May 20, 2010- Last night, Italian representatives of Parliament, civil society and media gathered in Rome for a concert in memory of Tajudeen Abdul- Raheem, the late UN Millennium Campaign Deputy Director for Africa who died in a road accident one year ago. In attendance were the Millennium Campaign Regional Director for Africa, Charles Abugre, Regional Director for Europe, Marina Ponti, and Italian Coordinator, Marta Guglielmetti.
During the concert, the orchestra played a melody to the rhythm of a heart beat in memory of Abdul-Raheem.
A future without Aid is possible and favourable
A future without Aid is possible and favourable
From September 2 to 4, yet another important meeting will be taking place in Accra, Ghana. This time it is a High Level Meeting on Aid Effectiveness.The issue of the quality and volume of Aid has become very important since the adoption of the Millennium Declaration and the Millennium Development Goals in 2000.
ACCRA – On 18th July 2008, the UN Millennium Campaign launched a book written by Richard Kavuma, the 2007 CNN Multichoice Africa Journalist of the year.
Interview with Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem
The past year has marked the half-way point for realisation of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) . The eight goals were agreed on by global leaders at the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000, with 2015 set as the deadline for achieving the MDGs.
