The Gambia

Millennium Development Goals

In September 2000, one hundred and eighty nine Heads of State and Government, including The Gambia, adopted the Millennium Declaration in New York, USA. This declaration placed peace, security, and development concerns at the top of the international agenda and recognized "the collective responsibility to uphold the principles of human dignity, equality, and equity at the global level".

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as contained in the Millennium Declaration consist of 8 Goals, 18 Targets and 48 Indicators. The eight Goals are as follows:

1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. Achieve universal primary education
3. Promote gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce child mortality
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Develop a global partnership for development

By the year 2015, all 191 United Nations Member States have pledged to meet these 8 goals:

News for this Area:

-Serrekunda,Feb 3rd 2011

Access to skills training is transforming life of the young people in The Gambia.

-Serrekunda, Feb 2nd 2011

Youth employement and Waste management

-Basse, Dec 26th 2010

A Nationwide sensitization on volunteerism

-Soma, Dec 5th 2010

International volunteers day celebrated in The Gambia

-Kanuma,Nov 2010

GAMJOBS creating employement opportunities for women and youths and fighting migration.

- Banjul, 16th November

FROM COMMITMENT TO ACTION: TAKING STOCK OF BEIJING, 15 YEARS ON

-Banjul 27th October

National Planning Commission held a Roundtable Donor Coordination Meeting for Agriculture.

-Banjul 21st August 2009

UNDP Donor Coordination Meeting.

-Banjul 20th August

The Goverment of the Gambia and the United Nations Development Programme Country Programme Action Plan Midterm Review Meeting.

-Banjul, 2nd July

UNDP and the Gambia Government LPAC meeting on the ‘Support to the MDG-based Poverty reduction and growth strategy implementation, coordination and monitoring project.

-Banjul, 9th June

The Government of The Gambia MDG progress report review Meeting.