Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in Albania MDGs: Chance of a lifetime Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) United Nations (UN) Global Summits and Conferences held throughout the 1990s addressed global social, economic, and environmental issues facing both developing and developed countries in the world today. The related Conventions and Declarations were synthesized in the Millennium Summit of September 2000, where 147 heads of State and Government and 191 nations adopted a Millennium Declaration. Since then, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has worked with the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and other UN Departments, funds and programmes to formulate a concise set of goals, numerical targets, and quantifiable indicators. This set of goals is known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which include eight overall goals and related targets and indicators, selected to ensure a common assessment and understanding of the status of MDGs at global, regional, and national levels. Most of the numerical targets are to be achieved over the 25-year period from 1990 to 2015. The MDGs do not in any way undercut agreements on other targets reached at the world summits and global conferences of the 1990s, and in fact are successful in incorporating most of the goals from these international events. The Millennium Development Goals include: Halving extreme poverty and hunger Achieving universal primary education Promoting gender equality Reducing under-five mortality by two-thirds Reducing maternal mortality by three-quarters Reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and TB Ensuring environmental sustainability Developing a global partnership for development, with targets for aid, trade, and debt relief Reporting on and monitoring the progress of MDGs is an important process that helps to renew political commitment on the principal development goals, focus national development debates on specific priorities, and promote the inclusion of MDGs within the national and regional development strategies. It is essential to evaluate the progress of the country in fulfilling its main obligations towards different global declarations and conventions on a regular basis. Efforts to achieve the MDGs involve a national ownership process with specific approaches selected and developed according to the in-country situation as needed to guarantee successful implementation. Millennium Development Goals in Albania MDGs - the roadmap to the principles of the United Nations Charter and to human freedom. Because good governance is vital for successful development, the objective of establishing and strengthening good governance is being implemented in Albania as MDG 9 . UN Country Team The MDGs in Albania have helped to drive complementary development activities within the UN Country Team, presenting partners and donors with an efficient, effective and consolidated approach to development. New programming tools for the MDGs - the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) and the Country Programme Document - cover the period of 2006 to 2010. The o