Which one of the following are accepted as Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by UN? (a) Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. (b) Achieve universal primary education. (c) Develop a global partnership for development. (d) Reduce child mortality. (e) Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases. 

Which one of the following are accepted as Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by UN? (a) Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. (b) Achieve universal primary education. (c) Develop a global partnership for development. (d) Reduce child mortality. (e) Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases.  Correct Answer (a), (b), (c), (d), (e)

The correct answer is (a), (b), (c), (d), (e).

Key Points

United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) :

• In September 2000, building upon a decade of major United Nations conferences and summits, world leaders came together at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to adopt the United Nations Millennium Declaration. 
• The Declaration committed nations to a new global partnership to reduce extreme poverty and set out a series of eight time-bound targets - with a deadline of 2015 - that have become known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). 
  • ​Hence statement 2 is correct.
•  Each MDG has targets set for 2015 and indicators to monitor progress from 1990 levels.
• The final MDG Report found that the 15-year effort has produced the most successful anti-poverty movement in history.
• The concerted efforts of national governments, the international community, civil society, and the private sector have helped expand hope and opportunity for people around the world.
• The MDGs have been superseded by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  • Hence statement 1 is correct.
• The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are - 

Additional Information

 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) - 

• The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.
• At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership.
• They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.