Millenium Development Goals (MDG)

Question 1

Goal 1

Answer 1

Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Question 2

3 aims of Goal 1

Answer 2

a) Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than $1 a day
b) Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including woman and young people
c) Halve between 1990 and 2015, the proportion who suffer from hunger

Question 3

MDG 1-Postive Progress

Answer 3

• By 2015, that number living in extreme poverty had fallen by more than 1 billion
• South East Asia saw an 84% (and China 94%) reduction in extreme poverty.
• Globally 57% reduction extreme poverty
• Target 1a achieved by 2010
• Nearly LEDC workforce earn over $4 a day
• The proportion of underweight has been reduced by 50% worldwide since 1990

Question 4

MDG 1-Negative Progress

Answer 4

• By 2015, 836 million still lived in extreme poverty
• Sub-Saharan Africa did not achieve the target reduction-41% of population still live on extreme poverty
• The indicators used for Target 1a do not account for regional variations in wealth e.g. in China
• Progress also affected by conflict in areas such as Afghanistan, Syria and Somalia resulting in more than 60 million refugees in 2015
• Gender imbalance women more likely to live in poverty (45 out of 75)
• Unemployment rates raised particularly in LEDCs-Economic crisis. High youth dependency
• Unemployment particularly high for youths + women
• Approx 780 million people in LEDCs still suffer from hunger

Question 5

Goal 3

Answer 5

Promote gender equality and empower women

Question 6

Aim of Goal 3

Answer 6

Eliminate gender disparity in primary school and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of education no later than 2015

Question 7

MDG 3-Positive Progress

Answer 7

• In 2015 many more girls attended primary school than 1990
• The target of eliminating gender disparity in primary schools has been achieved in approximately two thirds of all developing nations by 2015
• Globally, the proportion of women holding seats in parliament in LEDCs has increased ffrom 12% in 2000 to 21% in 2015.

Question 8

MDG 3-Negative Process

Answer 8

• Overall Gender disparity in secondary education has been eliminated by 36% of all developing countries
• Gender inequality is also represented in female literacy levels. Literacy levels have been increasing everywhere since 2000 but female literacy rates are generally 10% lower than male rates