The United Nations Development Goals were created by the United Nations to improve the world by 2030. They are important because they are necessary to end poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change. They were made to save the planet.
This is the Global Goal I am focusing on. The goal good health and well-being means they hope to reduce the global maternal mortality rate, end preventable deaths of newborns and infants, end epidemics, halve the number of deaths and injuries from road accidents and substantially reduce the number of deaths and reduce illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination. Some facts and figures on my global goal are:
Only half of women in developing regions receive the recommended amount of health care they need
Since 2000, measles vaccines have averted nearly 15.6 million deaths
Children of educated mothers—even mothers with only primary schooling—are more likely to survive than children of mothers with no education.
Children born into poverty are almost twice as likely to die before the age of five as those from wealthier families.
Maternal mortality has fallen by almost 50 per cent since 1990
Only half of women in developing regions receive the recommended amount of health care they need
5 of the target goals I feel that are the most important are;
Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the communicable and noncommunicable diseases that primarily affect developing countries, provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, in accordance with the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, which affirms the right of developing countries to use to the full the provisions in the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights regarding flexibilities to protect public health, and, in particular, provide access to medicines for all
By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents
By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being
By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births
By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases