UN Chief launches 2011 MDGs Report in Geneva

UN Chief launches 2011 MDGs Report in Geneva

Palais des Nations, Geneva, 7 July 2011 - On his first visit to Geneva after being re-elected, UN Secretary-General of the United Nations for a second consecutive term, Ban Ki-moon, visited Geneva's UN office to launch the 2011 Millennium Development Goals Report which he said, paints a mixed picture. On the hand he explained, the MDGs have made a tremendous difference from raising awareness to lifting hundreds of millions of the world's poorest from poverty, given more access to education, better health care and improved access to clean drinking water.

2011 ECOSOC High-Level segment website: http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/julyhls/index11.shtml

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.

 

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