Explanation : The United Nations Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) are the eight goals set by the
189 UN member states in September 2000
and agreed to be achieved by the year 2015.
The MDGs are derived from this Declaration,
and all have specific targets and indicators.
The Eight Millennium Development Goals
are to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger,
to achieve universal primary education,
to promote gender equality and empower
women, to reduce child mortality, to improve
maternal health, to combat HIV / AIDS,
malaria, and other diseases, to ensure
environmental sustainability and to develop
a global partnership for development.