2010 Millennium Development Goal Report Shows Some Progress

The 2010 Millennium Development Goal Report showed that, despite the global economic downturn, progress is still being made, but that the rate the improvement is not fast enough, if the goals are to be met by the 2015 target date. The areas where progress has been made include reducing extreme poverty, tackling HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, and boosting access to safe drinking water. Unfortunately, progress is still lacking in such critical areas as maternal health and increasing access to safe sanitation.

http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/pdf/MDG%20Report%202010%20En%20r15%20-low%20res%2020100615%20-.pdf

http://blog.populationinstitute.org/2010/07/16/mdg-5-where-are-we/