 | Global Citizenship All people have basic human rights that are universal and that transcend the rights granted by the nations in which they reside. As global citizens, we have a collective responsibility to better understand the world outside our own borders, protect and preserve the human rights of people everywhere, and challenge injustice wherever it occurs. |
 | Measuring Success: The Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) In September 2000, 189 countries signed the United Nations Millennium Declaration, committing themselves to eradicating extreme poverty in all its forms by 2015. To help track progress toward these commitments, a set of time-bound and quantified goals and targets, called the Millennium Development Goals, were developed for combating poverty in its many dimensions — including reducing income poverty, hunger, disease, environmental degradation and gender discrimination. |
