Despite extreme poverty, ill health, and hunger, Afghans define the lack of security as their greatest problem. Hence the government of Afghanistan has added a new goal "ENHANCE SECURITY" to the eight global MDGs recognizing the critical role of peace and security in achieving the other MDGs. |
Afghanistan MDGs Overview
MDGs for the overarching framework for the Afghanistan National Development Strategy
In September 2000, when the Millennium Summit was held at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Afghanistan was still suffering from war and, hence, could not participate in the formulation of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).The Government of Afghanistan endorsed the Millennium Declaration as well as the MDGs only in March 2004. Afghanistan, however, having lost over two decades to war, has had to modify the global timetable and benchmarks to fit local realities. The rest of the international community defined the MDGs, to be attained by 2015, against a baseline of 1990. Because of its lost decades and the lack of available information, Afghanistan has defined its MDG contribution as targets for 2020 from baselines of 2002 to 2005.
Despite extreme poverty, ill health, and hunger, Afghans define the lack of security as their greatest problem. Hence the government of Afghanistan has added this new goal to the eight global MDGs recognizing the critical role of peace and security in achieving the other MDGs.
The UN Development Assistance Framework of UN agencies in Afghanistan is designed to support the national priorities through the ANDS. In Afghanistan the MDGs will be the basis for the Afghanistan National Development Strategy.
Afghanistan has made tremendous progress in historic global partnerships: the Bonn agreement, Pledges made in Tokyo and Berlin, London conference, and Paris conference. Afghanistan will require extensive, predictable, and sustained international aid to meet these targets.
Achieving the MDGs in Afghanistan is not just a desirable developmental goal, but a necessity for the security of the country, the region and the world.
Afghanistan MDGs (9 Goals)
ERADICATE EXTREME
POVERTY AND
HUNGER (Goal 1)
ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL
PRIMARY EDUCATION
(Goal 2)
PROMOTE GENDER
EQUALITY AND
EMPOWER WOMEN
(Goal 3)
REDUCE CHILD
MORTALITY
(Goal 4)
IMPROVE
MATERNAL HEALTH
(Goal 5)
COMBAT HIV/AIDS,
MALARIA,TB AND
OTHER DISEASES
(Goal 6)
ENSURE
ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY
(Goal 7)
DEVELOP A GLOBAL
PARTNERSHIP FOR
DEVELOPMENT
(Goal 8)
ENHANCE
SECURITY
(Goal 9)
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