Title: Policy dilemmas and prospects towards meeting the millenium development goals (MDGs) in Africa
Abstract: n September 2000 at the 55th General Assembly of the United Nations (popularly known as the Millennium Summit), the Millennium Declaration was adopted to strengthen peace, development and human rights, and to improve the UN’s ability to act on behalf of human priorities. At the 56th Session of the General Assembly, as follow up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit, in September 2001, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were adopted. Thus, world leaders adopted the eight goals, to be attained by 2015 (UNDP, 2001:9) including: eradicating extreme poverty and hunger; achieving universal primary education; promoting gender equality and empowering women; reducing child mortality; improving maternal health; combating HIV and AIDS, malaria and other diseases; ensuring environmental sustainability; and building a global partnership for development. ABSTRACT
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-10-01
Language: en
Type: article
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