Today, ethiopia is globally recognized for having taken ownership of the mdgs agenda and integrating them into successive national development plans from the sustainable development poverty reduction programme 200203200405 to the growth and transformation plan gtp 201011201415. Participatory governance and the millennium development. The sdgs are to succeed the millennium development goals mdgs, which expire. Ethiopia adopt ed the mdgs and has been incorporating them into its. This report shows where we stand in 2006 in achieving these goals. Latest mdg progress report released addis standard. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia sustainable development.
Against this odd, ethiopia is heading towards halving poverty by 2015. The mdgs and the humanitariandevelopment divide odi. In september 2000, building upon a decade of major united nations conferences and summits, world leaders came together at the united nations headquarters in new york to adopt the united nations millennium declaration the declaration committed nations to a new global partnership to reduce extreme poverty, and set out a series of eight timebound targets with a. Even for the other two lagging mdgsmdg 3 on ensuring gender equality and empowering women, and mdg 5 on improving maternal healthsignificant progress has been observed.
Final report on the healthrelated millennium development goals. The millennium development goals report 2015 the united nations. The millennium development goals mdg represent an unprecedented partnership among nations to better the lives of hungry and poor people across the globe. The development assistance group dag comprises 26 donors working in ethiopia. In ethiopia, pregnant women are more susceptible to malaria, leading. We analysed the performance of ethiopia in achieving the healthrelated millennium development goals mdgs with the aim of acquiring lessons for the sustainable development goals sdgs. Eradicating extreme poverty ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia, addis ababa. From the mdgs to sustainable development for all reliefweb.
Achievement of the millennium development goals mdgs for. Achieving the sustainable development goals in the least. Pdf the millennium development goals and the status of. At the beginning of the new millennium, world leaders gathered at the united nations to shape a broad vision to fight poverty in its many dimensions. Ethiopia achieved almost all its millennium development goals mdgs and the nation now faces the challenge of attaining the objectives aligned with the sdgs. To understand the underlying factors that contributed to the success in achieving mdg4, ethiopia was selected as a countdown to 2015 case study. The dag pooled fund is managed by undp, which also.
Ethiopia met some of the millennium development goals, achieving a 67% reduction in underfive mortality, a 90% reduction in hiv infections, a 73% reduction in malariarelated deaths, and a 50% decline in mortality due to tuberculosis. Ethiopia s recent mdg performance a summary from the 2014 mdg report assessing progress in africa toward the millennium development goals by eca, au, undp, afdb ethiopia is frequently mentioned in this years mdg report, mostly for positive reasons, as it exhibits a number of development strides. The millennium development goals mdgs were eight international development goals for the year 2015 that had been established following the millennium summit of the united nations in 2000, following the adoption of the united nations millennium declaration. That vision, which was translated into eight millennium development goals mdgs, has remained the overarching development framework for the world for the past 15 years. Other paho interventions that have contributed to the progress seen child health include the merging of the latin. How ethiopia achieved millennium development goal 4. Progress and challenges mainly focusing on health and health.
Chapter achievements and challenges in the implementation. The millennium development goals and the status of gender disparity in ethiopia. The following sections briefly outline the status and trends towards the achievement of the millennium development goals in ethiopia. Goals mdgs which spanned the period 2000 to 2015 and registered remarkable achievements.
Millennium development goals mdgs to the new continental and. Guido bertucci, director, division for public administration and development dpadm of desa. Following the adoption of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development and the sustainable development goals sdgs in september 2015, ethiopia has proactively mainstreamed, aligned the sdgs with the second growth and transformation plan gtp. A production and employmentoriented approach to achieving the sdgs 16 2. Ethiopia achieved most of the targets of the health mdgs, and these. The millennium development goals mdgs are goals that the international community set forth to achieve such targets as halving world poverty by 2015. Ethiopia shows progress to meet the targets but lagging behind on gender equality and maternal health the latest report assessing ethiopia s progress towards millennium development goals mdgs is released thursday in addis abeba at the united nations economic commission for africa. Gender equality and empowered women are catalysts for multiplying development efforts.
This ultimate millennium development goals mdg report is an incomparable. Abiy negussie a senier essay submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the bachelor of arts degree in public administration and development management. Economic, social and environmental pillars of sustainable development 11 3. In september of the milestone year of 2000, the millennium declaration1 was adopted at the united. The fourth phase of the program, hsdp iv 20102015, is also the main vehicle for achieving ethiopia s growth and transformation plan gtp, 20102015 goals related to health. About europe pmc funders joining europe pmc governance roadmap outreach.
Planning, monitoring and evaluation this is the sixth and final millennium development goals report mdgr, since the adoption of. The millennium declaration, millennium development goals and a world fit for children six of the eight millennium development goals mdgs can best be met as the rights of children to health, education, protection and equality are protected. Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than one dollar a day. Financing the child centred sustainable development goals. Ethiopia health millennium development goals support. Millennium refers to the point at which a period of 1,000 years ends and another begins. Successes and challenges of the millennium development goals in. This makes ethiopia one of the few countries in africa with a real chance of attaining the health mdgs.
Dr peter salama, unicef representative to ethiopia julius court, acting head of office, dfid ethiopia as we rapidly approach the deadline of 2015 for reporting our progress against the millennium development goals mdgs, it is already clear that ethiopia will have much success to report and an inspiring story to tell. The eight goals offer a vision of what we want to achieve to address the eight agreed problems. The sustainable development goals and ldc development strategies 7 2. As shown in the report, ethiopia has successfully achieved six of the eight mdgs. During the past 15 years, the mdgs have become a platform for fostering global partnership for development and, as the 2015 global mdg report shows. The economic empowerment of women is a prerequisite for sustainable development, propoor growth and the achievement of all the millennium development goals mdgs. Ethiopia successfully attaining the millennium development. This opinion examines the divide between the humanitarian and development agendas, pointing out that the achievement of the millennium development goals mdgs by 2015 will be a hollow victory if those who are worst off including many of those living in fragile states. Assessing progress in africa toward the millennium. The sustainable development goals sdgs succeeded the mdgs in 2016. Achievement of the millennium development goals mdgs for education in ethiopia prepared by. In ethiopia, the percent of people living in extreme poverty fell from 63 percent in 1995 to. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia fdre to participate in the. The millennium development goals are, in short, a framework world leaders have agreed upon to reduce poverty and improve lives.
The dag pooled fund is managed by undp, which also hosts the dag secretariat staff. Further information on this report can be obtained from mr. The roadmap for the implementation of the declaration brought forth a set of eight millennium development goals mdgs to be achieved by 2015. The mdgs and the humanitarian development divide odi opinions 111 articles and blogs author. The millennium development goals report phe ethiopia. Assessing progress in africa toward the millennium development goals, 2015 viii approaches to the continents development challenges, and access to reliable and quality data. Mofed ministry of finance and economic development. Successes and challenges of the millennium development. The mdg experience exposed the data challenges facing national statistical systems and underscored the importance of strengthening statistical and analytical capacities. The dag was established in 2001 to support ethiopia as it went through the development of its poverty reduction strategy paper prsp. The development of the gtp has also been informed by a 2010 mdg assessment.
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