þróunarmarkmiðin

TheÞróunarmarkmiðin, often translated as the Development Goals, refer to a set of targets adopted by the United Nations in 2000. These goals aimed to address critical global issues and were intended to be achieved by 2015. There were eight main Þróunarmarkmiðin, each focusing on a specific area of development.

The first goal was to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, striving to halve the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day and suffering from hunger. The second goal focused on achieving universal primary education, ensuring that all children could complete a full course of primary schooling. The third goal aimed to promote gender equality and empower women, seeking to eliminate disparities in primary and secondary education based on gender.

The fourth Þróunarmarkmið was to reduce child mortality, with the objective of decreasing the under-five mortality rate by two-thirds. The fifth goal focused on improving maternal health, aiming to reduce the maternal mortality ratio by three-quarters. The sixth goal was to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases, striving to halt and begin to reverse their spread.

The seventh Þróunarmarkmið aimed to ensure environmental sustainability, including objectives related to access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and improving the lives of slum dwellers. Finally, the eighth goal was to develop a global partnership for development, encouraging aid, trade, and debt relief. While significant progress was made in many areas, not all targets were fully met by the 2015 deadline, leading to the establishment of the subsequent Sustainable Development Goals.