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MDGs in KazakhstanSince the Millennium Summit, the work of the United Nations Agencies has been guided by a set of goals derived from the Millennium Declaration, signed by world leaders in New York in September 2000 including President Nazarbayev. Called Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), they set well-defined and measurable targets for states to achieve by the year 2015 to improve the lives of millions of people.
MDGs cover such crucial development areas as poverty reduction, improvement of child and maternal health, gender equality, combating major diseases, enhanced access to primary education and environmental sustainability.
Since Kazakhstan already achieved some of the original targets of the MDGs such as poverty reduction, access toprimary education and promotion of women’s rights, the government has adopted an MDG+ agenda. i.e. additional, more ambitious goals adapted for Kazakhstan, which are based on the analysis of the national priorities, national statistics, related national programmes and also on the experience of other countries.
The government of Kazakhstan together with the UN country team issued four Millennium Development Goals’ reports in 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2010.
 MDG 1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger MDG 2. Achieve universal primary education MDG 3. Promote gender equality MDG 4. Reduce child mortality MDG 5. Improve maternal health MDG 6. Combat HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis MDG 7. Ensuring environmental sustainability
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On 25th of October 2010 the 2010 Millennium Development Goals in Kazakhstan Report was presented at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. This is the fourth Report jointly prepared by the Kazakh Government and the UN Country Team. The 2010 report provides a definition of major issues hindering the achievement of some goals and targets and contains conclusions, including forecasts as to whether these targets can be achieved by 2015, along with practical recommendations and steps to be made by the Government to achieve MDGs by 2015.
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The Millennium Development Goals' Report for Kazakhstan was presented on 27 June, 2008 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The given report is the third related to MDGs in Kazakhstan. The year 2007 is exactly half way toward MDG achievements since they were adopted in 2000 and their coordinated date of implementation is 2015. Given that a number of objectives related to MDGs have already been achieved, the given report includes MDG+ agenda, i.e. additional, more ambitious goals adapted for Kazakhstan, which are based on the analysis of the national priorities, national statistics, and related national programmes and also on the experience of other countries. |
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The second MDGR in Kazakhstan was presented on 10 October, 2005 in the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Report was jointly commissioned by the Government of the RK and UN System in Kazakhstan. The report contains statistical information, assessments and analyses of the main achievements, problems and trends for the MDGs. As the first one, the Report of 2005 was published in 3 languages (Kazakh, Russian, English). Moreover, it also has a shorter version - Millennium Development Goals in Kazakhstan 2005. Overview |
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The initial Millenium Develoment Goals Report (MDGR) was published in 2002 and was the first of its kind in Eastern Europe and the CIS, signifying the country's openness to a frank assessment of national progress towards the MDGs and eagerness to work for their attainment. The Millennium Development Goals Report in words, tables and charts describes the status of 8 Millennium Development Goals in Kazakhstan, the country position in reaching these goals by the year 2015 and what remains to be done. This report is not about bureaucratic details, voluminous analyses or policy recommendations. It is a user friendly publication for wide sections of civil society and decision makers at many levels. |
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