Millennium Development Goals. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) represent the shared goals of the international community to be achieved by 2015. The MDGs consist of eight goals, building on the UN Millennium Declaration, which was adopted at the UN Millennium Summit held in September 2000 in New York. Many issues remain unresolved in achieving the MDGs even though it is now 2015, the target year for the completion of the MDGs. This highlights the need to set development goals beyond 2015 in the form of the post-2015 development agenda. The post-2015 development agenda will be adopted at the UN Summit in September 2015 following the process of inter-governmental negotiations earlier that year. The year 2016 will be the first year of the new development goals. Japan's Stance on the Post-2015 Development Agenda Regarding the post-2015 development agenda, Japan has worked to improve understanding of its position and is actively engaged in discussions with the other countries and organizations concerned. The new agenda should reflect the changing global landscape of recent years. For example, it should address unfinished business of the MDGs including health issues, as well as those that are not covered by the current framework, including disaster risk reduction. Japan expects a post-2015 development agenda based on the principle of human security. ●The Eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Goal 1 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Goal 2 Achieve universal primary education Goal 3 Promote gender equality and empower women Goal 4 Reduce child mortality Goal 5 Improve maternal health Goal 6 Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Goal 7 Ensure environmental sustainability Goal 8 Develop a global partnership for development *The logos have been designed by the Global Call to Action against Poverty. Japan's Efforts for the Lives of People on Earth Human Security Human security presents a concept that, with a focus on each and every individual, seeks to promote state and society building through the protection and empowerment of individuals so that they can live with dignity, free from fear and want. There is growing recognition that, with the end of the Cold War and progress in globalization, the challenges facing the international community, including conflicts, refugee problems, climate change and environmental issues, have become too complex and diverse for any single country to address effectively. The increasing importance of a human-centered approach that goes beyond the ...
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