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Corporate Social Responsibility & The Millennium Development Goals. The Crisis. US$37,610. POVERTY: More than one billion people in the world live on less than a dollar a day . Another 1.8 billion struggle to survive on less than $2 per day.
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Corporate Social Responsibility & The Millennium Development Goals www.unmillenniumproject.org
The Crisis US$37,610 • POVERTY: More than one billion people in the world live on less than a dollar a day. Another 1.8 billion struggle to survive on less than $2 per day. • ILLITERACY: Around the world, a total of 114 million children do not get even a basic education and 584 millionwomen are illiterate. • PRE-MATURE DEATH:Life expectancy in sub-Saharan Africa is less than 55 years – and dropping. • WATER AND SANITATION:Four out of every ten people in the world don't have access even to a simple latrine; and two in ten have no source of safe drinking water. 40,000 35,000 30,000 GNI Per Capita 25,000 GNI Per Capita 2003 (atlas method) 20,000 15,000 10,000 US$146 5,000 10 wealthiestcountries 10 poorestcountries www.unmillenniumproject.org
The Crisis in Global Health Every year >11 million children die; 6 M of preventable diseases >50% of Africans suffer from water related diseases HIV/AIDS ~40 M people are infected with HIV (>25 in Africa and >8 in Asia) Every year 3 M people die of AIDS Every year 5 M people become infected with HIV Malaria Every year 2-3 million people die of Malaria TB In 2002,TB killed 2 million people www.unmillenniumproject.org
The Millennium Development Goals The world’s first shared set of integrated, quantitative and time-bound goals for poverty reduction www.unmillenniumproject.org
The Millennium Development Goals Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women Goal 4: Reduce child mortality Goal 5: Improve maternal health Goal 6: Halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Goal 7:Ensure environmental sustainability Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development www.unmillenniumproject.org
United Nations Millennium Project Mission: • To develop and recommend an operational framework of implementation that will allow all developing countries to meet the MDGs by 2015. Structure: • Advisory body to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan • Directed by Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on the MDGs. • Bulk of work performed by 10 thematically-oriented Task Forces of experts and leading practitioners. • Small secretariat housed at UNDP facilitates work of Task Forces and ensures coordination across Project. www.unmillenniumproject.org
Millennium Project Focus Countries Tajikistan Dominican Republic Yemen Senegal Nigeria Mali Malawi Rwanda Uganda Tanzania Ghana Ethiopia Kenya www.unmillenniumproject.org
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals at Community Level in Rural Africa www.unmillenniumproject.org
Health Conditions: Malaria HIV Typhoid Anemia Diarrhea Macro/Micro nutrient deficiencies Interventions: Bed-nets ARV-program School meals Macro/Micro nutrient program Agricultural supplies Hygiene/Sanitation Maternal Child Health Center Vehicle Millennium Village - Sauri www.unmillenniumproject.org
Interventions: Free school meals Health promotion Hygiene/Sanitation First computer Rankings: From 68th in the district in 2004 to 4th in 2005 Sauri – Education Committee www.unmillenniumproject.org
How much??? www.unmillenniumproject.org
Private Sector Partners Nike • Sponsors a village, $1,5 million over five years Sumitomo Chemical Bed nets for 112 villages in ten countries Rabobank Sponsors a village and offers microcredit Monsanto Hybrid seed for farmers in 3 countries www.unmillenniumproject.org
Main ways business can engage: Core business practices Creating employment Developing new products and ways to deliver affordable goods and services Enable market opportunities Address the risks to human resources and assets or capital Public – private partnerships Business and philanthropic activity that has an economic rationale www.unmillenniumproject.org
Main ways business can engage: Philanthropy through investment Cash donations or in kind contributions Public policy dialogue Transparent and responsible business engagement Government advising on areas of expertise www.unmillenniumproject.org
Hunger www.unmillenniumproject.org
Global Distribution of Drought Risk (mortality) www.unmillenniumproject.org
Business Fighting Hunger: Increasing food production and strengthening market systems in starving Regions (Ericsson, Visa) Improving nutrition through fortified products and consumer education (particularly mothers and young children) (TetraPak, Unilever, Nestle) Strengthening government’s commitment and capacity to act against hunger Building public and political support for increased investment in hunger reduction Partnering with public agencies and NGOs to strengthen their capacity www.unmillenniumproject.org
Diseases www.unmillenniumproject.org
Geographic Overlap of Hookworm and Malaria www.unmillenniumproject.org
Business Fighting Malaria: New technologies • Less expensive • Innovative integrated vector management solutions • Transfer technology and build local capacity to reduce costs and delivery time Supply Chain and logistics • Share tools and skills with the public sector to improve efficiency • Leverage distribution networks and retail channels to increase access Community education www.unmillenniumproject.org
Business Fighting Malaria Pharmaceutical Companies vaccines (GlaxoSmithKline) drugs (Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis, Pfizer) diagnostics (BD) Bed-net producers (Sumitomo, Vestergaard) Virgin Unite ExxonMobil Unilever Sun International www.unmillenniumproject.org
Why business should invest in the Millennium Development Goals? www.unmillenniumproject.org
Benefits for Business Reaching the Millennium Development Goals would create a more prosperous, stable and inclusive economy which forms the foundation of a thriving business sector. www.unmillenniumproject.org
Thank You www.unmillenniumproject.org
