The Millennium Development Goals or MDGs are eight goals that should seriously reduce poverty and hunger in the world. They were drafted by the United Nations and signed in 2000 by 191 countries, which promised to achieve the MDGs within a time frame of 15 years.
The first seven goals are measurable goals concerning subjects such as poverty, education, equal opportunities for men and women, health and a sustainable environment. The eighth goal is about setting up a global partnership for development. This last MDG contains targets that the ‘wealthy’ North must commit to fair trade, debt relief and more and better aid, in order to support the 'poorer' South to achieve the rest of the goals.

Photo above: Senegalese School girl