n private accommodations half as likely. In addition, IDP's rate of unemployment is very high - 40% among IDPs living in collective centers. Government benefits do seem, however, to be reaching the IDPs, with 80% to 90% receiving a government benefit.
Millennium Development Goals . The estimates of Georgia's prospects for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) show a mixed picture based on Georgia's current performance, as indicated in Table 2.1.2.
Table 2.1.2: Millennium Development Goals
Millennium Development Goal
Present Situation
Prospects for Achievement by 2015
Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger .
Target 1 : Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than $ 2.15 a day.
NOTE: While the MDG indicator and target include $ 1 a day, a higher poverty line such as $ 2.15 is considered more appropriate in ECA given the extra expenditure on heat, winter clothing and food. ("The Millennium Development Goals in ECA", World Bank, forthcoming)
Target 2 : Halve between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger.
In 2002, the poverty incidence at the international poverty line of US $ 2.15 per capita/per month at PPP was 13.5 percent. br/>
While the exact percentage of people suffering from hunger in Georgia is not known, there is no evidence that would indicate that hunger is an issue in Georgia. /Td>
Likely . The Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Program of Georgia envisages economic performance that would allow Georgia to meet the MDG. /Td>
Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education .
Target 3: Ensure that by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling.
Enrollment rates in basic education (grades 1-9) are close to 100 percent.
Likely .
Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women.
Target 4 : Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005 and in all levels of education no later than 2015.
Surveys show no significant gender differences in access to primary and secondary education. /Td>
Likely .
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality .
Target +5 : Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate.
