United Nations Millennium Development Goals
The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty rates to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015 – form a blueprint agreed to by all the world’s countries and all the world’s leading development institutions. They have galvanized unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poorest. The UN is also working with governments, civil society and other partners to build on the momentum generated by the MDGs and carry on with an ambitious post-2015 development agenda. From this site, explore the efforts of the UN and its partners for building a better world. ... more
News on Millennium Development Goals
Progress for children in South Asia, but inequalities still exist: UNICEF report
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A new UNICEF report says there has been progress in the health and well-being of children in South Asia over the last 25 years, but glaring inequalities remain. "More than 2 million children in South Asia die from preventable causes before their fifth birthday ever year and more than 35 percent of the region's children have chronic malnutrition,” said Karin Hulshof, Regional Director for UNICEF in South Asia.
Record Greenhouse Gas Levels Impact Atmosphere and Oceans
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The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record high in 2013, propelled by a surge in levels of carbon dioxide. This is according to the World Meteorological Organization’s annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, which injected even greater urgency into the need for concerted international action against accelerating and potentially devastating climate change.
International Literacy Day: Literacy and Sustainable Development
The theme of International Literacy Day 2014 is “Literacy and Sustainable Development”. Literacy is one of the key elements needed to promote sustainable development, as it empowers people so that they can make the right decisions in the areas of economic growth, social development and environmental integration. Literacy is a basis for lifelong learning and plays a crucial foundational role in the creation of sustainable, prosperous and peaceful societies.
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News on Post-2015 development process
UN Member States share their views on the post 2015-development agenda
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“Our goal is simple but daunting -- prosperity and dignity for all in a world where humankind lives in harmony with nature,” the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said at the opening of the President of the General Assembly’s High-level Stocktaking Event on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. “We have a year to put the final pieces of this complex puzzle in place.”
UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Report 2014
UNCTAD
Developing countries need sufficient policy space to advance post-2015 development agenda, UNCTAD report says. As the international community sets about defining a new set of development goals, it is vital that countries have sufficient policy space to match the heightened ambitions of any new agenda, UNCTAD insists in its Trade and Development Report, 2014: Global governance and policy space for development.
Secretary-General Appoints Advisory Group on the Data Revolution
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the establishment of an Independent Expert Advisory Group on the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development. The Group will advise the Secretary-General on measures required to close the data gaps and strengthen national statistical capacities. “The recommendations of the Group will be important inputs to the post-2015 debate and our efforts to shape an ambitious yet achievable vision,” Mr. Ban said.