At the opening of the Millenium Development Goals Review Summit in New York Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan appealed to governments to make it a priority to invest in education in the developing world.
World and development leaders also discussed ways to meet the challenges of vaccinating children.
On 15 September, UNICEF UK along with other organisations presented Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg with 1.3 million signatures from campaigners in support of meeting the Goals.