Unicef World Health Organization

Meeting the mdg drinking water and sanitation target
A Mid-Term Assessment of Progress

Millennium development goals: Regional grouping

In charting progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, the United Nations has classified the world’s countries into three regions: developed regions, developing regions and Eurasia (countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States). The developing regions are further divided into the subregions shown on the map below. A complete listing of countries included in these subregions can be found at: www.wssinfo.org