United
Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
MDGs
2009 Report • MDGs
2010 Summit 20-22 Sept at UN
7 July 2007 marks the midpoint of the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) target period.
~ MDGs Monitor
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All 192 UN Member
States have pledged to meet these goals by the year 2015
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Millennium
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| 1.
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger | United Nations System | Private Sector | NGOs | MDGs Spring 2007 Newsletter |
| Governments | Media | MDG #1 MDG #2 MDG #3 MDG #4 | ||
| Faith-based NGOs | Youth NGOs | MDG #5 MDG #6 MDG #7 MDG #8 | ||
| Campaigns
Chicago Promise | MDGs
for kids | MDGs Online Atlas | ||
| United
Nations Millennium Declaration |
United
Nations Global Compact | More than 1,400
NGOs are affiliated with United Nations Headquarters NGO
Section and many have MDGs programs. Following are a sample of NGOs working on the MDGs. Amnesty International Amnesty and the MDGs | |
| Selected
Reports |
Base
of the Pyramid Protocol World
Resources Institute |
Children of the Earth, Inc. CONCORD | |
| Background
Legislation and Reports |
Business
Ethics online magazine Interview – Spreading the Capitalist Dream to the World’s Poorest: A conversation with Stuart Hart about bringing capitalist know-how to the world’s 4 billion poorest. | DATA Debt AIDS Trade Africa Bono's NGO to aid Africa. Environic Foundation International (EFI) Education for Sustainable Societies Most comprehensive sustainable development program for college/university students. Covers 25 environment issues. Is training the planet's next generation of scientists. | |
| NGLS |
Dutch Multinationals - ABN AMRO, DSM,
Heinekan | InfoChange Challenge 2015 News about the MDGs. REPORT: Meeting the MDG of gender parity in basic education "...65 million girls around the world are being denied their right to education. That’s as many as all school-age girls in North America and Europe." | |
| UN
Millennium Project BOOK:
The End of Poverty | BOOK:
The
Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid University
of Michigan | InterAction | |
| UN,
World Bank, OECD | BOOK:
Business Solutions for the Global
Poor
http://www.netaid.org/global_poverty/millennium-d | MDGs
Global Watch
MDGs Global Watch functions as an awareness enhancer with regards toMDGs, but also works on assisting, linking, and monitoring processes toward achievement of these goals on a global scale, through activity development, project participations, networking, meeting attendances, project follow ups, and regular publicity campaigns pertaining to MDGs, including an annual global progress report. Net Aid An initiative of Mercy Corps click on a globe to view a list of organizations where you can learn more and take action. | |
| UNFPA | ADB | One
Village, One World One Village, One World Strategy is to pool collective resources of any given group or community to sponsor an African village living in extreme poverty, consistent with achieving MDGs through Millennium Promise so that a positive turnaround can occur cost-effectively within 5 years. Donate $50 per villager, per year, and you can be a part of ending extreme global poverty. | |
| UNV United Nations Volunteers Millennium Development Goals and Volunteering Information on volunteerism, sports, actions, voices, and how to contribute. |
| One
World One World.net Description of MDGs and aid by each county description. Updated regularly every 3-4 months. Topic Guides include aid, capacity building, child labor, gender, microcredit, etc. | |
| MDG-NET
MDGNet is a knowledge network, led and hosted by UNDP, that supports all Development Partners striving to achieve MDGs. Through this network, participants are invited to exchange creative approaches to MDG advocacy, monitoring and reporting, share good practices and lessons learned, circulate information on MDG related events, and share expertise with the preparation of the MDG Reports as well as MDG related analytical and operational activities. | African
Countries Asian
Countries European
Countries | Oxfam | |
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| OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD and the MDGs | Social
Watch International network of 400+ NGOs devoted to monitoring fulfillment of national, regional and international commitments for eradicating poverty. Report 2005: "Roars and Whispers: Gender and Poverty: promises vs. action" Gender Equity Index (GEI) for 2004-2007 New Study: Countries Do Not Need To Be Rich to Treat Women Fairly. The GEI ranks countries according to social indicators analyzing economic activity, women's empowerment and educaton. | |
| BOOK Human Development Report 2003 by UN Development Programme Millennium Development Goals: A compact among nations to end human poverty. |
Latin America and the Caribbean
Countries North American
Countries | Stop
Child Poverty
Stop Child Poverty works at grassroots level to raise awareness of child poverty worldwide, and to help everyday world citizens make a difference in lives of children in need. Works to promote MDGs to halve extreme poverty by 2015. | |
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United Kingdom Oceania | World
Volunteer Web World Volunteer Web Documents how volunteers worldwide are contributing to the achievement of each of the MDG goals. | ||
