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Children, Food Security & Nutrition

Tackling child hunger & under nutrition

Gender Equality & Women's Empowerment

Increasing women’s access to equality & opportunity

Environment & Climate Change

Reducing vulnerabilities & helping communities adapt to climate change

Youth, Employment & Migration

Promoting productive & decent work for young people

Democratic Economic Governance

Democratizing access to services & utilities

Development & the Private Sector

Promoting inclusive markets & pro-poor development

Conflict Prevention & Peacebuilding

Fostering an enabling environment for development

Culture & Development

Protecting & enhancing cultural rights & political participation

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1Children, Food Security & Nutrition 2Gender Equality & Women's Empowerment 3Environment & Climate Change 4Youth, Employment & Migration 5Democratic Economic Governance 6Development & the Private Sector 7Conflict Prevention & Peacebuilding 8Culture & Development

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Changing Lives

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At the 2014 UN General Assembly, the MDG-F presented an interactive photo exhibit showcasing how our work impacted 9 million lives across the globe.

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From the MDGs to the SDGs

Substantial progress has been made regarding the MDGs. The world has already realized the first MDG of halving the extreme poverty rate by 2015. However, the achievements have been uneven. The MDGs are set to expire in 2015 and the discussion of a post-2015 agenda continues.

The focus is now on building a sustainable world where environmental sustainability, social inclusion, and economic development are equally valued. The SDG Fund, building on the experience and lessons learned from the MDG Achievement Fund, is the first mechanism specifically created to achieve the SDGs.

MDGs IN IMAGES

Photo Essay: Turning on the tap around the world

The MDG-F helped bring safe drinking water to more than half a million people and supported water and sanitation laws, policies and plans affecting almost 32 million.

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SDG Fund/UNDP approved joint programmes

New joint programmes approved by SDG-F Steering Committee

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THE MDG-F'S IMPACT

Some 9 million people have benefited from our 130 programmes across 5 continents, funded by the Government of Spain and implemented jointly by 27 UN agencies and thousands of local and national governments, civil society organizations and — most importantly — citizens themselves.

See more results of our work in 50 countries around the world to reduce inequalities and spur progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.

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Our Results

1.67 million children and
800,000 women have
better nutrition.

More than half a million people
have new access to safe and
affordable drinking water.

400,000 young people are building peace
and preventing conflict
in their countries.

630,000 women and girls have new access
to violence prevention and
protection services.

12,300 cultural entrepreneurs have
accessed new markets and
increased their income.

New and renovated cultural
infrastructures are serving 2.3 million
people and helping to reduce poverty.

190,000 young people acquired new skills
through training programmes
to make them more employable.

642,000 people have benefitted
from programmes to reduce
youth unemployment.

1.4 million people are
protecting their environment by managing
their communities’ natural resources.

31 million people have benefitted
from 276 new laws, policies and plans
for better water and sanitation services.

Our work has impacted
9 million people
around the globe.

Our programmes reached 1 million
indigenous people and more than
2 million children worldwide.

The MDG-F’s programmes reached
more than half a million young people
around the world.

Where We Work

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