MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGs)

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MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGs)
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2000 Millennium Summit

• The United Nations Millennium Declaration is a
  landmark document for a new century .(we are)
  initiating a Millennium Campaign to make the
  commitments better known throughout the world.
  
• As part of this, the United Nations system will
  work with national governments, civil society,
  the international financial institutions and
  other partners to produce a series of regular
  national reportsto measure and monitor progress
  towards achieving the MDGs on a country by
  country basis. Our hope is that, in this age of
  democracy, annual reporting will force action.
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• It is not at the United Nations, or by the work
  of the organization's officials, that the goals
  could be achieved. They have to be achieved in
  each of its Member States, by the efforts of
  their Governments and peoples.
• Kofi Annan
• UN Secretary General

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By 2015 all 191 United Nations Member States
have pledged to
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
MDGs

Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Combat HIV/Aids, malaria and other diseases
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop a global partnership for development
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• MDGs are not new in essence
• What makes them different is
• limited number (8 goals18 targets 40
  indicators)
• quantitative specific targets
• time bound
• indicators to measure progress
• easiness to communicate
• an unprecedented political commitment and
  agreement

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• The main premise about MDGs is that they will
• trigger action and foster alliances
• provide a framework of accountability for
  national governments, international donors, and
  many other actors that have a role in development

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UN policy on MDGs

• All MDG targets are equally important
• Broad national ownership and participation are
  pivotal for the achievement of the MDGs
• Partnerships with the Government, civil society
  and the private sector are essential
• Much of the work required to achieve the MDGs is
  already on-going, but needs greater focus and
  sense of urgency
• A focus on the MDGs neither diminishes nor
  precludes the work of the UN in other mandated
  areas.

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Actions to be implemented at the global level by
the UN

• Annual Reports of the UN SG to the General
  Assembly
• The Millennium Project aimed at proposing the
  best strategies for meeting the MDGs in different
  countries around the globe
• The Global Millennium Campaign aimed at
  mobilizing broad public support and fostering
  alliances

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MDGs and UNDP

• Practical assistance in support of country
  priorities
• Monitoring
• Research Leader
• Advocate

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