• The 8 Millennium Goals •

1. Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger

  • Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than $1 a day
  • Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people
  • Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger

 

Quick Facts

  • The number of people living under the international poverty line of $1.25 a day declined from 1.8 billion to 1.4 billion between 1990 and 2005.
  • The proportion of people living in extreme poverty in developing regions dropped from 46 per cent to 27 per cent — on track to meet the target globally.
  • The economic crisis is expected to push an estimated 64 million more people into extreme poverty in 2010.
  • About one in four children under the age of five is underweight in the developing world, down from almost one in three in 1990.
1. Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger