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In the year 2000, leaders from 189 countries agreed on a vision for the new millennium.

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They wanted to end extreme poverty in all of its forms.

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So they made a list of eight goals, called the Millennium Development Goals,

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and they wanted to achieve these goals in 15 years.

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One of the leading organizations working to fulfill these goals

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has been the United Nations Development Program, or UNDP.

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We're present in more than 170 countries and territories.

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We championed the goal so that people everywhere would know what they were and how people could do their part.

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We funded projects that helped fulfill the goals.

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We helped countries accelerate NDG progress by breaking down the silos and working across sectors.

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We acted as scorekeeper, helping countries to track progress.

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As a result, the number of people that live on less than $1.25 per day has dropped by more than half.

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The number of primary school-age kids who don't go to school, down by almost half.

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The number of people getting life-saving treatment for HIV, increased by over 15 times.

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Child mortality, down by almost half.

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As much progress as we have made together, there's still a lot more to do.

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Over 800 million people are still living on less than $1.25 a day.

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One in nine people on our planet goes to sleep hungry each night.

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Deforestation remains alarmingly high in many countries.

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Oceans are becoming more acidic, threatening food security and marine ecosystems.

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And about one of every six adults in the world is illiterate.

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Two-thirds of them are women.

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We think those are tough numbers, and so do leaders from the countries where we work.

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so in September 2015 they agreed on a new set of goals to help finish the work

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we all started in 2000 the new goals are called the sustainable development goals

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or SDGs we have made significant progress in the last 15 years and we

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think there's plenty of room for hope for action in the next 15 years today

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the world is more connected by technology we know more about how to

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balance the three pillars of sustainable development social progress economic

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growth and environmental protection however our climate is changing our

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planet is transforming and there are more people on earth than ever before we

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at UNDP believe everyone can have enough of what they need living within our

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planetary boundaries and we are working around the world to make this happen our

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Our goals to reach by 2030 are to eradicate extreme poverty,

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protect our environment, and much more.

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UNDP has 50 years of experience working with countries

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to make this a more prosperous, healthy, inclusive,

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and sustainable world.

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Join us.