MDGs vision 2020 (Trinidad and Tobago) XVI Meeting of International Cooperation Directors of Latin America

The origins of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) lie in the UN Millennium Declaration, which was adopted by all 189 UN Member States on September 08, 2000. The goals embody the efforts of the world community in achieving significant measurable improvements in people’s lives in the new century. This Declaration is consistent with the policy agenda of Government, which is to transform Trinidad and Tobago into developed country status by the year 2020 as expressed in the Social and Economic Policy Framework 2003 – 2005. At the heart of this agenda is the issue of human development in all its dimensions - education, training, health, housing, the provision of basic amenities such as water and electricity, employment, personal safety and security. High priority is placed on poverty reduction, the generation of sustainable employment opportunities and the creation of a harmonious society.