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

Sub-Saharan Africa - The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011

The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011, launched today by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Geneva, finds that sub-Saharan Africa improved the fastest among all developing regions in many areas, especially those related to health.

Sub-Saharan Africa - The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011

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Sub-Saharan Africa advances on many Millennium Development Goals, but still faces tough challenges Gains in health and education, but urgent progress needed on child and maternal deaths, nutrition and gender equality, UN report says

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

Asia - The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011

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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.