One of the reasons I have gained a lot of respect for the United Nations as an organisation is because of its humanitarian efforts to build a healthier, safer world society. The United Nations seeks to eradicate poverty in the world as much as it can and to offer assistance with halting the spread of deadly illnesses like the Aids virus and malaria.
Yes, it is easy to sit back and think "I've heard all of this before, everyone says they are going to eradicate poverty and change the world but it never happens."
But to make change happen, small steps must be taken to ensure that things happen efficiently and with a purpose. The United Nations has come up with what is called the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) which are goals set to be hopefully met by 2015. Of course some of the goals can be seen as unrealistic because there is no possible way of, for example, eradicating poverty in the word by next year. However, if you read some of the statistics in the links below, you might just understand why these goals were put into place and better understand why they are important and should be acted upon.
The first goal was to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
The second goal was to achieve universal primary education
The third, promote gender equality and empower women
The fourth, reduce child morality
The fifth, improve maternal health
The sixth, combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
The seventh, ensure environmental sustainability
And lastly the eighth, develop a global partnership for development
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