After the Millennium Development Goals
In 2000, 189 countries collectively adopted the Millennium Declaration, which evolved into an ambitious set of concrete targets called the Millennium Development Goals, to be achieved by the end of 2015. As the deadline approaches, development experts are debating a new question: What comes next?
CAMBRIDGE β In 2000, 189 countries collectively adopted the United Nations Millennium Declaration, which evolved into a set of concrete targets called the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These ambitious targets β ranging from halving extreme poverty and reducing maternal mortality by three-quarters to achieving universal primary schooling and halting (and beginning to reverse) the spread of HIV/AIDS β are supposed to be met by the end of 2015. As the deadline approaches, development experts are debating a new question: What comes next?
CAMBRIDGE β In 2000, 189 countries collectively adopted the United Nations Millennium Declaration, which evolved into a set of concrete targets called the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These ambitious targets β ranging from halving extreme poverty and reducing maternal mortality by three-quarters to achieving universal primary schooling and halting (and beginning to reverse) the spread of HIV/AIDS β are supposed to be met by the end of 2015. As the deadline approaches, development experts are debating a new question: What comes next?