Major progress towards Millennium Development Goals, but the most vulnerable are left behind, UN report says

Significant strides have been made towards the Millennium Development Goals, yet reaching all the goals by the 2015 deadline remains challenging, as the world's poorest are being left behind, according to the MDG Report 2011, the UN's annual progress report.  


"The MDGs have helped lift millions of people out of poverty, save countless children's lives and ensure that they attend school," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. "At the same time, we still have a long way to go in empowering women and girls, promoting sustainable development, and protecting the most vulnerable."


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Watch or read the statement of the Secretary-General for the launch of the UN Millennium Development Goals Report 2011 in Geneva on 7 July 2011.

 

Asia - The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011

Asia records sharp reduction in poverty and steady improvements in health of mothers and children But Southern Asia lags in nutrition, sanitation and gender equality, UN report finds

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The deep cuts in poverty are mainly found in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, where the Millennium Development Goals target of halving extreme poverty has already been met, while progress in Southern Asia has been slow and insufficient to meet the target, according to the Millennium Development Goals.

Latin America and the Caribbean - The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011

The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011, launched today by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Geneva, finds uneven progress towards the MDGs for Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Latin America and the Caribbean reach some targets for Millennium Development Goals, but lag on others Advances on hunger, child survival and gender equality, but weak progress on poverty, education, maternal health, HIV and deforestation, UN report says

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