Today we started by talking about semester tests Then we presented the U.N. Millennium goal projects.
-define/explain the goal and all it’s targets
Ending poverty and hunger/Universal Education- goal is to end extreme poverty and hunger, some of the problems the world is having with world poverty 1.4billion people are living in extreme poverty and they only get about $1.25 today and 925 million people suffer from hunger, and more than the population of the U.S, Canada, and the European union combined 11 children die each minute to extreme hunger. Target 1A halve between 1990 and 2015 proportion of people who get $1 a day target 2A achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people Target 3A Halve, between 1990 and 2015 the proportion of people who suffer from hunger. Progress achievements towards goal in East Asia, The world is on track to meet the goal by 2015. The proportion of people suffering from hunger is declining, but at an unsatisfactory pace. Some success stories are they have invested in agriculture research in Vietnam and have made Employment programs in Argentina and Innovative Finance Schemes in Nigeria, Bangladesh. The goal for Universal education is to have it by 2015 and the definition is to make sure every kids have a primary education. In 2008 69 million school aged kids were not in school, almost half of them lived in Africa. In sub-Saharan Africa more than 30% of primary students have dropped out of school. Target 2A ensure that by 2015 children everywhere boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling. progress is that enrollment in primary education has continued to rise. Hope dims for universal Education by 2015 even though many poor countries are making tremendous strides towards the goal. success stores abolish school fees in Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Nepal, and Tanzania also investing resources in Ghana, Nepal, Tanzania and promoting Girl's Education in Botswana, Egypt, and Malawi. Question when are the goals wanted to be completed.
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