Minister for International Development Heidi Hautala will host an international conference, Conflict, Violence and Disaster in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, on 13 March, to discuss the devastating effects of conflict, violence and disaster as well as new post-2015 development goals. The conference is part of the ongoing global consultation process which aims to meet the new development challenges after the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals has passed. Conference delegates will be high-level representatives from UN Member States, NGOs, the private sector and UN agencies.
In 2000, world leaders reached agreement on how the world would be made a better place. Eight development goals were set, and it was decided to achieve them by the year 2015. Of these Millennium Development Goals, three have already been achieved: poverty has been cut in half, the living conditions of slum-dwellers and access to clean water have improved, and as many girls as boys now start school. However, there is still a way to go.
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