The goal to be achieved is summarized in an ambitious agenda agreed on in September 2000 by the Government leaders of the whole world and denominated DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES OF THE MILLENIUM. These Objectives establish specific goals to improve the living conditions of the world population for the year 2015.

This will imply to significantly reduce poverty, hunger, diseases, illiteracy, degradation of the environment and discrimination against women.

Challenges of Paraguay
Accomplishing the Objectives of the Millennium in Paraguay means that by 2015 at least:

- 578,000 Paraguayan men and women will be outside the extreme poverty conditions.

- 133,000 children who today are outside the formal educational system (from5 to 14 years old) will have access to Basic Education.

- 140 women will not die because of causes related to complications in the delivery each year.

- More than 2,500,000 Paraguayan men and women will have access to drinking water, and consequently, will have better conditions of hygiene and health.

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