The Millennium Development Goals and the international

Tackling air pollution inside houses linked to domestic use of energy is consistent with the objectives of the Millennium Development Goals, particularly with regard to the reduction of child mortality ( Objective 4), gender equality and empower women (Goal 3), promotion of income generation and eradicating extreme poverty (Goal 1) and research of environmental sustainability (Goal 7). The WHO considers the "proportion of population using solid fuels for cooking as an indicator for measuring progress towards integrating the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs of the country. Yet, the central role of household energy is not taken into consideration in policies designed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.