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An Assessment Of Millennium Development Goals (mdgs) And Poverty Reduction Programmes In Nigeria
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And
most recently, with the return to democracy on May 29, 1999 the Federal
Government of Nigeria embarked on poverty reduction programme
specifically, the government put up the National Poverty Eradication
Programme (NAPEP) in the year 2000 which took off in 2001. It was aimed
at eradicating absolute poverty and it consist of four schemes namely;
i. Youth Empowerment Scheme, Rural Infrastructure and Development Scheme.
ii. Social Welfare Service Scheme
iii. Rural Resources Development and
iv. Conservation Scheme
Again,
another remarkable achievement was made in the year 2000 when the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) programme was born. The Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) was aimed at reducing poverty and also to
encourage development in the World, Nigeria inclusive.
In September
2000 the United Nations Unanimously adopted the United Nations
Millennium Declaration. It was an eight (8) goal agenda that all 193
member states of United Nations and at least 23 International
Organizations agreed to adopt.
In 2000, the International Community
acknowledged that it is a duty to recognize the fundamental rights of
those who are being excluded from the benefit of progress. At the United
Nations Assembly, all countries committed themselves to a world agenda
that would tackle the most evident factors of poverty and injustice.
They set out eight goals, they set out twenty one targets, they set
timelines, they allocated funds: and in order to verify if hey were
being honest within their commitments, they set a number of indicators
upon which they asked to be judged. And for the first time in the world
history, a concrete work agenda for the rights and voiceless was
universally agreed.
The Millennium Development Goals today provide a
framework for the United Nation System and for Synergizing the various
international cooperation activities in a coherent worldwide effort.
In
Nigeria, the Millennium Development Goals has given life, hope etc to
the poor by providing; better health care centers, schools, gender
equality, eradicating poverty etc. Below are the Eight Millennium
Development Goals of United Nations;
1. Eradicate extreme Poverty and hunger
2. Achieve Universal Primary Education
3. Promote gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce child mortality
5. Improve maternal Health
6. Combat HIV/AIDs, malaria and other diseases
7. Ensure Environmental sustainability
8. Develop a global partnership for development.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Poverty reduction remains one of the main goals of development efforts, as evidenced by the adoption of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by most developing countries and international agencies, Nigeria inclusive. This research work was carried out to the assess the performance of millennium Development Goals and poverty reduction programmes in Nigeria with Enugu North Local Government Area as the case study. The project seeks to address why previous development programmes in Nigeria failed an ... Continue reading---
