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Language Millennium Development Goals

The document discusses the importance of language in achieving the Millennium Development Goals. It establishes that languages are essential to universal primary education and environmental sustainability. It also notes that language development can help bridge communication between local and global communities. The eight Millennium Development Goals are also listed.

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Language Millennium Development Goals

The document discusses the importance of language in achieving the Millennium Development Goals. It establishes that languages are essential to universal primary education and environmental sustainability. It also notes that language development can help bridge communication between local and global communities. The eight Millennium Development Goals are also listed.

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LAN G UAG E AN D

M ILLE N N IU M
D E VE LOP M E N T G OALS
Why is language
important in the
Millennium goals?

Languages are essential to achieving


universal primary education the
safeguarding of local and indigenous
knowledge and know-how with a view to
ensuring environmental sustainability is
intrinsically linked to local and indigenous
languages.
L A N G UAG E S A R E DY N A M I C B E C AUS E
P E O PL E A N D T H E I R C U LT U RE
C O N S TA N T LY A DA P T I N R E S P O N S E T O
T H E WO R L D A R O U N D T H E M . L A N G UAGE
D E V E L OP M E N T I S A TO O L T H AT C A N
H E L P A C O M M U NI CATIO N B R I D G E
BETWEEN LOCAL AND GLOBAL
COMMUNITIES.
1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.

2. Achieve universal primary school.

3. Promote gender equality and empower


THE 8 woman.
MILLENNIUM
4. Reduce child mortality.
DEVELOPMENT
GOALS
5. Improve maternal health.

6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other


diseases.

7. Ensure environmental sustainability.

8. Initiate global partnerships for


development.
The Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs)
were established by the
United Nations in 2000 as a
set of eight international
development goals that were
to be achieved by 2015. One
of the key aspects of the
MDGs was their emphasis on
the role of language in
promoting and achieving
sustainable development.
Language plays a critical role
in the attainment of the
MDGs in several ways.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of
17 global goals established by the United Nations in 2015
as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the
planet, and ensure prosperity for all by 2030. The SDGs
build on the success of the Millennium Development
Goals, but they are more comprehensive and holistic,
addressing a wide range of interconnected issues,
including poverty, inequality, climate change,
environmental degradation, peace, and justice.
The 17 SDGs are:

3. Good Health 4. Quality 5. Gender


1. No Poverty 2. Zero Hunger
and Well-being Education Equality

7. Affordable 8. Decent Work 9. Industry,


6. Clean Water 10. Reduced
and Clean and Economic Innovation, and
and Sanitation Inequality
Energy Growth Infrastructure

11. Sustainable 12. Responsible


13. Climate 14. Life Below
Cities and Consumption 15. Life on Land
Action Water
Communities and Production

16. Peace and 17. Partnerships


Justice Strong to achieve the
Institutions Goal
THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING!!!

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