If you read the Western media, you could be forgiven for thinking the Islamic State is the main threat to the people of Syria. The stats, however, suggest otherwise.
US bombing of ISIS 'kills hundreds of civilians'
Millennium Development Goals - an uneven success
On Monday, the United Nations released its concluding report on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - the body's flagship plan to eliminate poverty across the globe. UN Secretary-General called it the "most successful anti-poverty movement in history." But success, or failure, to reach the goals was not spread out evenly across the globe.