Tagged: Millennium Development Goals

Venus (8) washes her hands with soap and water at a new hand-washing facility at her school in the Philippines.

Water and sanitation – act now, use data, celebrate later

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In 2012, the UN made the announcement that the Millennium Development Goal target on water had been met and over two billion more people now had access to water from ‘improved’ sources. Many people thought: “Wonderful! The images of children and women carrying heavy water buckets on their heads for miles are now going to be a thing… Read more →←
Children in Myanmar wash their hands with soap at a hand-washing station.

New data cast light on poor hygiene

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This week is World Water Week. Each year, leaders and experts meet in Stockholm to discuss global challenges relating to water. This year the conference celebrates its 25th year, with a specific focus is on water for development. There will also be lots of discussion about the broad spectrum of water issues ranging from water resources… Read more →←
School children in India wash their hands prior to the mid-day meals.

5 things you need to know about sanitation & drinking water

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2015 is the deadline for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and it is also a time to reflect on progress made during the MDG era. The MDGs challenged the global community to halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation between 1990 and 2015. The WHO/UNICEF… Read more →←
A woman from Madhya Pradesh, India, holds her three-day-old child. Despite being one of the most mineral rich states in India, Madhya Pradesh is one of the poorest with 40% of its population living in poverty

Child poverty indicators can help end global poverty

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Eradicating child poverty is one the world’s most important and urgent tasks. Whilst substantial progress has been made in reducing poverty globally, disaggregated data shows that many children are being left behind. The latest disaggregated monetary poverty figures show that children represent nearly half of the world’s extreme poor… Read more →←
The Ebo clean water project benefits 27, 000 people in seven villages including 15,000 school children, with clean water in their school and households. Young girls now can attend school regularly without spending more time looking for water.

How Ethiopia managed to supply water to 48 million people

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Today, we’re celebrating something special in Ethiopia – reaching the water Goal 7c of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). What does this mean? Put simply, it means 57 percent of the country’s population now is drinking water from an improved water supply such as a tap or hand pump, rather than from an open stream. By… Read more →←
A woman breastfeeds her baby under a mosquito net, in the village of Garin Badjini, Niger.

Why nutrition and breastfeeding are crucial to sustainable development

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In 9 months, world leaders will descend on New York during the UN General Assembly and proudly proclaim the beginning of the Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) era. Building on the experience of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the SDGs will be the most broadly supported, comprehensive and specific development goals the… Read more →←
A mother and child from Madhya Pradesh, India. Despite being rich in natural resources Madhya Pradesh is more infamous for its poverty.

Child poverty: 5 things we learned in 2014

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2014 has been an important year in the fight against child poverty, and one that may make a difference for years to come. Here are 5 things we learned during the year: 1. It has become clear that children are heavily over-represented among the world’s extreme poor. Over 569 million children aged 18 or less are living on less than $1.25… Read more →←
Children from the Ruthimitu Primary School in Nairobi, Kenya.

What targets will improve the lives of children across the world?

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2015 will be a year to remember: this coming September, world leaders are set to pass a new global development agenda that will replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This agenda will drive action and investment in every country over the next 15 years. The new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aspire to be universal in scope… Read more →←
In 2012, when floods struck Niamey, Niger, Rashida (in blue) and her family were among the 8,000 people who were displaced. To ensure that there was no delay in the children returning to school, UNICEF and partners raised 12 emergency education tents at a nearby school.

Getting all children in school — a goal to achieve

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More than 15 years ago, the international community rallied in support of universal primary education by 2015 as part of the Millennium Development Goals. As 2015 nears, it is clear that we will not make the deadline. But not because it can’t be done. Despite not achieving the goal by 2015, I remain convinced that providing all… Read more →←
A community health worker sends a Rapid SMS message for an ambulance from the house of a pregnant woman in Rukoro neighbourhood in the city of Musanze in northern Rwanda. Rapid SMS scheme is a joint initiative between UNICEF, UNFPA and WHO. Through this programme, the Rwandan government is giving out hundreds of cell phones in an attempt to save pregnant women and babies. Nearly 500 volunteer community health care workers in the rural district of Musanze have been given free phones so they can keep track of all the pregnant women in their villages. The cell phones are used to register and monitor expecting mothers. If there are any questions, complications or updates, health workers simply send a text to their local clinic and receive a response within minutes. It is making a real difference in saving lives of children and pregnant women. In Rukoro neighbourhood, Musanze, Rwanda, cell phones powered RapidSMS are being used to register and monitor expecting mothers. If there are any questions, complications or updates, health workers simply send a text to their local clinic and receive a response within minutes.

A data revolution for children

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Data is central to our work for children – as many stories on this blog illustrate: Accounting for the growing number of children orphaned by Ebola in the middle of Guinea’s dense rain-forest helps bring them the care and support they desperately need. The field of early childhood development is being redesigned thanks to recent… Read more →←

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