Millennium Development Goals: status 2004.

                              Africa
                              840 million
                              (Population 2002)
Goals and Targets        Northern           sub-Saharan

POVERTY
Reduce extreme poverty   on track           high,
by half                                     no change
Reduce extreme hunger    low, minimal       very high,
by half                  improvement        no change

PRIMARY EDUCATION
Universal primary        met                progress, but
schooling                                   lagging

GENDER EQUALITY
Equal girls' enrolment   met                progress, but
in primary schools                          lagging
Equal girls' enrolment   met                no significant
in secondary schools                        change
Literacy parity between  lagging            lagging
young women and men
Women's equal            progress, but      progress, but
representation in        lagging            lagging
national parliaments

CHILD MORTALITY
Reduce mortality of                         very high,
under-five-year olds     on track           no change
by two thirds
Measles immunization                        low,
(85% of the              met                no change
population at risk)

MATERNAL HEALTH
Reduce maternal          moderate           very high
mortality by three       level              level
quarters

HIV/AIDS, MALARIA AND OTHER DISEASES
Halt and reverse spread  threatened         some
of HIV/AIDS                                 progress
Halt and reverse spread  continuing         pandemic
of malaria               threat

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Reverse loss of forests  ...                decline
Halve proportion
without clean            met                no change
drinking water in
urban areas
Halve proportion         high access,       progress, but
without clean drinking   but little change  lagging
water in rural area
Halve proportion         on track           low,
without sanitation in                       no change
urban areas
Halve proportion         progress, but      no significant
without sanitation in    lagging            change
rural areas
                                        Asia
                                     3,738 million
Goals and Targets        Eastern        Southeastern   Southern

POVERTY
Reduce extreme poverty   met            on track       on track
by half
Reduce extreme hunger    on track       on track       progress, but
by half                                                lagging

PRIMARY EDUCATION
Universal primary        met            met            progress, but
schooling                                              lagging

GENDER EQUALITY
Equal girls' enrolment   met            met            on track
in primary schools
Equal girls' enrolment                  met            no significant
in secondary schools                                   change
Literacy parity between  met            met            low
young women and men
Women's equal            moderate,      progress, but  very low,
representation in        no change      lagging        no change
national parliaments

CHILD MORTALITY
Reduce mortality of      progress, but  on track       progress, but
under-five-year olds     lagging                       lagging
by two thirds
Measles immunization         ...        on track       progress but
(85% of the                                            lagging
population at risk)

MATERNAL HEALTH
Reduce maternal          low level      high level     very high
mortality by three                                     level
quarters

HIV/AIDS, MALARIA AND OTHER DISEASES
Halt and reverse spread  some           some           significant
of HIV/AIDS              progress       progress       increase
Halt and reverse spread  met            low            low
of malaria                              level          level

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Reverse loss of forests  met            decline        small
                                                       decline
Halve proportion         decline        high access,   met
without clean                           but no change
drinking water in
urban areas
Halve proportion         progress, but  progress, but  on track
without clean drinking   lagging        lagging
water in rural area
Halve proportion         progress, but  on track       progress, but
without sanitation in    lagging                       lagging
urban areas
Halve proportion         progress, but  progress, but  progress, but
without sanitation in    lagging        lagging        lagging
rural areas
                                           Oceania
                                           8 million
Goals and Targets        Western

POVERTY
Reduce extreme poverty   increase          ...
by half
Reduce extreme hunger    increase          moderate,
by half                                    no change

PRIMARY EDUCATION
Universal primary        relatively high,  progress but
schooling                no change         lagging

GENDER EQUALITY
Equal girls' enrolment   on track          met
in primary schools
Equal girls' enrolment   decline           on track
in secondary schools
Literacy parity between  lagging           lagging
young women and men
Women's equal            very low,         progress, but
representation in        no change         lagging
national parliaments

CHILD MORTALITY
Reduce mortality of      moderate,         progress but
under-five-year olds     no change         lagging
by two thirds
Measles immunization     on track          moderate,
(85% of the                                no change
population at risk)

MATERNAL HEALTH
Reduce maternal          high level        very high
mortality by three                         level
quarters

HIV/AIDS, MALARIA AND OTHER DISEASES
Halt and reverse spread  threatened        threatened
of HIV/AIDS
Halt and reverse spread  continuing        low
of malaria               threat            level

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Reverse loss of forests  ...               decline
Halve proportion         met               high access,
without clean                              but no change
drinking water in
urban areas
Halve proportion         progress, but     low access,
without clean drinking   lagging           no change
water in rural area
Halve proportion         met               high, but no
without sanitation in                      significant
urban areas                                change
Halve proportion         no significant    decline
without sanitation in    change
rural areas
                                             Commonwealth of
                         Latin America       Independent States
                         & Caribbean         (former Republics
                         536 million         of the Soviet Union)
                                                 281 million
Goals and Targets                           Europe        Asia

POVERTY
Reduce extreme poverty   low, minimal       increase      increase
by half                  improvement
Reduce extreme hunger    on track           ...           ...
by half

PRIMARY EDUCATION
Universal primary        met                decline       met
schooling

GENDER EQUALITY
Equal girls' enrolment   met                met           met
in primary schools
Equal girls' enrolment   met                met           met
in secondary schools
Literacy parity between  met                met           met
young women and men
Women's equal            progress, but      decline       decline
representation in        lagging
national parliaments

CHILD MORTALITY
Reduce mortality of      on track           decline       decline
under-five-year olds
by two thirds
Measles immunization     met                met           met
(85% of the
population at risk)

MATERNAL HEALTH
Reduce maternal          high level         ...           ...
mortality by three
quarters

HIV/AIDS, MALARIA AND OTHER DISEASES
Halt and reverse spread  some               significant   threatened
of HIV/AIDS              progress           increase
Halt and reverse spread  met                low           low
of malaria
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Reverse loss of forests  decline            met           met
                         (exd. Caribbean)
Halve proportion         met                met           met
without clean
drinking water in
urban areas
Halve proportion         progress, but      high access   high access
without clean drinking   lagging            but limited   but limited
water in rural area                         change        change
Halve proportion         high, but no       high, but no  high, but no
without sanitation in    significant        significant   significant
urban areas              change             change        change
Halve proportion         progress, but      decline       decline
without sanitation in    lagging
urban areas

UN Millennium Development Goals

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

Compiled by Statistics Division, UN DESA
Produced by UN Department of Public Information--DPI/2363-A

The chart shows the targets set by the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) for achievement by 2015 (or by 2005, in the case of equal access
to schooling for girls).
[??]Indicates that in a particular sub-region, the MDG target has been
met or is on track for achievement, or near achievement by 2015.
[??]Indicates progress, but at a rate that is so far insufficient to
meet the target.
[??]Indicates no change or negative change relative to the target, since
1990, or where current levels are unsatisfactory in comparison with
global standards.
[??]Lack of data.

Sources: United Nations, based on data and estimates provided by the
World Bank. Food and Agriculture Organization, UNESCO, Inter-
Parliamentary Union, UNICEF, World Health Organization and UNAIDS.