Millenium Development Goals

Hey all,

Do spend the holidays well researching and writing up your answer to the below question:

Assess and evaluate the extent of success of 2 (out of the 8) Millenium Development Goals (MDGs). (8 marks)

Instructions:
1) Name the 2 MDGs you are assessing
2) State UN's goals by 2015 for the 2 MDGs you are assessing
3) Tell me the successes since 2000 in attaining the goals you are assessing.
4) Tell me the failures / obstacles / difficulties in attaining the goals by 2015

Website to check out:

1) BBC News summary and analysis (easy to understand)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/in_depth/millennium_development_goals/html/default.stm#

2) BBC News real case studies (easy to understand)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/1112_mdg/index.shtml

3) UN 2007 Chart on progress (clear concise presentation of information in one chart)

http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/Resources/Static/Products/Progress2007/MDG_Report_2007_Progress_Chart_en.pdf

4) UN 2007 Report on progress (very detailed report on progress so far)

http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/Resources/Static/Products/Progress2007/UNSD_MDG_Report_2007e.pdf



Good luck, and work hard!!
Mr Kevin Pang