When all eyes were on the MDG Summit in September 2010, the UN Millennium Campaign’s partner organizations, the United Nations Foundation and Devex, had already teamed up to launch a global dialogue on “Making the Millennium Development Goals Happen.” The discussion, which focused individually on each of the eight MDGs over a six month period, was intended to serve as a resource for development professionals around the world to discuss, debate, and celebrate progress to date on

Alison Gemgnani, North America Editorial and Advocacy Consultant, participated in the kick-off event of “MDGs Week” at St. Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont.

Anita Sharma, North America Coordinator, participated in a panel discussion on November 15th at the Global Washington Annual Conference: "Bridges to Breakthroughs." The panel entitled “The Changing Environment of International Development” focused on challenges, recommendations, and effective public/private partnerships in global development.

Leanne Rios, North America Communications Analyst, spoke to Social Studies teachers from around the world about their role in helping to assure the Millennium Development Goals are achieved by 2015.

UN Millennium Campaign Global Director, Ms Corinne Woods was in Washington DC to present the first annual Andrew E. Rice Award to a non-governmental organization who has done significant work in advancing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The award, sponsored by the United Nations Association (UNA) of the National Capital Area (NCA), was presented by Woods to Samuel A. Worthington, President and CEO of InterAction, the largest alliance of US-based international government organizations.