UNICEF support to the Millennium Development Goals Millennium Development Goals
Contributions of UNICEF Focus Areas
MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Young child survival and development
MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education
Basic education and gender equality
MDG 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
Basic education and gender equality
MDG 4: Reduce child mortality
Young child survival and development HIV/AIDS and children
MDG 5: Improve maternal health
Young child survival and development
MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
Young child survival and development HIV/AIDS and children
MDG 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
Young child survival and development
MDG 8: Develop a global partnership for development
Policy advocacy and partnerships for children’s rights
Millennium Declaration (esp. chapter VI)
Child protection from violence, exploitation, and abuse Policy advocacy and partnerships for children’s rights
The following pages highlight a selection of key results
amounts of Regular Resources. Of these case stud-
achieved with Regular Resources in 2010, and seek to
ies, 14 were among the top 50 countries that spent
outline and reiterate the value of these resources and
Regular Resources on Programme Assistance in 2010.
the enormous gains for children that they make pos-
In all instances, the availability of unrestricted funds
sible. The 16 case studies – including 14 country-
permitted the organization to implement aspects of its
specific profiles, one regional profile, and one global
programmes that it would not otherwise have been
initiative – are illustrations of UNICEF’s work world-
able to do relying solely on restricted donor funds.
wide, all of which have benefited from varying
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