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The Regions, Globalisation and the Millennium Goals

The Regions, Globalisation and the Millennium Goals. UN Millennium Campaign. The Millennium Summit. Overview of the Millennium Goals. 189 Heads of State and Governments committed to achieve the Goals by 2015. Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

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The Regions, Globalisation and the Millennium Goals

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  1. The Regions, Globalisation and the Millennium Goals UN Millennium Campaign

  2. The Millennium Summit

  3. Overview of the Millennium Goals 189 Heads of State and Governments committed to achieve the Goals by 2015 • 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: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases • Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability • Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development

  4. 8 ways to change the world…

  5. How Regions can help achieve the Millennium Goals

  6. Record “voices against poverty” Messages to world leaders: “For all it’s worth, I would like to see leaders put a little elbow grease in banding together and help towards eradicating poverty.” Ellie Chan, resident of Astoria, New York City

  7. 8 Ways to make a big difference! • Adopt a Resolution for the MDGs • Devote a percentage of the local budget for MDG initiatives • Inform, educate and mobilise your citizens and youth • Focus all existing aid initiatives on the MDGs • Support Civil Society campaigns • Host MDG Arches/Voice Box • Lobby national Government • Work with regional and international networks

  8. What are we talking about? • 30,000 children dying a day • Over half a million mothers a year die from childbirth and neglect • 120 million kids have no access to primary schools • 3 million people will die of HIV/AIDS in 2005 • This is a tsunami every week

  9. 15 October, 2006 – Stand Up Against Poverty

  10. www.millenniumcampaign.org Millennium Goals – keeping the promise!

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