▁member ▁states . ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁October , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁UN MC ▁aim ed ▁to ▁increase ▁support ▁to ▁achieve ▁the ▁Mill en ni um ▁Development ▁Go als ▁and ▁seek ▁a ▁coal ition ▁of ▁partners ▁for ▁action . ▁The ▁Mill en ni um ▁Camp aign ▁targets ▁inter g overn ment al , ▁government , ▁civil ▁society ▁organizations ▁and ▁media ▁at ▁both ▁global ▁and ▁regional ▁levels . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁leaders ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 ▁countries ▁assemble d ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁outline ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁targets ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁most ▁serious ▁challeng es ▁in ▁the ▁developing ▁world . ▁The ▁MD G s ▁were ▁an ▁eight - point ▁road ▁map ▁with ▁meas urable ▁targets ▁and ▁clear ▁dead lines ▁for ▁impro ving ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁poor est ▁people . ▁World ▁leaders ▁have ▁agreed ▁to ▁achieve ▁the ▁MD G s ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Est ab lish ment ▁ ▁Est ab lish ment ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁Mill en ni um ▁Dec laration ▁was ▁signed , ▁the ▁Mill en ni um ▁Camp aign ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁then - Secret ary ▁General ▁K of i ▁Ann an ▁and ▁U ND P ▁Administr ator ▁Mark ▁Mal lo ch ▁Brown ▁as ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁failing ▁efforts ▁of ▁govern ments ▁in ▁keeping ▁their ▁promises ▁and ▁commit ments ▁to ▁achieve ▁the ▁MD G s ▁by ▁the ▁target ▁year ▁ 2