Introducing the Millennium Development Goals
What are the 8 Millennium Development Goals? This 30 second video introduces them:
This video includes a bit of a speech by Kofi Annan who was Secretary-General for the United Nations when the Millennium Development Goals which were agreed in 2000 at an important meeting (The Millennium Summit) where a number of world leaders discussed ways to reduce poverty in the world. The images and facts help explain his message:
Another good video to introduce the MDGs:
These slideshows also help explain the 8 Millennium Development Goals:
Now view the fact sheet on the MDGs:
Unicef fact sheet
Here are two quizzes to test your understanding of the MDGs:
Source: United Nations Foundation
Click below to play a memory game on the Millennium Development Goals:
Source: World Vision
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