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UN Development Millennium GoalsIn September 2000, building upon a decade of major United Nations conferences and summits, world leaders came together at United Nations Headquarters in New York to adopt the United Nations Millennium Declaration, committing their nations to a new global partnership to reduce extreme poverty and setting out a series of time-bound targets - with a deadline of 2015 - that have become known as the Millennium Development Goals. MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSThe eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015 – form a blueprint agreed to by all the world’s countries and all the world’s leading development institutions. They have galvanized unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poorest.
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GOAL 8: To learn more about The UN Millennium Goals, please click here.
For their forth year in a row, Stand Up is organizing millions to Take Action on October 16, 17, & 18 to end poverty. There are a number of ways that you can help - including advocating by writing letters, distributing info to others on the issues at hand, or volunteering. Visit their site to sign up to join the campaign and read more ideas on how you can help. |
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