The Millennium Development Goals
Helping African countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals
According to the United Nations report on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) published in 2007, one billion people still live on less than one dollar per day. Nearly half of them lives in Sub-Saharan Africa.
In order to meet the basic needs of the planet’s poorest countries, the international community pledged to increase aid with the Millennium Goals. The AFD dedicates more than 50% of its funding for Africa to achieving them (535 million euros).
Within this framework, the AFD has several priorities:
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Programmes providing access to water and sanitation, urban development, and improving living conditions for shantytown inhabitants, as part of Goal #7 that seeks to fight the major pandemics.
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Projects for agriculture, fishing, and microcredit, as part of Goal #1 which is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.
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Operations in the areas of education and health as part of Goal #2, which is to achieve universal primary education for all, and Goals #4, 5 and 6 which aim to reduce mortality.
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Vocational training and commercial capacity-building programmes as part of Goal #8 which seeks to bring about a global partnership for development.
2015 targets: Eight Times Yes!
The “Millennium Declaration” adopted by the UN General Assembly on 8 September 2000 sets eight goals to end poverty and its consequences by 2015. The “Eight Times Yes” campaign makes a mid-term review on progress achieved and efforts still to be made. <The “Eight Times Yes” campaign>
Le temps presse - une campagne de sensibilisation en faveur des OMD
En septembre 2000, 191 gouvernements se sont fixés 8 objectifs d'ici 2015 pour réduire la pauvreté : les Objectifs du Millénaire pour le Développement. LDM Films et l'AFD présentent www.letempspresse.org, une campagne de sensibilisation sur Internet autour de huit films pour proposer au public de passer à l'action. <En savoir plus>
The eight millennium goals
- eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
- achieve universal primary education
- promote gender equality and empower women
- reduce child mortality
- improve maternal health
- combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
- ensure environmental sustainability
- develop a global partnership for development.
Huit fois oui !
OMD 1 : OUI à la lutte contre la pauvreté et la faim
OMD 6 : OUI à la lutte contre les maladies
The AFD and the MDGs
- Improve access to water and to basic services
- Support local authorities
- Sustainably manage natural resources
- Improve education
- Improve health
- Support the productive sector
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