True about Millennium development goals: September 2009, March 2012, March 2013 (b, e)
Ans. B: Targets to be achieved by 2015 Park's PSM, 21st ed., p-830 states: Governments have set a date of 2015 by which they would meet the MDGs. Signed on to by all the world's countries and the world's leading development institutions, they represent a blueprint for ending global povey and have galvanised unprecedented suppo from governments, institutions and civil society organizations. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are 8 goals namely: Eradicate extreme povey and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child moality Improve maternal health Combat HIV/ AIDS, malaria, and other diseases Ensure environmental sustainability Develop a global panership for development.