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MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS Excerpts from the 2014 Report

TARGET 1.A TARGET 2.A Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and Goal 1 people whose income is less than $1 a day Goal 2 girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling The extreme poverty rate has been halved, but Eradicate major challenges remain Achieve Despite impressive strides forward at the start of the decade, progress in reducing the number of extreme Proportion of people living on less than $1.25 a day, 1990 and 2010 universal children out of school has slackened considerably poverty and (Percentage) primary Sub-Saharan Adjusted net enrolment rate for primary education,* 56 1990, 2000 and 2012 (Percentage) hunger 48 education Sub-Saharan Africa 52 Southern 60 51 78 30 Southern Asia (excluding ) 69 89 52 Western Asia 22 84 South-Eastern Asia 86 93 45 and the 14 87 Eastern Asia (China only) 94 60 94 Quick facts 12 Quick facts South-Eastern Asia 93 Latin America and the Caribbean 93  About one in five persons in 12  Half of the 58 million out-of- 94 developing lives on less 6 school children of primary school Southern Asia 75 than $1.25 per day. and age live in conflict-affected areas. 80 94  Vulnerable employment 10  More than one in four children 4 Caucasus and Central Asia accounted for 56 per cent of in developing regions entering 95 all employment in developing Western Asia primary school is likely to drop 95 regions, compared to 10 per cent 5 out. Eastern Asia in developed regions. 4 97  781 million adults and 126 million 96  About 173 million fewer people Northern Africa youth worldwide lack basic 97 worldwide suffered from chronic 5 skills, and more than Northern Africa hunger in 2011–2013 than in 1 80 90 1990–1992. Developing regions (excluding China) 99 41 Developed regions One in four children under age  26 96 five in the has inadequate 97 Developing regions height for his or her age. 96 47 Developing regions 22  Every day in 2013, 32,000 people 80 had to abandon their homes to World 83 90 seek protection due to conflict. 36 18 0 20 40 60 80 100 1990 2000 2012 0 20 40 60 80 100 * Defined as the number of pupils of the official school age for primary education enrolled 1990 2010 2015 target either in primary or secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total in that age group. Note: Available data are not sufficient to calculate the aggregate values for Oceania. Note: 2000 data for Oceania not available. 1990 data for Caucasus and Central Asia not available.

TARGET 3.A TARGET 4.A Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary Reduce by two thirds, between 1990 and 2015, Goal 3 education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of Goal 4 education no later than 2015 Reduce child Despite substantial progress, the world is still Promote Gender disparities are more prevalent at higher falling short of the MDG child mortality target gender levels of education mortality Gender parity index for gross enrolment ratios in primary, secondary Under-five mortality rate, 1990 and 2013 equality and and tertiary education in developing regions, 1990 and 2012 (Deaths per 1,000 live births) Primary education Sub-Saharan Africa 179 Sub-Saharan Africa 0.83 0.92 empower 92 Oceania 0.89 0.93 Southern Asia Western Asia 0.85 0.93 women 126 Northern Africa 0.82 0.96 55 Latin America and the Caribbean 0.97 0.99 Oceania South-Eastern Asia 0.96 0.99 74 Caucasus and Central Asia 0.99 1.01 54 Eastern Asia 0.91 1.00 Caucasus and Central Asia Southern Asia 0.74 1.00 73 Developing regions 0.86 0.97 35 Secondary education South-Eastern Asia Sub-Saharan Africa 0.76 0.84 71 Oceania 0.86 0.87 29 Quick facts Western Asia 0.65 0.92 Quick facts Western Asia Southern Asia 0.59 0.93 65 25  In Southern Asia, only 74 girls Caucasus and Central Asia 0.98 0.98  The child mortality rate has Northern Africa were enrolled in primary school Northern Africa 0.77 0.99 halved since 1990; more than 72 for every 100 boys in 1990. By South-Eastern Asia 0.90 1.02 six million fewer children died in 24 2012, the enrolment ratios were Eastern Asia 0.76 1.02 2013 than in 1990. Latin America and the Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean 1.06 1.07 the same for girls as for boys. 54 Developing regions 0.77 0.96  During the period from 2005 to  In sub-Saharan Africa, Oceania 2013, the annual rate of reduction 18 Tertiary education and Western Asia, girls still face in under-five mortality was more Eastern Asia Sub-Saharan Africa 0.52 0.64 barriers to entering both primary than three times faster than 53 Southern Asia 0.49 0.81 and secondary school. between 1990 and 1995. 13 Western Asia 0.63 0.95 Developed regions  Women in Northern Africa hold Caucasus and Central Asia 0.99 1.07  Globally, four out of every five 15 less than one in five paid jobs in Eastern Asia 0.49 1.08 deaths of children under age five 6 the non-agricultural sector. Northern Africa 0.65 1.12 continue to occur in sub-Saharan Developing regions South-Eastern Asia 0.92 1.12 Africa and Southern Asia. 100  In 46 , women now hold Latin America and the Caribbean 0.97 1.28 50 more than 30 per cent of seats Developing regions 0.69 0.99 World in national parliament in at least 90 one chamber. 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 46

1990 2012 0 50 100 150 200

2015 Target = Gender parity index between 0.97 and 1.03 1990 2013 2015 target

Note: In secondary and tertiary education, 1990 data for Caucasus and Central Asia refer to 1993. In tertiary education, 2012 data for Oceania are not available. MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS Excerpts from the 2014 Report

