MDGs Campaign: Short summary

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MDGs Campaign Short summary

• Michael Luhan
• October 2004

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MDGs Campaign

• Purpose
• Build political will for achieving the MDGs
• Enable people's actions in holding their
  governments accountable to the Millennium Pledge

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MDGs Campaign

• Campaign Approach
• Working with coalitions and partnerships in 3
  areas
• Grassroots advocacy
• Media and public awareness
• Policy change

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MDGs Campaign

• Key partnerships
• North Parliamentarian Network of WB's
  Implementation Watch, MDG organizations in USA,
  UK, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Australia
• CSOs Oxfam, Amnesty Int'l, Trade Justice
  Movement, Social Watch, Civicus, Global Campaign
  for Education, People's Health Movement, World
  AIDS Campaign, Save the Children, Global Movement
  for Children, Plan International
• Faith-based Groups Caritas, Cidse, Micah
  Challenge, Vatican Commission Justicia Pax,
  World Parliament for Religions
• Media BBC Trust, All Africa.com, EFE, IPS, One
  World
• Events Barcelona Forum, Rome Marathon, Olympics,
  Rock in Rio

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MDGs Campaign

• Key Events in 2005
• UN Heads of State meeting, Sep 05
• G8 meeting with development and MDGs focus, Jun
  05
• Doha Round Global Week of Action (Apr 05),
  Ministerial
• meeting (Dec 05)
• Financing for achieving the MDGs Lula/Chirac
  summit, Sep 05
• South-South and North-South linkages linked to
  World Social Forum and other initiatives

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MDGs Campaign

• Engagement with Stop TB Partnership
• High-level meetings with STB Global Ambassador
  Rahman in NYC, Apr 04
• Campaign Director Salil Shetty to address IUATLD
  world conference in Paris, Oct 04
• Rahman to participate in India national MDG
  campaign meeting, Nov 04
• MDG Campaign regional partners and in selected
  countries to mobilize for WTBD, Mar 05