Nurses—Making a Difference in Global Health

UN Millennium Development Goals

At the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000, 189 world leaders made a historic promise to the world by signing a Millennium Declaration to “uphold the principles of human dignity, equality and equity at the global level...(and maintain) a duty, therefore, to all the world's people, especially the most vulnerable and, in particular, the children of the world, to whom the future belongs."

The result: Eight UN Millennium Development Goals with measurable targets and clear deadlines to improve the lives of everyone, particularly the world's poorest people. See how nurses around the globe are contributing to that promise.

The MDG Monitor shows how countries are progressing in their efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. With the 2015 target date fast approaching, it is more important than ever for nurses to understand where the goals are on track, and where additional efforts and support are needed, both globally and at the country level.