equality environmental sustainability with quantitative targets set for 2015. The UN committed reviewing progress towards goals 2005 recognising that by this time only decade would be left fulfil MDGs. We are now at 5-year juncture stark realisation: poorest regions world most notably sub-Saharan Africa far off-track achieve goals. Yet MDGs still achievable. lives hundreds millions people could dramatically improved saved every but if takes bold steps 2005. essay is first series summarising key conclusions Project 3-year independent advisory effort initiated Secretary- General Kofi Annan identify practical country especially those currently off-course progress. project was housed supported Programme. (excerpt)