Germany
The UN Millennium Campaign in Germany was established in the beginning of 2005. In close co-operation with Civil Society Organisations Dr. Renée Ernst and her team is promoting the MDGs, supporting and encouraging people to call for the implementation of the goals and to call politicians to keep their promises. In Germany, the Millennium Campaign focuses especially on youth and local authorities.
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2007 Policy Focus
With the German EU and G8 presidency, 2007 is a very important year for the UN Millenniumcampaign in Germany. The political focus lies on “keeping the promises” and using the leading role of Germany to significantly bringing forward
• The fullfillment of the Gleneagels commitments, that means further dept relief for poor countries and a clear plan for raising ODA to the committed 0,7%
• The improvement of aid effectivness by implementing the Paris declaration, especially strengthening local ownership and donor alignment, as well as harmonisation within Germany
• Fair and just World trade rules, eg by ending agricultural subsidies and development-focused Doha talks instead of EPA
Key events 2007
- June (and the months before) Huge mobilization of Civil Society and media awareness before the G8; UNMC highligts: UN Action Box touring through eight hanseatic cities during the 8 month before the G8. In coop with local NGOs and Local Authorities activities to sensibilize and inform people about MDGs and dev policies (special focus on trade); Journalist workshop and public events like White Band Night and Youth Hearing in cooperation with GCAP and NGO partners.
- October: Debut performance of “Empathy now” – a theater play about empathy, poverty and MDGs, staged by well known theater “Berliner Sophiensääle” in cooperation with the UNMC
- October: Stand Up Speak Out – mobilization with over 66.000 participants and over 300 events in Germany
- November: Finale of the 2 years long UN arches tour through Germany in Berlin in front of Reichstag (German parliament); Opening event with members of parliament and representatives of Local Authorities
Key events 2006
- April: Museum night Frankfurt – partner of huge museums festival with activities in various museums and opening night of MDG exhibition
- July: Campaign presentation during summer feast of German President Horst Köhler and on ZDF summerfeast
- July: During the SG´s visit to Germany in July, Campaign Representative Dr. Renée Ernst guided Kofi Annan, Chancellor Angela Merkel and Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul through the UN-Arches. During his official opening speech the SG pointed out the importance of the MDGs and the successful awareness rising due to the Millennium Campaign
- October: Stand Up, more than 150.000 participants in schools, universities, market places, sport stadiums
- Nov/Dec: Hanseatic city tour: UN action box tours hanseatic cities in the run to G8
- All year: UN-Arches successfully toured through 12 German cities
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), including farmers, workers, women’s, faith-based and students’ groups and organizations, have issued a statement declaring that it is clear more than ever, that the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are Europe’s means of locking-in the fundamentally unequal relationships between Africa and Europe. Viewed from Africa, this is nothing less than, “re-colonisation.”
Every minute a woman dies due to complications in pregnancy or
childbirth, adding up to half a million women dying every year. Another
10-15 million women suffer serious or long-lasting illnesses or
disabilities.
“No woman should die giving life,” said UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid.
“To have a healthy society, you have to have healthy mothers.”
In many countries, however, progress in maternal health has been slow.
In some, the situation has actually deteriorated over the last 20 years.
From December 7th to 9th, more than 70 European and African leaders met in Lisbon, Portugal, to attend the EU-Africa Summit. Seven years after the Cairo summit, the Lisbon event ended with an ambitious action plan and a promise to meet again in 2010, but wasn’t able to tackle key issues such as Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) and human rights.
Over 43.7 million people, in 127 countries have broken the Guinness World Record – set last year at 23.5 million – for the largest number of people to “STAND UP AGAINST POVERTY” in 24 hours. Read Full Press Release »
From all parts of the world, millions stood and spoke out to demand a more urgent political response to the growing crisis of global poverty and inequality. They called on their world leaders to keep their commitments made in the Millennium Development Goals.
