General Paper Mellenium Development Goals Uganda Achievements

1 digitalteachers.co.ug Millennium goals For purposes of general pape r discussion i s to guide students on answering following likely questions (i) To what extent has Uganda succeeded in achieving the Millennium Goals (MDGS)? Remainder (i) General paper questions calls for genera l knowledge and ability to use the English language to support general arguments rather than giving factua l answers . (ii) Each point should be stated in full statement, described /all explained and illustrated with an example where n ecessary to earn full marks (3marks) (iii) Points should be rewritten in full paragraphs rather lists (iv) Answers to each question should be introduced by explaining the key terms. Definition of key terms The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are the eight goals set by the 189 UN member state s in September 2000 and agreed to be achieved by the year 2015 . The following are the eight Millennium Development Goals: 1. to eliminate extreme poverty and hunger; 2. to achieve global primary education; 3. to empower women and promote gender equality 4. to reduce child mortality; 5. to promote maternal health; 6. to fight malaria, HIV/AIDS, and other diseases; 7. to promote environmental sustainability; and 8. to develop a universal partnership for development. 2 digitalteachers.co.ug The following illustrate th e achievements 1. to eliminate extreme poverty and hunger; Uganda claims impressive results from implement ation the MDG s, although progress has not been uniform across all the goal s Poverty has been reduced by two thirds through the many poverty eradication programs suc h as Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP, NUSAF, Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) and Parish Development Model. 2. to achieve global primary education; To address the second MDG, of achieving global primary education Ugand a in1997 introduc ed Universal Primary Education (UPE), a bold …