UNITED NATIONS MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, TARGETS AND INDICATORS.

Social problems; Education policy; Absolute poverty; Primary education; Child mortality; United Nations. Secretariat; International Monetary Fund; Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development; World Bank Group; United Nations

The article presents the framework of eight goals, 18 targets and 48 indicators to measure progress towards the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations (UN). The framework was adopted by a consensus of experts from the UN Secretariat and International Monetary Fund, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the World Bank. The goals include the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger, achievement of universal primary education, promotion of gender equality and women empowerment, reduction of child mortality, and improvement of maternal health.