Making the MDGs a Reality

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208811042012-01-22T15:21:11.038-08:00Making the MDGs a Realityundpusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314093878684071401noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20881104.post-53752262597697011782007-12-13T10:02:00.000-08:002007-12-13T13:25:11.682-08:00Bamboo Underpants

Do you know that there are sustainable options for almost everything that you purchase?We all have heard of shade grown coffee and (hopefully) know not to buy things made out of tropical hardwood, but take a few moments to look around and see what types of sustainably grown fabrics you can find. You will be amazed (we were!).Our top pick for the thing we never would have guessed: the bamboo

undpusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314093878684071401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20881104.post-1144708906454701282006-04-10T15:41:00.000-07:002006-07-20T17:51:06.780-07:00

In trying to fact check the Washington Post article on new lower estimates of HIV rates in Africa I came across a plan to eradicate TB by the folks at the Stop TB Partnership. What is really interesting is that they place it within the MDG context. As they say in the summary that appears in March 18 edition of Lancet:"All the MDGs seek to contribute to poverty reduction. The greater the effect

dmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973721533365537820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20881104.post-1144441142958103362006-04-07T12:20:00.000-07:002006-04-07T13:21:07.180-07:00MDGs in the Least Developed Countries: the Asian Experience

I sat in on an interesting round table yesterday about LDCs in Asia. The region is home to 14 LDCs with a population of 260m people. And, despite facing environmental and geographic challenges, receiving half the per capita aid of other LDCs (and one tenth the debt relief), and being home to the two countries with the lowest human development level in the world – Afghanistan and Timor Leste –

dmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973721533365537820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20881104.post-1144180100527907892006-04-04T11:32:00.000-07:002006-04-05T06:06:53.800-07:00What's the Point?

Over at the Center for Global Development they are once more talking about how the MDGs are a terrible idea because "it is already clear that these fantastically utopian goals will label many development successes as failures."The Center is a great place full of some of the best minds on development issues. Their willingness to challenge the status quo thinking in the development community is

dmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973721533365537820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20881104.post-1141053920198246422006-02-27T07:00:00.000-08:002006-03-02T09:04:23.580-08:00Thank You!

I want to quickly thank the 300 plus people who turned out Friday night at PAHO. The energy and enthusiasm of everyone was truly amazing! But my hope is that it is only the beginning. Now is the time to make our voices heard and - even more importantly - our presence felt.This site will serve as a resource for all of us in working to achieve the MDGs over the next generation. If you would

dmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973721533365537820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20881104.post-1141406264209028422006-02-16T09:15:00.000-08:002007-03-18T03:38:45.763-07:00Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger

Halve the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day and those who suffer from hunger.

dmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973721533365537820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20881104.post-1141406600813078532006-02-15T09:22:00.000-08:002007-02-19T23:19:22.113-08:00Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health

Reduce by three quarters the maternal mortality ratio.

dmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973721533365537820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20881104.post-1141406831866902682006-02-14T09:26:00.000-08:002006-03-03T09:31:41.540-08:00Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development

dmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973721533365537820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20881104.post-1141406778175891182006-02-14T09:24:00.000-08:002006-03-03T09:26:18.176-08:00Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability

Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes; reverse loss of environmental resources Reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water Achieve significant improvement in lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers, by 2020

dmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973721533365537820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20881104.post-1141406661448811072006-02-14T09:23:00.000-08:002006-05-18T11:09:27.446-07:00Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

Halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS.Halt and begin to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases.

dmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973721533365537820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20881104.post-1141406552819645172006-02-14T09:21:00.001-08:002006-03-03T09:29:48.643-08:00Goal 4: Reduce child mortality

Reduce by two thirds the mortality rate among children under five.

dmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973721533365537820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20881104.post-1141406507032748952006-02-14T09:21:00.000-08:002006-03-03T09:28:43.500-08:00Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women

Eliminate gender disparities in primary and secondary education preferably by 2005, and at all levels by 2015.

dmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973721533365537820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20881104.post-1141406456393755572006-02-14T09:19:00.000-08:002006-07-20T01:16:56.446-07:00Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education

Ensure that all boys and girls complete primary school.

dmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973721533365537820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20881104.post-1139603116337126472006-02-10T12:13:00.000-08:002006-02-14T09:51:30.626-08:00Be There (or be Square)

Friday, February 24th | 5 – 7 pmPan American Health Organization/WHO525 23rd Street NW, Washington DCJoin us at PAHO for an evening of inspiration, refreshment, and networking. Meet other young professionals dedicated to achieving the Millennium Development Goals and improving the lives of billions of people, and find out 64 ways you can get involved in making the MDGs a reality. Discover

dmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973721533365537820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20881104.post-1137094711244651732006-01-12T11:33:00.000-08:002007-03-13T05:26:39.973-07:00How You Can Get Involved

EducationWrite letters to newspapers and magazines, on campus, locally, andnationally;Write an essay on what the MDG's might mean in aparticular country, and what are the obstacles to their achievement;Write letters to the editor/op-eds about the MDGsWriting articles about the MDGs;Pick the MDG you care most about and learn more about it;Motivate others through informative media;Visit a

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