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In September 2001, the countries of the world met in special session at the UN General Assembly and endorsed the Millennium Development Goals. Canada is a strong supporter of these goals. The eight goals are as follows:
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than one dollar a day. Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger.
Achieve universal primary education: Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling.
Promote gender equality and empower women: Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and at all levels of education by 2015.
Reduce child mortality: Reduce by two thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the mortality rate among children under five.
Improve maternal health: Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio.
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases: Halt, by 2015, and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS. Halt, by 2015, and begin to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases.
Ensure environmental sustainability: Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs, and reverse the loss of environmental resources. Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water. Achieve a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers by 2020.
Develop a global partnership for development: Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system. Address the special needs of the least-developed countries. Address the special needs of landlocked countries and small island developing states. Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries through national and international measures in order to make debt sustainable in the long term. In cooperation with developing countries, design and implement strategies to create decent and productive work for youth. In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable, essential drugs in developing countries. In cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications technologies.
For additional information about CIDA's programs, activities, and operations, please visit our Website at www.acdi-cida.gc.ca
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CIDA is designated as a department for the purposes of the Financial Administration Act by Order-in-Council P.C. 1968-923 of May 8, 1968, and P.C. 1968-1760, of September 12, 1968. The authority for the CIDA program and related purposes is found in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Act, and in the Annual Appropriations Act. CIDA is the lead government organization responsible for Canada's ODA.