ANTH 1001 Study Guide - Millennium Development Goals, Green Belt Movement, Wangari Maathai
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The millennium development goals are making a difference sort of. The millennium development goals (mdg), as published by the united nations (un) after the united nations millennium summit in 2000 is a step in the right direction towards the improvement of universal human rights and eradicating extreme poverty. The goals are seen as a possible way to determine and measure how globalization has impacted developing countries, especially africa (wamala et. al. , 2010). The mdg are hoped to be met by 2015 and they call for the improvement of hunger, universal education, gender equity, child health, maternal health, the hiv/aids epidemic, environmental sustainability and global partnership (nelson, 2007). There is a focus especially on improving rights for women, including gender equality and maternal health internationally (nelson, 2007). In the fight to end poverty, universal human rights and access to health care are considered to be essential in order to achieve success (klasen,
