Millennium Development Goal 4 - Reduce Child Mortality

Description: During the United Nations Millennium Summit in September 2000, representatives from countries across the globe met to discuss development problems plaguing the human race. As a direct result of their discussions, the Millennium Declaration was drafted and approved by 189 nations and 147 state government leaders. It was from this declaration that the eight Millennium Development Goals emerged, aiming to make immense progress on humanitarian issues facing our world. • Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger • Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education • Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women • Goal 4: Reduce child mortality • Goal 5: Improve maternal health • Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases • Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability • Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development The center of this project was Goal 4 – reducing child mortality. By the year 2015, the Millennium Campaign seeks to reduce by two-thirds the under-five child mortality rate. Currently, about 26000 children under five die each day, mostly from preventable causes.