United Nations Millennium Development Goals

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All documents are in PDF format.

MDG Gap Task Force Report 2015

• MDG Gap Task Force Report 2015
• Report Summary
• Media Advisory
• Press Release
• Fact Sheet

Millennium Development Goals Report 2015

Download the Millennium Development Goals Report 2015

• Press Release (Global)
• Press Releases (Regional): Asia, Caucasus and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Northern Africa, Oceania, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Asia
• Press Release: Messages
• Press Release: Overview
• Press Release: Transitioning from MDGs to post-2015 development agenda
• Key Facts (Global)
• Key Facts (Regional)
• Backgrounders (Regional): Caucus and Central Asia, Eastern Asia, South-Eastern Asia, and Southern Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Northern Africa, Oceania, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Asia
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Report Summary
• Progress Chart
• Presentation

 

MDG Gap Task Force Report 2014

• Press release
• Fact sheet
• Summary
• Report
  

Millennium Development Goals Report 2014

• Global press release
• Regional press releases: Latin America, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Western Asia, Central Asia
  
• Infographics (1.5mb zip)
• Videos

MDGs Press Kit for September 2013

Media Advisory: A number of major events during the high-level week of the UN General Assembly will focus on accelerating achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and setting the roadmap for agreeing on a sustainable development framework beyond the 2015 MDG target date. Learn more.

 

Press Releases

• World leaders renew commitment to anti-poverty targets, agree to adopt new development Goals at 2015 Summit
• UN mobilizes innovative partnerships to achieve global anti-poverty goals

 

Media Advisory: MDG Success event

 

Fact Sheets:
MDG 1 , MDG 2 , MDG 3, MDG 4, MDG 5, MDG 6, MDG 7, MDG 8

 

Overview of Secretary General's Report

 

Backgrounder: The Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda

MDG Gap Task Force Report 2013

• Press release

• Fact sheet

Millennium Development Goals Report 2013

• Global press release

• Regional press releases:
  Latin America, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Western Asia, Central Asia

• Infographics (1.5mb zip)

MDG Gap Task Force Report 2012

• Press release

• Fact sheet

Millennium Development Goals Report 2012

Global press release: With three MDGs achieved, global partnership for development is key to 2015 success

MDG Gap Task Force Report 2011

• Press release

• Fact sheet

 

Millennium Development Goals Report 2011

Global press release: "Major progress towards Millennium Development Goals,
but the most vulnerable are left behind, UN report says"

 

Regional press releases:
Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, Asia, Western Asia, Latin America, Caucasus and Central Asia

 

UN News Center: "UN reports progress towards poverty alleviation, urges increased support for the poorest"

 

MDG Summit in September 2010

• Closing press release
• Opening press release
• Fact sheets:
  Goal 1, Goal 2, Goal 3, Goal 4, Goal 5, Goal 6, Goal 7, Goal 8
• Celebrities join push for action on the Millennium Development Goals
• Momentum builds toward UN Summit on the MDGs -- Media Advisory
• UN to Review Progress on the Millennium Development Goals
• MDGs must be met, UN Secretary-General says ahead of September Summit - Press release
• UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals - Fact sheet
• Millennium Development Goals: At a Glance - Fact sheet

MDG Gap Task Force Report 2010

• Press release

• Fact sheet

• Remarks by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launching the 2010 Report of the MDG Gap Task Force

Millennium Development Goals Report 2010

• Global press release

• Global press release

• Regional press releases:
  Latin America , North Africa , Western Asia , South Asia , Sub-Saharan Africa , CIS

MDG Gap Task Force Report 2009

• Press release

• Fact sheet

Millennium Development Goals Report 2009

• Global press release

• Donor press release

• Regional press releases:
  Latin America , North Africa , Western Asia , South Asia , Sub-Saharan Africa , CIS

Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development (Doha, Qatar, 29 November - 2 December)

• Press Releases
  
• Background Briefing Notes
  

Millennium Development Goals Report 2008

• Global press release

• Regional press releases:
  Asia , Latin America , North Africa , Western Asia ,Sub-Saharan Africa , CIS

• Fact sheets:
  Goal 1 , Goal 2 , Goal 3 , Goal 4 , Goal 5 , Goal 6 , Goal 7 , Goal 8

Report of the MDG Gap Task Force: Delivering on the Global Partnership for Achieving the Millennium Development Goals

• UN Report: Significant progress in debt relief for poorest countries but trade and aid still major barriers to achieving anti-poverty goals (press release - [PDF], 4 September 2008)
• Where are the gaps? (fact sheet - [PDF], September 2008)

Report of the MDG Africa Steering Group: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Africa

• Launch of the MDG Africa Steering Group recommendations (press release - [PDF], 1 July 2008)
• Summary of the MDG Africa Steering Group recommendations - [PDF]
• MDG Africa Steering and Working Groups (fact sheet) - [PDF]