The Millennium Declaration, adopted by all 189 United Nations Member States in 2000, promised a better world with less poverty, hunger and disease; a world in which mothers and children have a greater chance of surviving and of receiving an education, and where women and girls have the same opportunities as men and boys. The declaration established eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and time-bound targets by which progress can be measured. This chart presents an assessment of progress towards selected key targets on the basis of information available as of June 2012.