Fulfilling the MDG promise |
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Every year around 500,000 women die while trying to give life to a new generation. In other words every single minute a woman dies during pregnancy and childbirth.
The Millennium Campaign informs, inspires and encourages people’s involvement and action for the realisation of the Millennium Development Goals. An initiative of the United Nations, the Campaign supports citizens’ efforts to hold their government to account for the Millennium promise.
The MDGs to be achieved between 1990 and 2015, include:
For more information visit http://www.unicef.org/mdg/ and get details on how to be part of the campaign. |
Halving extreme poverty and hunger
Achieving universal primary education
Promoting gender equality
Reducing under-five mortality by two-thirds
Reducing maternal mortality by three-quarters
Reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB
Ensuring environmental sustainability
Developing a global partnership for development, with targets for aid, trade and debt relief: 
