Millennium Development Goals

In 2000, 189 countries at the UN agreed to 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These are:

1 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger;
2 Achieve universal primary education;
3 Promote gender equality and empower women;
4 Reduce child mortality;
5 Improve maternal health;
6 Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases;
7 Ensure environmental sustainability;
8 Develop a global partnership for development.

These 8 goals guide the work of Irish Aid in fighting poverty in some of the poorest countries in the world.

For more information on the Millennium Development Goals click here.