Millennium Development Goals: China’s Progress Secretary & Administration Group,the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development

In 2000 ， China and other 188 UN member counties jointly signed the Millennium Declaration (hereafter referred to Declaration). According to the commitment, China will make efforts to achieve a set of objectives of the Millennium Development Goals, mainly including the following 8 aspects: 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 At the midpoint between the adoption of MDGs and the 2015 target date, this report is prepared to briefly evaluate China's progress towards MDGs. In 2003 and 2005, UN agency in China and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of P.R.C have successively issued the evaluation reports of China's Progress towards Millennium Development Goals. This report has taken reference of the above data and, however, most of the data are from China Statistics Yearbooks and related governmental agencies. Regarding to each goal, this report will elaborate from 4 aspects of objectives, China's relevant data, governmental efforts and basic evaluation.