Millennium Development Goals (MDG) & New Economic Partnership for Economic Development(NEPAD) – SS3 Government Lesson Note (Second Term)

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were eight international goals set after the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000, to be met by 2015. They dealt with poverty, health, education, gender equality and the environment. The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) is the strategic framework African leaders adopted to tackle poverty and underdevelopment across Africa.

Behavioural objectives

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. Explain the meaning of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
2. Discuss the aims and objectives of NEPAD.
3. Describe the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
4. Identify the MDGs.

Instructional techniques

• Identification
• Explanation
• Questions and answers
• Demonstration
• Videos from source

Instructional materials

• Videos
• Loudspeaker
• Textbook
• Pictures

What are the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)?

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were eight international development goals established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000. They aimed to address global poverty, health, education, gender equality and environmental sustainability by the target year of 2015.

What are the eight MDGs?

1. Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger: reducing poverty rates, hunger and malnutrition worldwide.
2. Achieving universal primary education: ensuring access to quality primary education for all children globally.
3. Promoting gender equality and strengthening the position of women: eliminating gender disparities in education, employment and political representation.
4. Reducing child mortality: improving child health and reducing child mortality rates through better healthcare and disease prevention.
5. Improving maternal health: improving maternal health and reducing maternal mortality rates by ensuring access to reproductive healthcare services.
6. Combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases: stopping the spread of infectious diseases and ensuring access to treatment and prevention measures.
7. Ensuring environmental sustainability: promoting sustainable development practices and addressing environmental challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.
8. Developing a global partnership for development: encouraging international cooperation, aid and debt relief to support the achievement of the other MDGs.

What is NEPAD?

NEPAD is a holistic and integrated strategic framework for the socio-economic development of Africa. The NEPAD document provides the vision for Africa, a statement of the problems facing the continent and a Programme of Action to resolve these problems and reach the objectives.

How did NEPAD begin?

The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) is the vision and strategic framework adopted by African leaders to address poverty and underdevelopment throughout the African continent. Its broad approach was initially agreed at the 36th Heads of State and Government Assembly of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) held in Algeria, in 2000.

The meeting asked Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa to develop an integrated socio-economic framework for Africa. Subsequently, the 37th Summit of the OAU, held in Lusaka, Zambia, in July 2001, formally endorsed NEPAD as the framework for the continent’s development.

Evaluation

1. What is the meaning of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)?
2. Identify and explain all the MDGs.
3. How many MDGs were there, and what was the target year for achieving them?
4. Name the five countries asked to develop an integrated socio-economic framework for Africa.
5. Which summit formally endorsed NEPAD, and when?

Assignment

Classwork: answer the evaluation questions above.

To close the lesson, the teacher commends the students.