This essay deals with the intrinsic relationship between the Millennium Goals and Human Rights. It analyzes how countries - specifically those where hunger and poverty are rapidly increasing -, should adopt the human rights discourse in order to demand the monitoring and the implementation of the Millennium Goals by 2015. It shows that, despite its alleged flaws, the Millennium Goals can greatly contribute to the advancement of the Human Rights agenda. And it calls upon citizens to hold both their governments and international institutions accountable for pursuing these Goals, in order to eradicate hunger and enhance development.
