LONDHIYA, INDIA — Almost everyone in this village in central India has a complaint. Electricity comes only three hours a day. The road has potholes. Widows’ pensions arrive late. The school lunch program often runs low on food.
The MDGs Through Socio-Economic Rights
Constitution Making and Implementation Handbook (Excerpt)
The document was adopted without a vote. This meant that the Declaration won the full endorsement of the international community.
Millennium Campaign Director Speaks about Political Commitments Needed to Achieve MDGs
March 30, 2010 – Salil Shetty speaks to BBC World Service Radio about the fact that empirical evidence indicates that the MDGs are still achievable, if world leaders take urgent action to get back on track towards keeping their commitments.
Millennium Development Goals: At a Glance
Facts/Figures and Country Progress of the Millennium Development Goals.
MDG 1
ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY & HUNGER
Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than $1 a day
Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people
Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger
Barcelona, March 8, 2010- 2010 is a key year in the fight against poverty. As one of the four European Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Committed Cities, Barcelona has redoubled its efforts to raise awareness among its citizens of the importance of the MDGs and the need for both rich and poor countries to achieve them.
Millennium Campaign Deputy Director for Policy Says World Has Resources to Keep Commitments to Women
March 8, 2010- Falu Njie tells BBC World Service radio that world leaders are falling short on their promises to achieve gender equality and reduce maternal mortality as part of the Millennium Development Goals, saying that the world has the knowledge and resources to solve these problems.
A special U.N. summit of world leaders, scheduled to take place next year, is expected to make “a final push” to help reach the world body’s widely-touted development goals by the targeted date of 2015.
“We have seen progress, but not enough – especially in Africa,” complains Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has asked British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to take a lead role in the U.N initiative.
Xinhua: UN chief leads students in "stand up against poverty"
NEW YORK, October 16, 2009 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday led the students at the UN International School in Manhattan, central New York City, to stand up against poverty as part of the global campaign to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
The secretary-general told the students that by taking stand and by acting, “we could end poverty in our lifetimes. And he urged them to lead the way, to learn about the Millennium Development Goals and talk about them with families, friends and teachers.”
Climate Change and the Millennium Development Goals
Climate change and global poverty have attracted considerable attention in recent years as key global justice challenges of our times. Both are serious challenges to the future health and prosperity of our planet. They must be combated simultaneously; we cannot take care of one without addressing the other. An effective attack on poverty and the ill-effects of climate change requires taking comprehensive action that encompasses both issues.
