INGENIEUR
ACHIEVEMENTS
The final MDG Report found that the 15-year effort
has produced the most successful anti-poverty
movement in history:
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Since 1990, the number of people living
in extreme poverty has declined by more
than half.
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The proportion of undernourished people in
developing regions has fallen by almost half.
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Primary school enrolment rate in developing
regions has reached 91%, and many more
girls are now in school compared with 15
years ago.
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Remarkable gains have also been made
in the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria and
tuberculosis.
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The under-five mortality rate has declined
by more than half, and maternal mortality is
down by 45% worldwide.
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The target of halving the proportion of
people who lack access to improved
sources of water was also met.
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The concer ted ef for ts of national
Governments, the international community,
civil society and the private sector have
helped expand hope and opportunity for
people around the world.
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Deforestation has slowed, but global
greenhouse gas emissions continue
their upward trend.
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In recent years, the net loss of forest
area has slowed, due to both a slight
decrease in deforestation and an increase
in afforestation. Deforestation, forest
degradation and poor forest management
release carbon into the atmosphere,
contributing to climate change.
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A continual rise in greenhouse gas
emissions is projected to further warm the
planet and cause long-lasting changes in
the climate system threatening severe and
irreversible consequences for people and
ecosystems.
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Ozone-depleting substances have been
virtually eliminated, and the ozone layer is
expected to recover by the middle of this
century.
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Global emissions of carbon dioxide have
increased by over 50% since 1990.
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In 2015, 91% of the global population used
improved drinking water sources, up from
76% in 1990.
Since 1990, 2.1 billion people have gained
access to improved sanitation, and the
proportion of people practising open
defecation globally has fallen almost by
half.
The proportion of the urban population
living in slums in developing regions fell
from 39.4% to 29.7% between 2000 and
2014.
TRANSFORMING OUR WORLD
Heads of State, Heads of Government, and High
Representatives, meeting at the United Nations
Headquarters in New York from September 2527, 2015 as the Organisation celebrated its 70th
anniversary, decided on new global Sustainable
Development Goals.
They adopted a historic decision on a
comprehensive, far-reaching and people-centred
set of universal and transformative Goals and
targets.
NEW AGENDA
They announced the 17 Sustainable Development
Goals with 169 associated targets which are
integrated and indivisible. Never before have world
leaders pledged common action and endeavours
across such a broad and universal policy agenda.
The new Goals and targets came into effect on
January 1, 2016 and will guide the decisions we
take over the next 15 years. All of them will work to
implement the Agenda within their own countries
and at the regional and global levels, taking into
account different national realities, capacities
and levels of development and respecting
national policies and priorities. They will respect
national policy space for sustained, inclusive and
sustainable economic growth, in particular for
developing states, while remaining consistent with
relevant international rules and commitments.
They acknowledge also the importance of the
regional and sub-regional dimensions, regional
economic integration and interconnectivity in