The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight international development goals that 189 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations have agreed to achieve by the year 2015. They include halving extreme poverty, reducing child mortality rates, fighting disease epidemics such as AIDS, and developing a global partnership for development.
千年发展目标(MDGs)是由189个联合国成员国和至少23个国际组织共同制定的于2015年之前完成的国际发展目标。这些目标包括消除赤贫、降低儿童死亡率、抗击艾滋等疾病、发展全球伙伴关系等等。
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were developed out of the eight chapters of the United Nations Millennium Declaration, signed in September 2000. The eight goals include:
千年发展目标于2000年9月《联合国千年宣言》的八章内容中提出,八个目标包括:
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
消除赤贫和饥饿
Improve maternal health
改善母亲的健康状况
Achieve universal primary education
实现全球基础教育
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
抗击艾滋病、疟疾和其他疾病
Promote gender equality and empower women
促进性别平等,为妇女赋权
Ensure environmental sustainability
确保环境的可持续性
Reduce child mortality
降低儿童死亡率
Develop a global partnership for development
建立全球发展合作伙伴关系