| Millennium
Indicators Database A framework of 8 goals, 18 targets and 48 indicators to measure progress towards the MDGs adopted by a consensus of experts from the United Nations Secretariat and IMF, OECD and the World Bank. | United
States Millennium Challenge Corporation January 2004, Congress passed "new compact for global development" which links greater contributions from developed nations to greater responsibility from developing nations. FY05 is funded at $2.5 Bil. for selected poor countries. | World
Volunteer Web - US World Volunteer Web US Information about US programs. | |
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UNCHS (UN-Habitat) UNICEF |
Comprehensive list of MDGs work by
UN system. FAO IMF |
Bread for the World Institute | |
| UNCTAD ***UNDP | UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Summary of UNESCO's contribution to the pursuit of the MDGs. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Lead agency for the collection of data and indicators for Goals 2 & 3 - Universal Primary Education and Gender Equality. | CIDSE
Caritas International Cooperation for Development and Solidarity MDGs projects. | |
| UNEP United Nations Environment Programme Search for MDGs. Many links on environment issues. | UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNIDO and the MDGs. | ERD Episcopal Relief and Development ERD and the MDGs Addressing the range of development issues set forth in the MDGs. | |
| UNFPA UNHCHR | World
Bank The World Bank Group Search for MDGs. Numerous links. World Bank MDGs Extensive information on each goal and work in regions. Moving Out of Poverty Global study on bottom-up factors and processes that shape people’s access to economic opportunities. PovertyNet Newsletter Monthly Poverty Maps | Tearfund tearfund.org Christian action with the world's poor. MDGs - Relieving suffering and offering hope is at the heart of Tearfund’s vision. | |
| UNIFEM | World
Bank PovertyNet: Guide to Poverty Alleviation Organizations and Resources Across the Web PovertyNet links to this MDGs website. | ||
| UNWFP
UN World Food Program Food-Force Game Email Newsletter, Interactive Food Map | WHO World Health Organization Search for MDGs. Numerous links. | ||
| AllAfrica
Foundation AllAfrica Based in Mauritius, leading source of online news and information about Africa; in partnership with over 100 African media organizations.Will produce multimedia series of news and reports to show realities of each goal. | Chicago
Promise Chicago Promise is a city-wide effort to raise money for a Millennium Village in Kenya and raise awareness locally about extreme poverty in Africa. Works in partnership with Millennium Promise, a leading non-profit organization working to end extreme poverty in Africa. CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation and Millennium Development Goals Campaign Office Campaigning Toolkit for Civil Society Organisations engaged in the Millennium Development Goals | 30
Hour Famine | |
| EFE EFE Based in Madrid, leading Spanish-language news agency and leading news provider in Latin America. Focuses on opinions of government representatives, NGO leaders, and private citizens in Latin America. |
Earth Institute of Columbia University | Chat
the Planet ChatThe Planet Television show and internet community that connects groups of young Americans (ages 15 to 25) with their peers around the world, via satellite. CyberSchool Bus Youth and MDGs Youth events calendar, tool kit, successful youth-led projects, etc. | |
| Inside
The Earth Institute e-newsletter Inside The Earth Institute A monthly e-newsletter on research, news, special events, projects by the institute, including climate research. Video messages and audio slide show. |
Fair Share Campaign | Global
Youth Action Network GYAN facilitates youth participation and intergenerational partnership in global decision-making; to support collaboration among diverse youth organizations; and to provide tools, resources, and recognition for positive youth action. | |
| IPS InterPress Service News Agency Development Deadline 2015 News on MDGs and development issues. In 12 languages. Free weekly Development Deadline 2015 newsletter. Links to related articles, covers regional issues that underpin each goal, opinions and editorials. |
Global Call to Action Campaign | Imagine
Nations Imagine Nations sees young people as problem solvers, as active players in helping their communities and countries achieve the MDGs. International Young Catholic Students (IYCS) 2.5 million students in 80+ countries. | |
| UN
Chronicle magazine UN Chronicle Quarterly magazine from UN headquarters that reports on UN issues. Covers MDGs in each issue. Print version available in Arabic, English, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish. Online in English. | Joint
Campaign Initiative in 2005 Campaign: G8 countries meeting, July 2005. Calls on governments of G8 countries to double aid, improve aid quality, cancel debts that prevent the achievement of the MDGs, end dumping and let developing countries protect their farmers. | Millennium
Campaign (Youth actions) Whose Doing What Through partnerships with several global youth networks and organizations, the Campaigns encourage youth led movements across the world on the goals. | |
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GapMinder free software for a world in motion.
