Thursday, December 12

Eradicate Extreme Hunger and Poverty: targets:targets - decrease proportion of people who have a daily income of $1 in half, achieve full and productive work for everyone, esp. for women and young people, decrease the proportion of people who suffer from hunger in half. area-Africa. 385 mil people who live under $1 a day. Number has decrease by 700 mil people, met it by 2010. Statistic, 1 out of 8 people are in starvation.

Achieve Universal Primary Education: eliminate gender segregation for kids in school. targets-by 2015, every child should complete a primary education, 123 mil lack basic reading and writing skills, 57 million children have no education from 102 mill. 95 literate women for 100 men, up from 90, still not equal, primary education reached 90% in 2010, helps reduce poverty.  Areas- South America, Middle East, Africa

Gender Equality and Empower Women: sex equality, men and women should receive equal treatment. Achieved equality in primary schools, only 2 out of 3 countries equality for upper schools. 60 out of 100 jobs are controlled by men. Women face discrimination in school, work, and government. Undeveloped countries. Major problem in India and Middle East.

Reduce Child Mortality: when children die under 5,  children can't get medicine 1 in every 10 die in Africa, 1 in 16 die in Asia. Gone down 50%, 17,000 children are dying less each day. 6.5 mil children died last year from preventable children. 0-1 month olds mortality is increasing. Under 1 In US is 5.9%

Maternal Mortality:improve the health of mothers while they are pregnant and after they've given birth. Targets- Reduce by three quarters the maternal mortality ratio and Achieve universal access to reproductive health, Maternal mortality has declined 47% since '90,

Combat HIV/AIDS: halt and reverse the spread of such diseases, HIV/AIDS: STDs, affects immune system, more people living with HIV, number of people dying with HIV has lower, 2.5 mil new infected people every year. Major problem in sub-Saharan Africa. Magic Johnson changed the fact that AIDS was for gays when he came out and said he had affairs with many women and had contracted AIDS. Universal treatment of AIDS/HIV ////reverse malaria and other major diseases, malaria has decreased 17%, Tuberculosis, huge progress, 20 mil people saved, Malaria: hand out nets that protect from bugs that have malaria.

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