Sri Lanka launches MDG Country Report 2014
The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Country Report 2014 for Sri Lanka was launched at an event graced by Deputy Minister of Policy Planning and Economic Affairs, Hon. Dr. Harsha De Silva, this morning.
The MDGs are a set of eight goals agreed by world leaders in 2000 to be achieved before the end date in 2015. The eight MDGs range from halving extreme poverty rates to promoting gender equality and providing universal primary education. As countries near the end target date in September 2015, governments around the world are reviewing their progress towards achieving the MDGs in the last 15 years.
The MDG Country Report is the third MDG review report produced by Sri Lanka. The Report was prepared by the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, and is a joint publication by the Government of Sri Lanka and the United Nations in Sri Lanka. Its findings show that Sri Lanka has performed well against the MDGs overall, having already achieved or being on-track to achieve the majority of the goals and indicators.
