A Snapshot of Regional Progress:
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Among countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States
(CIS) trends are largely positive. The region is on track to meet the
poverty target. Most countries will meet the hunger target. Georgia and Uzbekistan are exceptions. Most CIS countries will achieve
the target set for primary school enrolment and parity in primary
school enrollment for boys and girls. An area of concern for CIS
countries is the spread of HIV/AIDS and other diseases. The HIV/
AIDS epidemic is spreading quickly, particularly in the Russian
Federation. Tuberculosis is also on the rise. The prevalence of HIV/
AIDS is high in the Baltics and increasing in neighboring countries
to the East, such as Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova, where public
health conditions are rapidly deteriorating. Another area of concern is access to water and sanitation services.
Goal 1: Population living on less than $2
and less than $1 per day (2004)
Percent of population
Goal 4: Under-five mortality rate per 1,000 live births
50
CIS, Europe
40
1990
27
17
30
2005
20
Transition Countries in South-Eastern Europe
10
29
17
0
9.8
0.5
1990
Developing Regions
106
50
4.6
1995
2000
2005
4.6
0.2
0.5
2010 2015
Europe & Central Asia
Projected $2/day
Actual $2/day
Projected $2/day
Actual $1/day
83
0
4.3
100
150
Source: United Nations, Global Monitoring Report 2007.
Source: United Nations, The Millennium Development Goals Report 2007.
Goal 1: Proportion of people living with
insufficient food (percentage)
Goal 7: Proportion of population using improved
sanitation (percentage)
CIS, Asia
CIS
1990-1992
16
no data
82
83
1995-1997
20
91
Developing Regions
2015 target
1990
Developing Regions
2004
35
20
18
17
2015 target
50
68
0
20
40
60
80
Source: United Nations, The Millennium Development Goals Report 2007.
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2001-2003
100
0
10
20
30
Source: United Nations, Fact Sheets on the MDGs: Eradicate
Extreme Poverty and Hunger.
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