MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS ARE WITHIN REACH, BUT STRONGER EFFORTS NEEDED -- UN REPORT

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MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS ARE WITHIN REACH, BUT STRONGER EFFORTS
NEEDED -- UN REPORTNew York, Jul 1 2013 10:00AMThirteen years after
the world set the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), countries have
made big strides to meet the eight anti-poverty targets by their 2015
deadline, says a United Nations
<"http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/pdf/report-2013/mdg-report-2013-english.pdf">report
released today, which stresses that the unmet goals are still within
reach, but nations need to step up their efforts to achieve them.

"In more than a decade of experience in working towards the MDGs, we
have learned that focused global development efforts can make a
difference," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in the report's
foreword, in which he urges for accelerated action to close
development gaps.

"Now is the time to step up our efforts to build a more just, secure
and sustainable future for all."

Agreed upon by world leaders at a UN summit in 2000, the MDGs set
specific targets on poverty alleviation, education, gender equality,
child and maternal health, environmental stability, HIV/AIDS and
malaria reduction, and a global partnership for development.

The Millennium Development Goals Report 2013 shows how the combined
actions of governments, civil society and the private sector have made
substantial progress in meeting many of the targets, while also
pointing out which areas are falling behind and require immediate
attention.

The targets that have already been met include halving the number of
people living in extreme poverty and providing more than two billion
people with access to improved sources of drinking water.

Countries have also made great strides on health targets, and are
within close reach of achieving them by 2015. These include reducing
the mortality rates from malaria and tuberculosis and stopping HIV
infections.

Between 2000 and 2010, mortality rates from malaria fell by over 25
per cent, averting some 1.1 million deaths, and between 1995 and 2011,
a total of 51 million tuberculosis patients were treated, saving 20
million lives.

Regarding HIV, the report notes that new infections are declining and
8 million out of the 34 million infected people are now receiving
antiretroviral therapy, making universal access to treatment reachable
if trends continue.

Other areas where progress has been significant include the reduction
of people suffering from undernourishment and the decline of the
proportion of slum dwellers in cities. Between 2000 and 2010, over 200
million slum dwellers gained access to improved water sources,
sanitation facilities, durable housing or sufficient living space,
exceeding the 100 million MDG target.

However, countries are falling short on other targets including those
regarding maternal health, providing universal access to education,
expanding access to sanitation, and achieving gender parity.

In particular, the goal pertaining environmental sustainability is
under "severe threat" as growth of global emissions of carbon dioxide
(CO2) continues to accelerate, with emission today being more than 46
per cent higher than in 1990.

"Forests continue to be lost at an alarming rate. Overexploitation of
marine fish stocks is resulting in diminished yields […] birds,
mammals and other species are heading for extinction at an ever faster
rate, with declines in both populations and distribution," the report
warns.

Progress has been uneven, and the report points to disparities among
regions and between population groups within countries, with people
living in rural areas finding themselves at a disadvantage.

The report also states that the global economic crisis has left
millions unemployed, and has reduced the amount of development aid for
those countries that are most in need. In spite of these developments,
the report urges sustained momentum, noting that countries will have
to build on MDG achievements when they decide on a post-2015 agenda.

"Redoubled efforts are urgently needed, particularly in regions most
behind to jumpstart advancement and achieve maximum gains," the report
says. "The world community should take pride in its accomplishments
thus far, while building on existing momentum to reach as many goals
as possible by 2015 and to realize gains for all."Jul 1 2013 10:00AM
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