Water
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Water in Millennium Development Goals (MGDs)
Millennium
Development Goals
In 2000, the United Nation Millennium Summit established an eight
common international goals in its 189 country members (193 currently) following
the adoption of the United Nation Millennium Declaration. The goals was
established in the area of poverty and hunger; universal primary education;
gender equality; child mortality; maternal health; HIV/ AIDS, malaria and other
diseases; environmental sustainability and global partner for development.
These eight different goals are called Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs).
The summit developed targets and dates for achieving those targets. The member
countries and at least 23 international organizations committed to help achieve
the above mentioned millennium development goals by 2015.
Drinking
Water in Millennium Development Goals
In
goal seven (c) of Millennium Development Goals, there is a target which states
that the proportion of the population
without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation
will be reduced halve by 2015. After the declaration, the World
Health Organization and UNICEF has started joint monitoring program to assess
the achievement/improvement in water supply and sanitation program.
These organizations defined the criteria of improved drinking water sources
to allow for international comparability for monitoring the Millennium Development
Goals (MGDs). The World Health Organization and UNICEF joint monitoring
program defines "improved" drinking water sources as
follows:
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