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The United Nations Millennium Declaration, was adopted on 8 September 2000 by all 189 Member States of the United Nations (147 of them represented directly by their head of State or Government). This Declaration embodies a large number of specific commitments aimed at improving the lot of humanity in the new century.

The Declaration is divided into eight sections as listed in the slide. Sections 3 and 4 are highlighted since these are the only sections within the Declaration from which the Millennium Development goals have grown.