Millennial Comparison Afghanistan & Haiti By: Reed Ross & Megan Blackmer

Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger Afghanistan poverty Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger Haiti Afghanistan Unemployment: 40.6% (More than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs) Population under the poverty line: 80% Yearly deficit: -5.4% of GDP Children below 5 that are underweight: 18.9% Unemployment 35% Population under the poverty line 36% Yearly deficit of -8.7% Children below 5 underweight 32.9%

Achieve Universal Primary Education Haiti Afghanistan No available information on school life expectancy Literacy Rate: 48.7% No available information Education Expenditures School life expectancy 9 years Literacy rate 28% No available information on Education Expenditures Haitian School

Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women Afghanistan Haiti Under the Taliban Afghanistan was the most repressive state towards women. Much of that sentiment still lingers especially in rural areas Due to poverty, poor security and a lack of awareness, Haitian women and girls have a longstanding problem with gender-based violence, where the risk of violence and sexual exploitation are high.

Reduce Child Mortality For Haiti Reduce Child Mortality Afghanistan Haiti 5.43 children born/woman 117.23 deaths/1,000 live births. This is the highest infant mortality rate in the world. 2.79 children born/woman 49.43 deaths/1,000 live births. This places Haiti, when compared to the world, at number 40.

Promote Maternal Health Haiti Mother’s mean age at first birth: 22.7 (Median age at first birth among women is 25-29) Maternal Mortality Rate: 350 deaths/ 100,000 live births Afghanistan Mother’s mean age at first birth: 20.1 Maternal Mortality Rate: 460 deaths/100,000 live births

Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Other Diseases Afghanistan Haiti HIV/AIDS prevalence is surprisingly low at .01% Only 4300 people in Afghanistan have HIV/AIDS Major Diseases degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever Vectorborne disease: malaria animal contact disease: rabies HIV/AIDS prevalence is 2.1% 146,000 people in Haiti live with HIV/AIDS Major Diseases The degree of risk is high Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and Typhoid fever Vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria

Ensure Environmental Sustainability Afghanistan Haiti limited natural freshwater resources inadequate supplies of potable water; soil degradation; overgrazing; deforestation (much of the remaining forests are being cut down for fuel and building materials); desertification; air and water pollution Extensive deforestation (much of the remaining forested land is being cleared for agriculture and used as fuel) Soil erosion Inadequate supplies of potable water

Global Partnership For Development Afghanistan Haiti Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection. Not a member of UN, NATO, or other IGO’s. Relatively isolated internationally Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection Signed, but not ratified to Hazardous Wastes Haiti is not a member of the UN, NATO or any other IGOs.

MDG Comparison Afghanistan Haiti Currently Afghanistan is doing very poorly in consideration of the MDG’s with the exceptions of disease and HIV/AIDS. Much of this lack of disease can be attributed to the strict Sharia Laws in Afghanistan and the overall cleanliness proscribed by Islam. Overall Afghanistan is near if not at the bottom of the world in development Haiti is doing well in the fact that they are having progression in curing AIDS/HIVS, however they lack in the areas of gender equality, education and poverty. The people are poor and lacking in the things they need in order to succeed and evolve from a third world country to a second world country.

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