U.N. Millenium Development Goals – Outcomes (2015)
| Goal | Outcome |
| 1. Eradicate extreme poverty | Unmet but progress made |
| 2. Achieve universal primary education | Unmet but progress made |
| 3. Promote gender equality and empower women | Unmet |
| 4. Reduce child mortality | Unmet but progress made |
| 5. Improve maternal health | Unmet but progress made |
| 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria & other diseases | Met for malaria & TB, unmet for HIV but progress was made |
| 7. Ensure environmental sustainability | Met for safe drinking water, unmet for safe sanitation |
| 8. Develop a global partnership | Unmet but progress made |
The outcomes of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals were reported in 2015. To quote the report, “In September 2000, building upon a decade of major United Nations conferences and summits, world leaders came together at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to adopt the United Nations Millennium Declaration. The Declaration committed nations to a new global partnership to reduce extreme poverty, and set out a series of eight time-bound targets -with a deadline of 2015 - that have become known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The final MDG Report found that the 15-year effort has produced the most successful anti-poverty movement in history.
Since 1990, the number of people living in extreme poverty has declined by more than half.
The proportion of undernourished people in developing regions has fallen by almost half.
The primary school enrollment rate in developing regions has reached 91 percent, and many more girls are now in school compared to 15 years ago.
Remarkable gains have also been made in the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. The under-five mortality rate has declined by more than half, and maternal mortality is down 45 percent worldwide. The target of halving the proportion of people who lack access to improved sources of water was also met.
However, when one reviews the benchmarks more closely, the majority of indicators were not achieving the benchmark for different goals. Very important is the fact that promoting gender equality and empowering women is a goal that was clearly not met.