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Millennium Declaration: a pact between nations to defeat human poverty
More than a billion people are living in profound poverty on less than one dollar a day. With the adoption of the Millennium Declaration and the Millennium Development Goals in 2000, member states of the United Nations have pledged to reduce extreme poverty by half by the year 2015. Also Switzerland is contributing to the achievement of these goals.
The Millennium Declaration commits rich and poor countries alike to do everything to combat poverty, to promote human dignity and equality and to realize peace, democracy and ecological sustainability.
The Millennium Development Goals
The Millennium Declaration contains eight main goals – the so-called Millennium Development Goals (MDG). With
measurable goals all countries and international organizations are committed to take action.
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Additional Information and Documents
- Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit - Report of the Secretary-General
In larger freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all
Download (PDF, 343 KB) : [de] [en] [fr] - Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - Interim Report of Switzerland 2010
Download (PDF, 2633 KB) : [de] - Millennium Development Goals - Progress Report of Switzerland 2005
by the Swiss Federal Council
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United Nations Millennium Development Goals
http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/ -
M+5 Summit 2005 - Outcome Document
http://www.un.org/summit2005/documents.html -
Millennium Development Goals - United Nations Resolution: 55/2: United Nations Millennium Declaration
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly - September 2000http://www.un.org/millennium/declaration/ares552e.pdf - Interim report on success in achieving Millennium Development Goals
- Switzerland Presents First Interim Report on the Millennium Development Goals