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The UN General Assembly has decided to convene a 'MDG summit' this September, with the objective to accelerate progress towards all the MDGs by 2015. The summit will review successes, lessons learned, obstacles and gaps, challenges and opportunities, “leading to concrete strategies for action”. [more]

Only five years remain to achieve the MDGs, and despite some progress, collectively we are falling short. The consequence of our collective failure is that improvements in the lives of the poorest are being eroded by the onset of global crises. However the MDGs are achievable. [more]

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63rd Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference concludes with NGO Declaration “Advance Global Health: Achieve the MDGs”

The 63rd Annual United Nations DPI/NGO Conference, held in Melbourne, Australia from 30 August to 1 September, concluded with the NGO Declaration “Advance Global Health: Achieve the MDGs.” The Declaration underlines that “it is unacceptable that so many children and adults in low income countries continue to suffer preventable illness, disability and premature deaths each (...) [More...]

Various UN Member States will Call for a Currency Transaction Tax at MDG Summit

In the lead up to the MDG Summit, and following a meeting in Paris (on 1 September), sixty countries have agreed a common position on, and are actively supporting the introduction of an international multi-currency transaction tax to raise funds for development aid. [More...]

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Civil Society Forum “The World We Want 2015: Outlining Future Strategies on the MDG Agenda”

In light of “The World We Want 2015” campaign, the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) is coordinating the organization of a Civil Society Forum, entitled “The World We Want 2015: Outlining Future Strategies on the MDG Agenda,” which will take place on the final day of the MDG +10 summit (22 September) in New (...) [More...]

WIDE: Mobilising for Gender Justice Beyond the MDGs!

In view of the forthcoming MDG +10 summit (20-22 September, New York), Women In Development Europe (WIDE) recently launched the new campaign “Mobilising for Gender Justice Beyond the MDGs” in order to advance gender and social justice for all. [More...]