Promoting the Millennium Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific : Meeting the Challenges of Poverty Reduction

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established by UN member states, as part of the Millennium Declaration in September 2000, including commitments to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, to achieve universal primary education; promote gender equality, reduce child mortality and improve health conditions. This report assesses progress towards accomplishing these objectives in the Asia and Pacific region, and considers future challenges and opportunities. The report reveals considerable variations in achievements by different countries in this diverse region, with striking improvements being made in some areas such as income poverty reduction, as well as disturbingly slow progress in others.Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Staff is the author of 'Promoting the Millennium Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific : Meeting the Challenges of Poverty Reduction', published 2005 under ISBN 9789211201680 and ISBN 9211201683.