Vulnerabilities and Constraints Faced In the Attainment of the Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria
- April 5, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: History, IJRSI
International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume VII, Issue III, March 2020 | ISSN 2321–2705
Nnadirinwa Perpetua Amarachi, Prof. B. B. B Naanen
Department of History and Diplomatic Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Abstract: The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which depicts an amalgamation of International Development Goals, whose target year for achieving stated objectives was set at 2015, serves as a platform for increased partnership and cooperation between the developed and developing countries. Through the efforts of global partnership, the MDGs seek to eradicate poverty and enhance human development in the best possible ways. Just like other developing countries, Nigeria which was an enthused signatory to the MDGs did not record an overall progress at the end of the MDGs in 2015. Some natural and made-made factors led to this setback. Nevertheless, this research paper seeks to identify the bottle necks in the achievement of these goals in Nigeria and profound possible solutions with good policy recommendation especially with the adoption of new sustainable development goals.
I. INTRODUCTION
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which has greatly changed the global development focus has become an index for measuring the development of society at the global, national, state and community level. They have influenced development activities of development partner and agencies. The Millennium Declaration agreed upon by 189 countries and 23 international organizations at UN General Assembly in 2000, encompasses wide range of actions and targets, which are particularly directed to the development challenges of the developing countries.
For these laudable goals to be achieved, the MDGs were sub- divided into eighteen (18) clear- cut target and forty- eight (48) indicators to serve as acid- test facilitators. The indicators were agreed upon by experts from the United Nations, World Bank, IMF and OECD. Nevertheless, the MDGs includes the following: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, achieve universal primary education, promote gender equality and empower women, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, ensure environmental sustainability and develop a global partnership for development.
