Millennium Development Goals
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The Millennium Development Goals were a set of eight global targets adopted by the United Nations in 2000 to address extreme poverty, health, education, gender equality, and environmental sustainability by 2015.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Millennium Development Goals Context triple: [Sustainable Development Goals, follows, Millennium Development Goals]
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Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals are a set of 17 global objectives adopted by the United Nations to guide international efforts toward ending poverty, protecting the planet, and ensuring prosperity and peace by 2030.
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Agenda 2063
Agenda 2063 is the African Union’s long-term strategic framework for transforming Africa into a prosperous, integrated, and peaceful continent by the year 2063.
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United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks
United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks are strategic planning documents that outline how the United Nations system will support a country’s national development priorities over a multi-year period.
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United Nations Development Group
The United Nations Development Group is a consortium of UN agencies that coordinates and supports global development efforts, particularly around poverty reduction, sustainable development, and capacity building in developing countries.
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United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the UN’s global development agency that works to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities, and support sustainable development in countries worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Millennium Development Goals Target entity description: The Millennium Development Goals were a set of eight global targets adopted by the United Nations in 2000 to address extreme poverty, health, education, gender equality, and environmental sustainability by 2015.
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Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals are a set of 17 global objectives adopted by the United Nations to guide international efforts toward ending poverty, protecting the planet, and ensuring prosperity and peace by 2030.
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B.
Agenda 2063
Agenda 2063 is the African Union’s long-term strategic framework for transforming Africa into a prosperous, integrated, and peaceful continent by the year 2063.
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United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks
United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks are strategic planning documents that outline how the United Nations system will support a country’s national development priorities over a multi-year period.
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United Nations Development Group
The United Nations Development Group is a consortium of UN agencies that coordinates and supports global development efforts, particularly around poverty reduction, sustainable development, and capacity building in developing countries.
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United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the UN’s global development agency that works to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities, and support sustainable development in countries worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations initiative
ⓘ
global development agenda ⓘ international agreement ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | Millennium Summit ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
United Nations
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United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| adoptionYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Millennium Development Goals
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surface form:
MDGs
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| appliesTo |
developing countries
ⓘ
least developed countries ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Millennium Summit
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Millennium Declaration
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| coordinatedBy | United Nations Development Programme ⓘ |
| endorsedBy | all United Nations member states ⓘ |
| focusArea |
HIV/AIDS
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child health ⓘ education ⓘ environmental sustainability ⓘ gender equality ⓘ global partnership for development ⓘ malaria ⓘ maternal health ⓘ other major diseases ⓘ poverty reduction ⓘ |
| geographicScope | global ⓘ |
| goal |
Achieve universal primary education
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Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases ⓘ Develop a global partnership for development ⓘ Ensure environmental sustainability ⓘ Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger ⓘ Improve maternal health ⓘ Promote gender equality and empower women ⓘ Reduce child mortality ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
International Monetary Fund
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OECD ⓘ United Nations ⓘ World Bank ⓘ |
| numberOfGoals | 8 ⓘ |
| numberOfIndicators | 60+ ⓘ |
| numberOfTargets | 21 ⓘ |
| precededBy | International Development Goals ⓘ |
| startYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| successor | Sustainable Development Goals ⓘ |
| successorAdoptionYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| targetYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| theme |
global poverty alleviation
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health and education outcomes ⓘ human development ⓘ social development ⓘ |
| timeFrame | 2000–2015 ⓘ |
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Subject: Millennium Development Goals Description of subject: The Millennium Development Goals were a set of eight global targets adopted by the United Nations in 2000 to address extreme poverty, health, education, gender equality, and environmental sustainability by 2015.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Millennium Development Goals framework
this entity surface form:
MDGs
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Millennium Development Goal 1C
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United Nations Millennium Declaration
this entity surface form:
Millennium Development Goal 1
this entity surface form:
Millennium Development Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
this entity surface form:
MDGs