Job creation effective way to fight poverty

Bangkok, 17 October 2010— Decent and productive work is one of the most effective ways to fight poverty and accelerate the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, says the United Nations Millennium Campaign in observance of the 2010 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

This year’s observance focuses on decent work, meaningful employment, income-generating livelihoods under the theme of ‘From Poverty to Decent Work: Bridging the Gap.’ The theme underlines that combating poverty is l

President Obama Presents Plan to Help Achieve the Millennium Development Goals

September 22, 2010 – One year ago this week at the United Nations General Assembly, President Barack Obama declared that “We [the United States] will support the Millennium Development Goals, and approach next year’s Summit with a global plan to make them a reality. And we will set our sights on the eradication of extreme poverty in our time.” That time is now and that day is today.

US Citizens Call Upon President Obama to Help Achieve the Millennium Development Goals During Events Across the United States on September 17-19 in Advance of the UN Summit to End Poverty

September 14, 2010 – This weekend, September 17-19, citizens in the United States will join millions around the world to turn up the volume calling upon heads of state gathering at the United Nations from September 20-22 to demonstrate leadership in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Citizens Will Make their Expectations that Governments Achieve the Millennium Development Goals Too Loud to Ignore at Events Across the Globe on September 17-19

September 9, 2010 - On September 17-19, people across the globe will turn up the volume on their call for heads of state gathering at the United Nations on September 20-22 to demonstrate leadership in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Report by Overseas Development Institute and UN Millennium Campaign Reveals Many of the Poorest Countries are Making Most Progress on Millennium Development Goals

While Europe boasts that it is the world’s largest donor of development aid, it’s recently- announced position for the upcoming UN MDG Review High Level Plenary Meeting in New York on September 20-22 undermines its role in accelerating progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

8 Goals for Africa music video to be screened across South Africa during World Cup
Johannesburg, South Africa, 14 May 2010 – Helen Clark, the chair of the UN Development Group which brings together all UN agencies working in development, today launched 8 Goals for Africa, a campaign song by eight of Africa’s best known musicians, calling for commitment to achieve the Millennium Development Goals – a set of eight internationally-agreed goals designed to reduce poverty, hunger, disease, and maternal and child deaths by 2015.

Not a good start for the “premier forum for international economic cooperation”

The United Nations Millennium Campaign is disappointed that the recently concluded G‐20 meetings ended with nothing more than vague commitments to the needs of the world’s poorest represented by the Millennium Development Goals.

United Nations Millennium Campaign Warns that Poor Countries Risk Being Left Out of Looming Economic Recovery

Ahead of Friday’s G‐20 summit in Pittsburgh, the United Nations Millennium Campaign is releasing new figures which show that unless rich countries marshal additional resources at the summit, they are likely to deliver $33 billion less aid than promised to the poor countries which are hardest hit by the global economic crisis. At the same time, packages intended to help poor countries address the crisis might drive them deeper into debt.