MDGs in the Lao PDR

In September of 2000, world leaders gathered at the Millennium Summit in New York City and signed the UN Millennium Declaration. This document is the foundation for the MDGs, a set of 8 measurable goals to be achieved by 2015. These goals aim to increase living standards around the world, providing a blueprint to guide the work of development organizations and national bodies that work to alleviate the plight of the world’s poor.