What are the key areas covered by the MDGs?

The key areas covered by the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are:

1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger: This goal aims to reduce the proportion of people living in extreme poverty and suffering from hunger.

2. Achieve universal primary education: The goal is to ensure that all children, regardless of gender or socioeconomic background, have access to and complete primary education.

3. Promote gender equality and empower women: This goal focuses on eliminating gender disparities in education, employment, and political representation, and empowering women to participate fully in society.

4. Reduce child mortality: The aim is to reduce the under-five mortality rate and improve child health by providing access to essential healthcare services.

5. Improve maternal health: This goal aims to reduce maternal mortality and improve access to reproductive healthcare services for women.

6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases: The goal is to halt and reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other major diseases, and ensure access to treatment and prevention measures.

7. Ensure environmental sustainability: This goal focuses on promoting sustainable development, addressing climate change, protecting biodiversity, and ensuring access to safe drinking water and sanitation.

8. Develop a global partnership for development: This goal aims to promote international cooperation, increase aid flows, improve access to affordable essential medicines, and enhance technology transfer to support the achievement of the other MDGs.