Reaching Our Development Goals:
Why Does Aid Effectiveness Matter?

This booklet aims to stimulate dialogue around the
aid reform effort embodied by the Paris Declaration
on Aid Effectiveness. It reminds us why this
agreement is important, outlines the objectives that
have been set, and points to what still needs to be
accomplished. This effort is driving many actors in
developing countries—56 of whom participated in the
2008 Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration—,
aid agencies, and civil society groups to
reflect and act together within the widest consultative
process ever convened on development assistance.
This booklet reflects that process, bringing together
a range of voices on aid and its quality. Click here to download the PDF-Brochure

Human rights and the MDGs

The MDGs and human rights have common
objectives: to preserve and protect human
dignity. While there are many different con-
tributors to poverty, injustice and discrimination
are omnipresent and always constitute a de-
nial of human rights. It is for this reason that
there are extensive direct linkages between
human rights provisions and the MDGs. For
each Goal there are often corresponding hu-
man rights obligations, standards or norms. Click here to download the PDF-Brochure

Decent work and the MDGs

All working people aspire to find decent work. Decent work is productive; delivers a fair income; and offers security in the workplace, social protection for families, prospects for personal development, social integration, freedom to express concerns, freedom to organize and participate in decision-making, and equality of opportunity and treatment for women and men. Click here to download the PDF-Brochure

Achieving the MDGs - The Promise of
Microfinance

Globally, microfinance has been recognized
as a powerful instrument for addressing poverty.
Perhaps no other development instrument
has generated so much enthusiasm and
promise recently in impacting the
lives of the poor. Through innovation,
microfinance provides microsavings,
microcredit, microinsurance, payments and
remittance facilities for the poor and
disadvantaged populations. This type of
financial support helps expand their choices
and mitigates potential risks of poverty and
social exclusion. Click here to download the PDF-Brochure

Disaster proofing the MDGs - Minimise Disasters : Maximise Development

This brochure is the first step in joint advocacy on "Disaster Proofing the MDGs" between the United Nations Millennium Campaign in Asia and the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC). It was developed for the 2nd Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR), held on November 7-8, 2007 in New Delhi, India, and the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) “Brainstorming Meeting on Parliamentarians’ Advocacy on the MDGs", held on November 6-7, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. Click here to download the PDF-Brochure

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND MUSLIMS - A status report

The United Nations Millennium Campaign is
pleased to introduce “Millennium Devel-
opment Goals and Muslims: A Status Report,” pre-
pared by Tehreek-e-Pasmanda Muslim Samaj
(TPMS) in collaboration with the National Con-
ference of Dalit Organization (NACDOR). The
report aims to highlight issues surrounding the achievement of the
Millennium Development Goals for the Muslim
community in India. Click here to download the PDF-Brochure