Women and the MDGs Fact Sheet
In September 2000, the leaders of the world committed to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to end poverty and make development a reality for all people by 2015.
The world now stands at the halfway point towards making the Goals a reality, but results have been uneven.
To ensure the world realizes its potential to make poverty history, significant progress must be made to ensure gender equity.
MDGs Campaigning Toolkit
The Millennium Campaign and Civicus have launched a comprehensive and easy-to-use Campaigning Toolkit for everyone who wants to put an end to extreme poverty by holding their elected leaders to account for the promises they made in the Millennium Declaration.
Find out which skills you need and what tools are available, read helpful tips and learn which campaign resources you can draw on.
The toolkit includes the following 6 chapters:
- Chapter 1: Guide to Manual
Indian Citizens' Report on MDGs
The report provides an overview on the achievement of the MDGs in India, as well as focused reviews from the lens of socially disadvantaged groups such as Dalits, Denotified Tribes and Muslim Minorities; and across 10 states, namely Orissa, West Bengal, Himachal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
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Wada Na Todo Abhiyan, which is a network of over 3000 development organizations across 23 states working to hold the government accountable to meet the MDGs and National Development Goals.
Japan and the MDGs
At the Millennium Summit in 2000, world leaders committed themselves to the achievement of 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. Both rich and poor countries agreed to work towards the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger, the elimination of gender inequalities, the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, protection of our environment, and the provision of education, healthcare and clean water.
New Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, affirmed the importance of the Millennium Development Goals in his first press conference since the Federal election.
When describing his post-election conversations with world leaders, Mr Rudd declared that climate change and the challenge of achieving the Millennium Development Goals were two key areas he wished to work on.
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.
Denouncing violence against women as “one of the most heinous, systematic and prevalent human rights abuses in the world,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has vowed to lead a campaign against the scourge.
In a message marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, commemorated on 25 November, Mr. Ban hailed progress in addressing the issue, but said there is “so much left to do to tear down the veil of tolerance which still sometimes surrounds it.”
The Millennium Goals brought together for the first time a shared vision on development representing a global partnership based on a shared responsibility by all countries. Developing countries have primary responsibility for achieving the Goals. But rich countries acknowledged in Goal 8 that poor countries can not achieve the goals unless rich countries increase and improve the effectiveness of their aid as well as change the rules of trade to foster development.
