MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT

GOALS

(MDGs)

2000 Millennium Summit2000 Millennium Summit ‘The United Nations Millennium Declaration is a landmark

document for a new century …….(we are) initiating a Millennium Campaign to make the commitments better known throughout the world….

As part of this, the United Nations system will work with national governments, civil society, the international financial institutions and other partners to produce a series of regular national reports…to measure and monitor progress towards achieving the MDGs on a country by country basis. Our hope is that, in this age of democracy, annual reporting will force action. …..

It is not at the United Nations, or by the work of the organization's officials, that the goals could be achieved. They have to be achieved in each of its Member States, by the efforts of their Governments and peoples.’

Kofi Annan UN Secretary General

By 2015 all 191 United Nations Member States

have pledged to:

Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Achieve universal primary education

Promote gender equality and empower women

Reduce child mortality

Improve maternal health

Combat HIV/Aids, malaria and other diseases

Ensure environmental sustainability

Develop a global partnership for development

MDGsMDGs

MDGs are not new in essence

What makes them different is limited number (8 goals;18 targets; 40 limited number (8 goals;18 targets; 40

indicators);indicators); quantitative specific targets;quantitative specific targets; time bound;time bound; indicators to measure progress;indicators to measure progress; easiness to communicate;easiness to communicate; an unprecedented political commitment and an unprecedented political commitment and

agreementagreement

The main premise about MDGs is that they will

trigger action and foster alliances;;

provide a framework of provide a framework of accountability for national accountability for national governments, international donors, governments, international donors, and many other actors that have a and many other actors that have a role in developmentrole in development

UN policy on MDGsUN policy on MDGs

All MDG targets are equally important;All MDG targets are equally important; Broad national ownership and participation Broad national ownership and participation

are pivotal for the achievement of the MDGs;are pivotal for the achievement of the MDGs; Partnerships with the Government, civil Partnerships with the Government, civil

society and the private sector are essential;society and the private sector are essential; Much of the work required to achieve the Much of the work required to achieve the

MDGs is already on-going, but needs greater MDGs is already on-going, but needs greater focus and sense of urgency;focus and sense of urgency;

A focus on the MDGs neither diminishes nor A focus on the MDGs neither diminishes nor precludes the work of the UN in other precludes the work of the UN in other mandated areas.mandated areas.

Actions to be implemented Actions to be implemented at the global level by the UN:at the global level by the UN:

Annual Reports of the UN SG to the Annual Reports of the UN SG to the General Assembly;General Assembly;

The Millennium Project aimed at The Millennium Project aimed at proposing the best strategies for meeting proposing the best strategies for meeting the MDGs in different countries around the MDGs in different countries around the globe;the globe;

The Global Millennium Campaign aimed The Global Millennium Campaign aimed at mobilizing broad public support and at mobilizing broad public support and fostering alliancesfostering alliances

MDGs and UNDPMDGs and UNDP

Practical assistance in support of Practical assistance in support of country prioritiescountry priorities

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