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The decade of 1990s was a remarkable period of time
signaling the launching of the first Human Development Report in
1990 that urged the governments of the world to initiate people-centered
development.
Through a series of Global Conferences and Summits and the subsequent
respective follow-up Conferences, this ultimate goal was put forward
when the world leaders and the United Nations System pledged enactment
to global development during the twenty first century. The
declarations and resolutions of the United Nations Global Conferences
and Summits have outlined the International Development Targets
(IDTs). The IDTs were first adopted by the OECD/DAC in 1996
and endorsed again in 2000.
At the UN Millennium Summit in September 2000, one hundred forty
nine (149) Heads of State and representatives of government from
some 180 countries adopted the Millennium Declaration. In this Declaration, an augmented
set of targets with corresponding indicators were agreed upon and
now known as the Declaration of the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs).
By the year 2015, all 191 United Nations Member States have pledged
to meet these 8 goals:
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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