THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, 2000.

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs or MDG 8) are a long -and medium- term (to be achieved by 2015) development agenda approved by the UN General Assembly in December 2000. Their purpose was to inject renewed urgency into global development efforts by establishing challenging targets in each of the key human development areas.

Goal 1 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Targets: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than one dollar a day; and halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger.

Goal 2 Achieve universal primary education Target: Ensure that by 2015, children everywhere – boys and girls – will be able to complete primary schooling.

Goal 3 Promote gender equality and empower women Target: Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary schools by 2005, and all levels of education by 2015.

Goal 4 Reduce child mortality Target: Reduce by two-thirds (1990–2015) the under-5 mortality rate.

Goal 5 Improve maternal health Target: Reduce by three-quarters (1990–2015) the maternal morbidity ratio.

Goal 6 Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Targets: Halt and begin to reverse spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015, and the incidence of malaria and other diseases.

Goal 7 Ensure environmental sustainability Targets: Integrate sustainable development principles; halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water; achieve a significant improvement in the lives of 100 million slum dwellers by 2020.

Goal 8 Develop a global partnership for development Targets: Further develop a rule-based non-discriminatory financial and trading system; address needs of least developed countries, small island and landlocked states; make debt sustainable; employment for youths; access to medicines; share benefits of new information and communications technologies.

Therefore, the correct option is E.