Evaluation of Global Agenda: The Millennium Development Goals (MDGS)
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This study assessed the trends in the global
developments since inception of the agenda to precisely
predict what the level of attainment would be at the end
of the set duration. The methodology adopted includes
the qualitative and quantitative research design
methods based on secondary data. Analyses of data
include ‘Factorial Deviation’ and ‘Regression with
coefficient of correlation’. The results showed that ‘the
sum of Measurement Of Deviation for each indicator
(ΣMOD), which deals with actual values of deficiencies
and real attainments in all assessed indicators under
each goal, is ‘+11.32’. A regression also performed on
regrouped goals with equal number of indicators for
variable ‘X’ and average value of ‘MOD’ for all the
goals in the group for variable ‘Y’ is represented by the
equation: Y= m X + c = 0.48X- 4.3 and that the
corresponding Ys for X0, X6, X8.96 and X14 are -4.30,
-1.42, 0.00 and +2.42 respectively. The sum of XY of the
regression line for X6 to X14 is +8.00. A coefficient of
correlation ‘r’ of ‘+0.60’ falls in the upper half of
positive correlation between X and Y. The ‘high value’
agreement of the sum of MOD (also known as the
attainment target index ) value of ‘+11.32’ and the sum
of XY of the regression line for X6 to X14 of +8.00 are
indications that by Y2015, the MDGs are attainable if
current trends are at least maintained or positively
intensified. The paper recommended that efforts must
be made by the UN and other concerned global
organizations towards ensuring that quantifiable data
are available for the remaining 30% indicators (hence
goals) and all those with negative ‘-ve’ values must be
improved upon unto positive ‘+ve’ values, which can
only be guaranteed by intensifying efforts for
attainment of real ‘+ve’ values. It concluded that with
the UN Conferences and all that have been established
to achieve particularly the MDGs among others, there is
hope of greater improvement for humanity and our
inhabited planet earth.
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