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Introduction
In September 2001, Swaziland was among the 191
UN Member States to adopt the MDGs, an unprecedented
international commitment to accelerate
sustainable human development and poverty reduction.
The goals aim to:
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Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger [Goal 1
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Achieve universal primary education [Goal 2 - 107Kb ~ 1 min (2 pages)]
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Promote gender equality and empower women [Goal 3 - 103Kb ~ 1 min (2 pages)]
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Reduce child mortality [Goal 4 - 112Kb ~ 1 min (2 pages)]
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Improve maternal health [Goal 5 - 86Kb < 1min (2 pages)]
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Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases [Goal 6 - 112Kb ~ 1 min (3 pages)]
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Ensure environmental sustainability [Goal 7 - 108Kb ~ 1 min (3 pages)]
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Develop a global partnership for development [Goal 8 - 130Kb ~ 1 min (4 pages)]
Each goal comprises numerical targets to be achieved
by 2015. Appropriate indicators have been selected to
monitor progress. The eight goals and the associated
targets and indicators will help ensure a common
assessment and understanding of the status of the
MDGs at global, regional and national levels.
The 2003 MDG Report for Swaziland is a response to
the national MDGs monitoring and evaluative process. This report has been prepared in a consultative
manner, involving key government officials, civil society,
academics, donors and the UN Country Team.
The 2003 MDGR for Swaziland highlights a number
of important achievements in the country, including
the implementation of the NDS. Other important developments
include the nearly completed national
poverty reduction strategy, and the proposed establishment
of a poverty-monitoring unit. The MDGR
process in Swaziland also highlights serious data paucity.
It should be noted that the effective tracking of
progress towards the achievement of the MDGs requires
the availability of statistics that are reliable,
valid and up to date. It is hoped that this report,
which outlines the status of Swaziland’s capacity for
monitoring and reporting each of the eight goals, increases
attention to the importance of improving the
national statistics system. It is also hoped that the 2003
Swaziland MDGR achieves its purpose of awareness
raising, advocacy, alliance building and renewal of
political commitments at the country level.
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