TARGET 5.A TARGET 6.A Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of Goal 5 Goal 6 HIV/AIDS Much more still needs to be done to reduce There are still too many new cases Improve maternal mortality Combat of HIV infection maternal Maternal mortality ratio, 1990, 2000 and 2013 HIV/AIDS, HIV incidence rate (Estimated number of new HIV infections health (Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, women aged 15–49) malaria and per year per 100 people aged 15-49), 2001 and 2012 Sub-Saharan Africa Southern Africa* 990 1.98 830 other diseases 1.02 510 Central Africa* Southern Asia 0.63 530 0.29 360 190 Eastern Africa* 0.36 Oceania 0.21 390 290 West Africa* 190 0.41 Caribbean 0.16 300 * 230 0.01 190 0.01 South-Eastern Asia Caribbean Quick facts 320 Quick facts 0.12 220 0.05 140 South-Eastern Asia and Oceania Latin America  Almost 300,000 women died  Almost 600 children died every 0.04 globally in 2013 from causes 130 day of AIDS-related causes in 98 0.03 related to pregnancy and 77 2012. Latin America childbirth. 0.03 Western Asia  Antiretroviral medicines were 130 0.03  The proportion of deliveries in delivered to 9.5 million people in 97 Southern Asia developing regions attended by 74 developing regions in 2012. 0.03 skilled health personnel rose Northern Africa  Malaria interventions saved 0.02 160 from 56 to 68 per cent between Caucasus and Central Asia 110 the lives of three million young 1990 and 2012. 0.02 69 children between 2000 and 0.02  In 2012, 40 million births in Caucasus and Central Asia 2012. Eastern Asia developing regions were not 70 65  Between 1995 and 2012, 0.01 attended by skilled health 39 tuberculosis treatment saved 0.01 personnel, and over 32 million Eastern Asia Western Asia of those births occurred in rural 95 < 0.01 areas. 63 0.01 33 Developed regions  52 per cent of pregnant women Developing regions 0.03 had four or more antenatal care 430 0.03 visits during pregnancy in 2012, 370 230 Developing regions an increase from 37 per cent in 0.10 1990. World 0.06 380 330 210 0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2001 2012 0 200 400 600 800 1000 * The composition of the of Africa is shown on page 55 in the section 1990 2000 2013 2015 target on regional groupings.

Official development assistance is now TARGET 7.A Integrate the principles of sustainable development into Goal 7 country policies and programmes and reverse the loss Goal 8 of environmental resources Official development assistance (ODA), from OECD-DAC countries, Ensure Millions of hectares of forest are lost every year, Develop 2000–2013 (Constant 2012 US$ billions) environmental threatening this valuable asset a global 140 There were around 13 million hectares of forest lost worldwide 120 sustainability each year between 2000 and 2010, either through devastation by partnership for natural causes or because the land was converted to other land 100 uses. Urbanization and the expansion of large-scale commercial development were the main causes of deforestation at the global level. 80 Afforestation and the natural expansion of forests have reduced the net loss of forest from an average of 8.3 million hectares annually in the 1990s to an average of 5.2 million hectares 60 annually between 2000 and 2010. This has been due—for the most part—to the measures taken by countries such as Brazil, 40 Chile, China, Costa Rica, Rwanda and Viet Nam to redress deforestation and manage their forests sustainably. 20 Deforestation decreases biodiversity and access to clean , and increases soil erosion and the release of carbon into the 0 atmosphere. It often results in the loss of this major economic 2 2010 2012 2013 Quick facts asset and, in developing countries, of the livelihood opportunities Quick facts 2000 200 2004 2006 2008 ) for rural communities, indigenous peoples and women. Net debt relief grants reliminary  Global emissions of carbon  Official development assistance Humanitarian aid (P dioxide (CO ) have increased by Global greenhouse gas emissions continue their stood at $134.8 billion in 2013, 2 Multilateral ODA almost 50 per cent since 1990. upward trend the highest level ever recorded. Bilateral development projects, programmes and technical cooperation  Protected ecosystems covered 14  80 per cent of imports from Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO ) have continued their per cent of terrestrial and coastal 2 developing countries enter marine areas worldwide by 2012. upward trend, increasing by 2.6 per cent between 2010 and 2011. developed countries duty-free. Global emissions of CO2 reached 32.2 billion metric tons in 2011,  Over 2.3 billion more people have  The debt burden on developing a 48.9 per cent rise above their 1990 level. The growth in CO2 Developed countries’ net official development assistance (ODA) gained access to an improved emissions accelerated after 2000, with emissions increasing by 35 countries remains stable at about to developing countries in 2013 rose by 6.1 per cent in real terms source of drinking water since per cent from 2000 to 2011, compared to 10 per cent from 1990 3 per cent of export revenue. compared to 2012, after two years of falling volumes. Net ODA 1990, but 748 million people to 2000. This has been due mostly to the fast growth in emissions  The number of Internet users in from the members of the group of countries belonging to the still draw their water from an from developing regions. Africa almost doubled in the past Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation unimproved source. four years. for Economic Co-operation and Development reached $134.8  Between 1990 and 2012, almost billion, the highest level ever recorded. This represented 0.3 per  30 per cent of the world’s youth 2 billion people obtained access cent of developed countries’ combined gross national income. are digital natives, active online to improved sanitation. However, Bilateral aid (excluding debt-relief grants and humanitarian for at least five years. 1 billion people still resort to open aid) rose by 2.3 per cent in real terms and core contributions to defecation. multilateral organizations increased by 6.9 per cent.  One-third of urban residents in A total of 17 out of 28 DAC member countries recorded an increase developing regions still live in in their allocations to ODA, while 11 reported a decrease. In 2013, . the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and France were the largest donors by volume. Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway and Sweden continued to exceed the ODA target of 0.7 per cent of gross national income, while the United Kingdom met the ODA target for the first time.