1 00:00:00,660 --> 00:00:02,510 In the year 2000, 2 00:00:02,510 --> 00:00:06,610 leaders from 189 countries agreed on a vision for the new millennium. 3 00:00:07,180 --> 00:00:09,970 They wanted to end extreme poverty in all of its forms. 4 00:00:10,530 --> 00:00:12,480 So, they made a list of 8 goals, 5 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:14,670 called the Millennium Development Goals. 6 00:00:14,670 --> 00:00:17,880 And they wanted to achieve this goals in 15 years. 7 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,860 One of the leading organisations working to fulfill this goals 8 00:00:21,860 --> 00:00:25,520 has been the United Nations Development Program or UNDP. 9 00:00:26,070 --> 00:00:29,800 We're present in more than 170 countries and territories. 10 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:33,360 We championed the goals so that people everywhere would know what they were 11 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,380 and how people could do their part. 12 00:00:35,380 --> 00:00:38,080 We funded projects that helped fulfill the goals. 13 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:40,830 We helped countries to accelerate MDGs progress. 14 00:00:40,830 --> 00:00:44,050 By breaking down the silos and working across sectors. 15 00:00:44,050 --> 00:00:48,020 We acted as scorekeeper helping countries to track the progress. 16 00:00:49,110 --> 00:00:50,080 As a result, 17 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:53,340 the number of people that live on less than $1.25 per day 18 00:00:53,340 --> 00:00:55,200 has dropped by more than half. 19 00:00:55,820 --> 00:00:58,220 The number of primary school age kids 20 00:00:58,220 --> 00:01:00,990 who don't go to school, down by almost half. 21 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,580 The number of people getting life-saving treatment for HIV, 22 00:01:04,580 --> 00:01:06,430 increased by over 15 times. 23 00:01:08,015 --> 00:01:11,465 Child mortality, down by almost half. 24 00:01:12,390 --> 00:01:14,640 As much progress as we have made together 25 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:16,230 there's still a lot more to do. 26 00:01:16,950 --> 00:01:19,000 Over 8 hundred million people 27 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,290 are still living on less than $1.25 a day. 28 00:01:21,960 --> 00:01:25,540 1 in 9 people on our planet goes asleep hungry each night. 29 00:01:26,290 --> 00:01:29,880 Deforestation remains alarmingly high in many countries. 30 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:31,679 Oceans are becoming more acidic, 31 00:01:31,679 --> 00:01:34,339 threatening food security and marine ecosystems. 32 00:01:34,739 --> 00:01:38,229 And about 1 in every 6 adults in the world is illiterate. 33 00:01:38,229 --> 00:01:39,969 Two thirds of them are women. 34 00:01:40,679 --> 00:01:44,989 We think those are tough numbers and so do leaders from the countries were we work. 35 00:01:45,674 --> 00:01:47,914 So in September 2015, 36 00:01:47,914 --> 00:01:52,874 they agreed on a new set of goals to help finish the work we all started in 2000. 37 00:01:54,161 --> 00:01:58,191 The new goals are called the Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs. 38 00:01:59,700 --> 00:02:03,250 We have made significant progress in the last 15 years. 39 00:02:03,250 --> 00:02:05,670 And we think that is plenty of room for hope, 40 00:02:05,670 --> 00:02:08,260 for action in the next 15 years. 41 00:02:09,211 --> 00:02:12,091 Today, the world is more connected by technology. 42 00:02:13,282 --> 00:02:16,702 We know more about how to balance the 3 pillars of sustainable development. 43 00:02:17,312 --> 00:02:21,022 Social progress, economic growth and environmental protection. 44 00:02:21,693 --> 00:02:24,823 However, our climate is changing. 45 00:02:25,653 --> 00:02:27,393 Our planet is transforming. 46 00:02:28,053 --> 00:02:31,643 And there are more people on Earth than ever before. 47 00:02:31,643 --> 00:02:35,173 We at UNDP believe that everyone can have enough of what they need, 48 00:02:35,183 --> 00:02:37,413 living within our planetary boundaries, 49 00:02:37,413 --> 00:02:40,543 and we are working around the world to make this happen. 50 00:02:41,033 --> 00:02:44,933 Our goals to reach by 2030 are to eradicate extreme poverty, 51 00:02:44,933 --> 00:02:47,423 protect our environment, and much more. 52 00:02:47,423 --> 00:02:50,033 UNDP has 50 years of experience 53 00:02:50,513 --> 00:02:52,983 working with countries to make this more prosperous 54 00:02:52,983 --> 00:02:55,913 healthy, inclusive and sustainable world. 55 00:02:56,220 --> 00:02:57,120 Join us.