Full Coverage: MDGs

31.05.2005 Calling 2005 a landmark year for the continent as he marked Africa Day on May 25, Kofi Annan reflected optimistically on the continent's democratic reforms, poverty reduction, and control of the AIDS pandemic, noting especially the economic opportunities and challenges of war that lie ahead.

27.05.2005 In an unprecedented display of international solidarity, 191 countries pledged to achieve eight Millennium Development Goals by 2015--but that step is just the tip of the human-rights iceberg, writes Yifat Susskind, MADREÂ’s Associate Director.

23.05.2005 Biodiversity concerns are subsumed in the vague Millennium Development Goal (MDG) for environmental preservation whereas poverty issues have specific targets. There are worrying signs of squabbling amongst UN teams responsible for joining up strategies for separate MDGs.

21.05.2005 The idea of a stamp duty on currency transactions is named after an economist, James Tobin, who suggested it 30 years ago. A tiny percentage of the vast sums exchanged in financial markets could bridge the funding gap for the Millennium Development Goals. This campaign is dedicated to the proposal and encourages you to write to Gordon Brown.

20.05.2005 Over 120 representatives from various Asian countries gathered in New Delhi to stress on achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through gender mainstreaming.

17.05.2005 En septembre 2005, lors du Sommet du millénaire, cinq ans après des Nations Unies, à New York, les leaders mondiaux se réuniront afin d'évaluer les progrès réalisés pour atteindre les Objectifs du millénaire pour le développement (OMD) fixés en septembre 2000. Compte tenu de l'attention internationale qui sera portée au Sommet et la nécessité pour le Canada de s'affirmer comme un leader mondial en matière de protection des droits de la personne et d'aide internationale, Droits et Démocratie tient une conférence afin de mobiliser tous les acteurs en faveur d'une approche centrée sur les droits humains dans la mise en œuvre des OMD. C'est donc une invitation à venir échanger sur les défis que posent les OMD et à explorer avec nous les possibilités de concrétiser ceux-ci en plaçant les droits humains au cœur de la stratégie d'action mondiale.

16.05.2005 In his first speech since reappointment as Secretary of State for International Development, Hilary Benn concedes that "a major change in our approach" will be necessary to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). He spells out his hopes for aid, debt, and trade.

09.05.2005 New research suggests that the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to "halt and reverse" the spread of HIV/AIDS may be unhelpful when applied at national level. The very different contexts of prevalence and action in Africa and Asia call for more sensitive objectives.

06.05.2005 An expert in global land and resources says that population figures are not being factored into plans for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The report suggests that Goals will fail without effective measures to reduce population growth.

06.05.2005 Calls for debt relief to be awarded to African countries have become "de rigueur" in non-governmental circles and a good many news publications. But is it sufficiently important to crowd out sports talk amongst people riding mini-bus taxis on their way to work? That's exactly what 'Get on Board' is discovering at the moment. Under this initiative, a group of activists aboard a 14-seater bus is traveling around Africa, collecting the views of rural and urban populations on Africa's debt problem, international aid and trade rules.'Get on Board'
forms part of a campaign by the 'Global Call to Action Against Poverty' (GCAP).

03.05.2005 UNAIDS and Indian defence ministry sign an agreement to work together to fight HIV among military personnel in the country.