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Education for All

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Eight reasons why education is important to achieve the MDGs

  • More people would grow and develop
  • More people would learn and know
  • More people would be equal and just
  • More children would survive and live
  • More mothers would be healthier
  • More people would be able to combat illness
  • More people would think of the future
  • More people would work together
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RELATED INFORMATION

THE EIGHT MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger  
  • Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education 
  • Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women 
  • Goal 4: Reduce child mortality 
  • Goal 5: Improve maternal health 
  • Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases 
  • Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability 
  • Goal 8: Develop global partnerships for development

RESOURCES

  • MDG 2 : Thematic paper 
  • MDG 3: Thematic paper
  • MDG Good Practices 
  • "Keeping the Promise''(2010)
  • The MDG Report
  • The central role of Education in the MDGs
  • UN MDG Homepage
  • UN MDG Summit
  • The Millennium Declaration

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  • « Score the Goals » : an MDG comic book

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