Millenium Development Goals (MDGs)
Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) are the result of an agreement that was formed at the head office of United Nation, New York on 6-8 September 2000 and involved 189 countries who gather in United Nation. The agreement contains commitments to accelerate human development and poverty eradiction. The head of states as the representative of each country has an obligation to articulate and uphold human dignity, equality and equity at the global level. The commitment consists of 8 elements known as The eight goals1:
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 sustainbility
8. Global partnership for development
The eight goals above have to be realized by the participating countries until 2015. Each country that was comitted and was signed this agreement ought to make the MDGs report. Government of Indonesia coordinate with Bappenas to control the implementation of MDGs and is assisted by the UN working group. The concepts about purposes of MDGs can not be separated from the constraints which has been burdensome for many country, particularly the developing country itself to realize it in just 15 years. Below some of the challenges which are faced especially for Indonesia:
1. The main challenge of MDG achievement in health area in Indonesia is related to question on how the government could translate commitment and effective intervention policy into routine health care program that directly touch the people, especially those who need most: the poor.2
2. Indonesia Government's efforts in realizing the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 will be difficult because at the same time the government also must bear the burden of massive debt payments. MDGs programs such as education,