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Millennium Campaign Country
by Country | Nickelodeon
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| Make
Poverty History Make Poverty History (Global Call to Action against Poverty campaign in UK) Works for trade, justice, drop the debt, more and better aid. Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign People, communities, business and industry, civil society organizations and governments are encouraged to enter tree planting pledges online with the objective of planting at least one billion trees worldwide during 2007. The ONE Campaign One Campaign (Global Call to Action against Poverty Campaign in US). Promotes fair trade, debt relief, fighting corruption and directing an additional one percent of the U.S. budget toward meeting basic needs -- education, health, clean water, food, and care for orphans -- would transform the futures and hopes of an entire generation in the poorest countries. | UNFPA
Supporting Adolescents
and Youth Supporting Adolescents and Youth UNFPA follows the definitions below: - Adolescents: 10-19 year olds (early adolescence 10-14 and late adolescence 15-19) - Youth: 15-24 year olds - Young People: 10-24 year olds UNICEF Voices of Youth UNICEF VoY Children speak, country issues, facts, etc. Youth at the United Nations Youth at UN Programme on Youth is the focal point within the United Nations system on matters relating to MDGs and youth issues. | ||
| Virtual
Library on International Development Includes topics, countries, regions, organizations, Development Reference Desk | Rights
Action Campaign Global call to actions against poverty Information, posters, ideas, and reports on global actions. | Youth
of the World Youth of the World Ways youth are taking part in the MDGs. |
United States Development Assistance
| Website |
Description |
| US Millennium
Challenge Corporation | In
January 2004, Congress passed a "new compact for global development" called for
by President Bush which links greater contributions from developed nations to
greater responsibility from developing nations. FY05 is funded at $2.5 Bil. for selected developing countries. |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development is a great resource with information and statistics on development aid. |
| OECD: Dev. Assit. Com. | OECD: Development Assistance Committee (DAC) |
| OECD: US OECD Review | OECD: peer reviews of countries and their aid programs. US was reviewed in 2002 and here is the report. |
| OECD: Chart on US Aid | OECD: Chart from that report that shows where US development aid goes. |
| Jeffrey
Sachs, Esquire article pdf file, 8pp. | Jeffrey Sachs, Esquire magazine, May 2004, article is a good counter perspective to President Bush. It is long, but inspiring at the end! Located at Earth Institute at Columbia University (http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/), Jeffrey Sachs is the director. |
| International
Conference on Financing for Development (Monterey Conference) | Report of the International Conference on Financing for Development, Monterey, Mexico, 18-22 March 2002 where they adopted the Monterey Consensus: pages 2-16 are the actual consensus, and page 9, paragraph 42 is where it specifically outlines the .07% development aid goal. Pages 19 - 20 list those countries in attendance, including the United States. |
| UN CFD Follow-up | UN website for the follow-up process to the CFD where you can find a lot of information on development aid. |
| US Dept of State, International Assistance Programs, 2005 budget proposal | Allocations proposed for the Department of State and International Assistance Programs in President Bush’s budget proposal for 2005. If you scroll close to the bottom there is a chart that shows spending in 2003 for all International Assistance Programs was $18.675 Billion and proposed spending for 2005 for all International Assistance Programs is $19.336 Billion. |
| US Development Aid (USAID) | Good information, both policies and figures, on US development aid at USAID website. |
| US Dept of Commerce | Information on the US GDP and GNP can be found at the Department of Commerce. From the most recent of these statistics the current GNP is $11,676.6 Billion. |
| Doing the math ! | So math (figures from the above US government websites) says that $19.336 Billion (proposed US aid in FY05 budget) $11,676.6 Billion (FY04 Q2 GNP) = .0016 or .16%. It also says that 0.7% of $11,676.6 Billion = $81.736 Billion in development aid promised. That leaves the US $62.4 Billion short on our promise. $81.736 Billion is just 3.4% of the total proposed US government budget of $2,400 Billion in FY05. |
| The New Global Aid-Defense Standard | This article (From 2002) has some good information on global development aid and US compared to the other developed countries. There is an emerging global standard set by industrialized countries which spend $1 on aid for every $7 they spend on defense. If the United States were to follow this standard, it would have to commit about $48 billion to foreign aid each year.” Check out the table! |
| Center for Defense Information | Good information on the defense budget and US military spending here. |
| One group's analysis of where American tax dollars really go. |
