Ending Hunger in America, 2014 Hunger Report Full Report

Millennium Development Goals: Progress Chart to Date This chart provides an overview of progress on the eight Millennium Development Goals. Progress or lack of progress differs in every state, so regional overviews provide a snapshot at an aggregated level. In some instances, trends are driven by high performance or lack of performance by one or a small group of countries. Africa Goals and Targets GOAL 1 Northern Asia Eastern Sub-Saharan South-Eastern Southern Western Oceania Latin America & Caribbean Caucasus & Central Asia | Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Reduce extreme poverty by half low poverty very high poverty moderate poverty* moderate poverty very high poverty low poverty very high poverty low poverty low poverty Productive and decent employment large de?cit in decent work very large de?cit in decent work large de?cit in decent work large de?cit in decent work very large de?cit in decent work large de?cit in decent work very large de?cit in decent work moderate de?cit in decent work moderate de?cit in decent work Reduce hunger by half low hunger very high hunger moderate hunger moderate hunger high hunger moderate hunger moderate hunger moderate hunger moderate hunger high enrolment high enrolment high enrolment high enrolment — high enrolment high enrolment GOAL 2 | Achieve universal primary education Universal primary schooling GOAL 3 Women’s share of paid employment Women’s equal representation in national parliaments close to parity close to parity close to parity parity parity close to parity close to parity parity parity low share medium share high share medium share low share low share medium share high share high share low representation moderate representation moderate representation low representation low representation low representation very low representation moderate representation low representation high mortality low mortality low mortality moderate mortality low mortality moderate mortality low mortality moderate mortality | Reduce child mortality Reduce mortality of under?ve-year-olds by two thirds GOAL 5 moderate enrolment | Promote gender equality and empower women Equal girls’ enrollment in primary school GOAL 4 high enrolment low mortality | Improve maternal health Reduce maternal mortality by three quarters low mortality very high mortality low mortality moderate mortality high mortality low mortality high mortality low mortality low mortality Access to reproductive health moderate access low access high access moderate access moderate access moderate access low access high access moderate access GOAL 6 | Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS low incidence high incidence low incidence low incidence low incidence low incidence low incidence low incidence intermediate incidence Halt and reverse the spread of tuberculosis low mortality moderate mortality low mortality moderate mortality moderate mortality low mortality high mortality low mortality moderate mortality GOAL 7 | Ensure environmental sustainability Halve proportion of population without improved drinking water high coverage low coverage high coverage moderate coverage high coverage high coverage low coverage high coverage moderate coverage Halve proportion of population without sanitation high coverage very low coverage low coverage low coverage very low coverage moderate coverage very low coverage moderate coverage high coverage moderate proportion of slum-dwellers very high proportion of slum-dwellers moderate proportion of slum-dwellers high proportion of slum-dwellers high proportion of slum-dwellers moderate proportion of slum-dwellers moderate proportion of slum-dwellers moderate proportion of slum-dwellers — high usage moderate usage high usage low usage high usage high usage Improve the lives of slum-dwellers GOAL 8 Internet users | Develop a global partnership for development high usage moderate usage high usage The progress chart operates on two levels. The words in each box indicate the present degree of compliance with the target. The colours show progress towards the target according to the legend below: Target already met or expected to be met by 2015. Progress insuf?cient to reach the target if prevailing trends persist. No progress or deterioration. Missing or insuf?cient data. For the regional groupings and country data, see mdgs.un.org. Country experiences in each region may differ signi?cantly from the regional average. Due to new data and revised methodologies, this Progress Chart is not comparable with previous versions. Sources: United Nations, based on data and estimates provided by: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Inter-Parliamentary Union; International Labour Organization; International Telecommunication Union; UNAIDS; UNESC

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