Abstract
Albania is one of 191 nations that in September 2000 adopted the Millennium Declaration and agreed to fight for Millennium Goals’ achievement by 2015. Since then, Albania has delivered five National Reports (2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010) on the progress made toward achieving MDGs and one Report (2007) is prepared by UNDP. In 2004, the Parliament of Albania passed a resolution in which not only supported the achievement of the 8 MDGs, but also included a 9th special goal: To establish and strengthen good governance. All the set of MDGs for Albania as defined by 2004, fully comply with the European Union integration’s agenda. The areas covered by MDGs, complement with the implementations required by both Lisbon Strategy and Stabilization Association Agreement. This study analysis the progress done in the achievement of each goal for the Albania case. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n14p33
Highlights
In 2000, 189 countries participated in the United Nations Millennium Summit and decided on the 8 Millennium Development Goals to be reached in 2015
Ex- minister of Health, Mr Vasili (2010) stated that Albania has improved several elements that ranks it among the countries which has done a lot of the improvements regarding maternal health
The goal of achieving the good governance is very important for Albania, especially since April 2009 when it was submitted the application for European Union candidacy
Summary
In 2000, 189 countries participated in the United Nations Millennium Summit and decided on the 8 Millennium Development Goals to be reached in 2015. * To establish and strengthen good governance (new goal added in 2004) In order to fulfill these goals, 18 specific targets and the corresponding indicators were set The calculation of these targets is crucial given that they are measurable and by putting everything in numbers the governments or the respective organization can identify the immediate needs and the weak/strong points in the way of prosperity. All these targets intend to further development and poverty eradication. That is why the goal’s progress in not stable and it varies from one goal to the other
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