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Goals of Sustainable Development |
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The United
Nations, the World
Bank and the OECD
have identified six goals for sustainable human development.
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Poverty reduction
To reduce the number of people living in extreme poverty by half by
2015. |
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Universal
education
To achieve universal primary education for all by 2015. |
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Gender equality
To demonstrate progress towards gender equality and the empowerment
of women by eliminating gender disparities in primary and secondary
education by 2015. |
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Reduced mortality rates
To reduce infant and child mortality rates by two-thirds and maternal
mortality rates by three-quarters by 2015. |
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Reproductive health
To provide access to reproductive health services to all individuals of appropriate
age by 2015.
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Environment
To implement national strategies for sustainable development by 2005
to ensure the current loss of environmental resources is reversed
globally by 2015. |
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Indicators for Sustainable Development |
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Indicators
are closely linked with goals for sustainable human development because
they let us check progress and see if we are on track.There are a
number of indicators that are associated with sustainable development. (See important indicators agreed to at the international level)
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