Loreto Convent School
Independent
Catholic School
Founded 1878
Learning
and Leading in Love and Justice
Loreto Convent
School
135 Skinner Street
Pretoria
South Africa
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THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
How To Change the World by 2015?
nAt the turn of the new millennium, the leaders of 191 nations agreed that together they have the resources and the political will to eradicate the extreme poverty, hunger and disease that kills millions of people each year in the poorest parts of the world.
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Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
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Achieve universal primary education
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Promote gender equality and empower women
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Reduce child mortality
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Improve maternal health
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Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
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Ensure environmental sustainability
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Develop a global partnership for development
Why are the Millennium Development Goals so different?
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First, the Millennium Development Goals are people-centered, time-bound and measurable.
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Second, they are based on a global partnership, stressing the responsibilities of developing countries for getting their own house in order, and of developed countries for supporting those efforts.
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Third, they have unprecedented political support, embraced at the highest levels by developed and developing countries, civil society and major development institutions alike.
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Fourth, they are achievable