Dubinkina, K.A. United Nations Millennium Declaration: was there progress in 10 years?

Abstract: At the year 2000 U.N. Millennium Summit, the Millennium Declaration, which contained a set of global Millennium Development Goals, was signed. The eight goals are aimed at the most pressing matters of modern society - poverty, famine, infant and maternal mortality, the spread of diseases like HIV/AIDS and Malaria, gender inequity, environment issues, education accessibility issues, as well as insufficient aid for the least-developed and developing countries from the world community. These Goals were aimed to be achieved by 2015. To get a clear picture on the exact stage of progress towards those goals, the author distinguishes both, regions and subregions on the World map, because social and economic progress is varied even on a regional scale. Currently, less than three years remain till the deadline of 2015, which was established in the Declaration. The progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals is evident; however, it is slower than expected. Is there a chance for UN’s most ambitious plan to be successfully completed?

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