Report on Millennium Development Goals in Montenegro 2010 – 2013
Report on Millennium Development Goals in Montenegro 2010 – 2013
November 6, 2013
This report provides answers to the following questions: what is the impact of the Millennium Development Goals on the country’s development policies, particularly in the context of accession to the EU; what is required to accelerate and maintain the achievement of the MDGs in the long run; how can Montenegro achieve synergy between MDGs and the European Agenda; and what is the Montenegrin contribution to defining the global and national post-2015 development agenda. Montenegro is well on track to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, except for MDGs 1, 3 and 7 (poverty reduction, gender equality and environmental sustainability). Additional efforts will be required to achieve MDG 2 (coverage of vulnerable groups) and MDG 6 (rate of mortality caused by chronic non-communicable diseases).
Highlights
MDG 1 (Poverty Reduction) will not be achieved by 2015. Almost half of the population of the north of Montenegro is poor, as is most of the rural population.
Montenegro is lagging behind in all key indicators of MDG 3 (Gender Equality), particularly in the unemployment rate and in the number of women mayors.
MDG 5 (Improving Maternal Health) has already been achieved.