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Summary: News about the forthcoming UN Summit on
the MDGs
25 August 2005: CRINMAIL 707: Special Edition on the Millennium
Development Goals Review Summit: Contents:
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- WORLD SUMMIT 2005: Reviewing MDG Progress 5 Years On
- MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: What are they?
- 8 GOALS: Online Information and Resources by Issue
- PUBLICATIONS: UN and NGO Reports on the MDGs
- WEBSITES: Online Resources on the MDGs
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- WORLD SUMMIT 2005: Reviewing MDG Progress 5 Years On
Dates: 14-16 September 2005
Location: New York, US
In September, the largest gathering of world leaders in history will see
over 170 Heads of State converging to the United Nations Headquarters in
New York for the 2005 World Summit. The Summit will be an opportunity to
review progress made so far towards the Millennium Development Goals,
and to take decisions in the areas of development, security, human rights
and reform of the United Nations.
Indeed, the question of the UN reform process, outlined in March by
Secretary-General Kofi Annan in his report "In Larger Freedom", will also
be on the agenda. Important issues such as which countries should be
represented at the Security Council, and how should the UN monitor
human rights abuses will thus be discussed. Proposals outlined in Annan's
report have since been reviewed by Governments in a series of informal
consultations conducted by General Assembly President Jean Ping, who
released on 5 August a third draft outcome document for the Summit.
Heads of State present at the World Summit are expected to produce a
Declaration detailing action governments commit to take in the area of
human rights, development and security. It will enshrine certain principles
and actions as agreed norms, and will be the standard bearer for
international agreements on a range of important issues for years to come.
More about the World Summit
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- MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: What are they?
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a list of eight quantified
targets for addressing global poverty in its different aspects: income
poverty, hunger, disease, lack of adequate shelter, lack of access to clean
water, exclusion, gender inequality, lack of education, etc.
The goals were drafted by a consensus of experts from the United Nations
Secretariat, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank in
1999. At the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000, 189 Heads of
State and Governments pledged to work together to meet these goals by
2015. They signed the Millennium Declaration, which was then translated
into a roadmap with 18 specific targets and 48 indicators in order to
measure progress towards each goal:
Goal 1 - Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Goal 2 - Achieve universal primary education
Goal 3 - Promote gender equality and empower women
Goal 4 - Reduce child mortality
Goal 5 - Improve maternal health
Goal 6 - Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Goal 7 - Ensure environmental sustainability
Goal 8 - Develop a global partnership for development
More about the 8 goals, 18 targets and 48 indicators
Read the Millennium Declaration
Visit CRIN's href='http://www.crin.org/mdgnews'>MDG page
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- 8 GOALS: Online Information and Resources by Issue
href='http://publications.oxfam.org.uk/oxfam/add_info_009.asp'>GENDER
and the MDGs (OXFAM)
href='http://www.who.int/mdg/en/'>HEALTH and the MDGs (WHO)
href='http://www.campaignforeducation.org/resources/resources_latest.ph
p'>EDUCATION and the MDGs (Global Campaign for Education)
href='http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/girlseducation'>GIRLS'
EDUCATION (Save the Children)
ENVIRONMENT (
href='http://www.unep.org/mdgs/unep_and_mdg/index.asp'>UNEP)
(WELL)
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- PUBLICATIONS: UN and NGO Reports on the MDGs
"The Millennium Development Goals Report 2005", the UN
We the People 2005 - Mobilising for Change, North-South
Institute (NSI) and World Federation of United Nations Associations.
Promises,
Promises: How can the Millennium Development Goals be met?, Save
the Children UK
Youth and the Millennium Development Goals: Challenges and
Opportunities for Implementation, Ad Hoc Working Group for Youth
and the MDGs
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- WEBSITES: Online Resources on the MDGs
The
href='http://www.millenniumcampaign.org'>MILLENNIUM CAMPAIGN
works to support citizens' efforts to hold their government to account
for the commitments made towards the MDGs. The website contains
information about the Goals and tracks progress towards achieving them
both globally and regionally. Users can also find links to current MDG
activities from all over the world, forming a global activity calendar.
The
href='http://www.unmillenniumproject.org'>UN MILLENNIUM ROJECTis
an independent advisory body commissioned by the UN Secretary-General
to advise the UN on strategies for achieving the MDGs. The website
provides information on the eight goals and the goal-specific targets and
indicators, as well as on policy and research work carried out by the
Project.
The UNITED
NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME's website provides all
regional and country reports on the Millennium Development Goals.
href='http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_you_can_do/campaign/mdg'>OXFAM
's campaign on the MDGs.
TAKING IT
GLOBAL, in collaboration with the Millennium Campaign and the
Global Youth Action Network (GYAN), has launched the MDG youth portal,
an interactive website which provides resources for young people to learn
about the MDGs and to join the global fight against poverty.
The
href='http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/mdgs/index.asp'>UNITED NATION's
MDGs Youth Sitehelps children learn about the Millennium
Development Goals and what they can do to help eliminate poverty around
the world.
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