On 17 October 2008, the Assembly of Kosovo approved the Resolution endorsing the Millennium Declaration, which was approved by 189 Heads of  States in September 2000 at the Millennium  Summit in New York. The resolution committed Kosovo institutions to embrace the provisions set forth by the Declaration. It also enabled Kosovo to join the world community in striving to collectively achieve a set of developmental goals aiming to  improve the quality of life, by 2015 just as the 178  countries worldwide.

The third MDG report comes in a simplified form for a quick read. The aim is to follow up on initial benchmarks and provide relevant information as to where Kosovo stands against the commitment to achieve the MDGs by 2015.