millennium development goals
International Women’s Day 2012: Educate And Empower Girls And Women
On International Women’s Day 2012, UN Rep Margareta Wahlström calls on governments of disaster-prone countries to empower girls and women through education.
Millennium Development Goal Drinking Water Target Met
The world has met the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water, says UNICEF and WHO.
The Philippines Aims To Meet Universal Kindergarten Goal With P2.4B Fund
The Philippine Department of Budget and Management announced today a Ph2.39 billion budget for 2012 to support the newly passed Kindergarten Education Act.
Asia-Pacific: Gains Against Poverty, Slow On Maternal Deaths
The Asia-Pacific region has made big gains in reducing poverty, but still has high levels of hunger as well as child and maternal mortality, said a new report released this week.
